The full solution for the NY Times June 25 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Ben Zimmer and Zach Sherwin and edited by Will Shortz.
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- 1 Besmirch TAR
- 4 Sound of a bass drum THUMP
- 9 “Challenge accepted!” ITSON
- 14 TV newswoman Cabrera ANA
- 15 Drive back REPEL
- 16 Like avaricious eyes BEADY
- 17 Historic agreement of 1215 MAGNACARTA
- 19 Wear on earth? ERODE
- 20 “Through the fog it came” in Part I of Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ALBATROSS
- 21 Big name in Dadaism ARP
- 22 Lets borrow LOANSTO
- 23 “Dream a Little Dream of Me” singer of 1968, familiarly MAMACASS
- 27 What silken tofu may replace in vegan recipes EGG
- 28 Frog’s friend in an easy-reader classic TOAD
- 30 Ethnic group of Rwanda HUTU
- 31 California ___ (abstaining from everything but cannabis, say) SOBER
- 34 Formally forces out EXILES
- 36 Onomatopoetic breakfast trio SNAPCRACKLEPOP
- 39 Facility for outpatients CLINIC
- 40 Yorkshire metropolis LEEDS
- 41 Delay deciding, informally PUNT
- 42 Olympic blade EPEE
- 44 Olympic “blade” OAR
- 47 907, for a high one AREACODE
- 49 Bit of gear for Vermeer PALETTE
- 53 Bad bug FLU
- 54 2008 romantic drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow TWOLOVERS
- 56 Concern for an Allied ship UBOAT
- 58 Incentive to stay indoors on a sweltering day, informally ? or a hint to four squares in this puzzle CENTRALAC
- 59 “Cheers” in Chiapas SALUD
- 60 Bird-related AVIAN
- 61 Simu ___, portrayer of Rival Ken in “Barbie” LIU
- 62 “Ergo ?” ANDSO
- 63 Flashy fish TETRA
- 64 A person’s soul mate, with “the” ONE
Vertical Clues
- 1 Tex-Mex treat TAMALE
- 2 Like a clock with hands ANALOG
- 3 Miscellaneous collection RAGBAG
- 4 Expansive parcels TRACTS
- 5 Love, in emoji-speak HEART
- 6 Tool for removing a tree stump UPROOTER
- 7 M.L.B. team that retired Strawberry’s #18 METS
- 8 Substance in stars and neon signs PLASMA
- 9 Flanged girder IBEAM
- 10 Healthful snack brand TERRACHIPS
- 11 Home to the Museum of the Portuguese Language SAOPAULO
- 12 “That’s unexpected ?” ODD
- 13 Bill promoting science education NYE
- 18 One of the Bobbsey twins, in children’s literature NAN
- 24 Top-selling musical artist of the 2010s ADELE
- 25 Part of a dance STEP
- 26 Questionable, in modern lingo SUS
- 29 Source of prophecy ORACLE
- 31 Popular stocking stuffer? SANTACLAUS
- 32 Nail polish brand with a MillenniYUM shade OPI
- 33 Quietly added to a thread BCCED
- 35 Marked, in a way XED
- 36 Legato notation, in music SLUR
- 37 Tripled, then tripled again NINEFOLD
- 38 “Don’t let up. You’ve got this!” KEEPONIT
- 39 Tax prep pro CPA
- 43 Acquisition that may solve a mouse problem PETCAT
- 44 Opera with a baritone Iago OTELLO
- 45 “Quickest way to Harlem,” in song ATRAIN
- 46 Former stray, often RESCUE
- 48 Get the edge over OUTDO
- 50 Rite place at the rite time? ALTAR
- 51 ___ Doone (cookie brand) LORNA
- 52 First lady of Italy? EVA
- 55 “___ got some difficult days ahead”: Martin Luther King Jr. WEVE
- 56 Team for gymnasts Biles and Chiles USA
- 57 Blacklist BAN
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I don’t understand why sometimes the words do not fit in the boxes ….. how do you know which letters not to enter…. too confusing