Monday, June 16, 2025
By Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Three-player trick-taking game
- 5Supermarket tabloids, informally
- 9Walkways
- 14Difficult air to see through
- 15Dog biter
- 16Greek theater
- 17Pitchers' stats
- 18Short stiletto shoe
- 20Voice below soprano
- 22Locale for a person with a green thumb
- 23'N Sync bandmate of Justin Timberlake
- 26Black Friday or Cyber Monday event
- 29Letters before a criminal's alias
- 30Vaccine-approving org.
- 31Finger ... or what a finger dials on a phone
- 32"Affirmative!"
- 33Floor model
- 35Slanted edges, as on mirrors
- 36What a first crush might be dismissed as
- 38Author Louisa May ___
- 41Slugger Sammy
- 42___ de Janeiro
- 45Like cursive handwriting, typically
- 46Yahoo alternative
- 47Finish
- 48Cash dispensers
- 49Spot that may be affected by a charley horse
- 53Bandit at sea
- 55Small case for needles
- 56Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally
- 60West Point, in brief
- 622015 Adele hit that won three Grammys
- 63Adolescent woe
- 64The first word of 18-, 23-, 36-, 49- or 56-Across is one
- 65Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel
- 66Squealed, as an informant
- 67___ gin fizz
Down
- 1"Thar ___ blows!"
- 2Sing-along activity at a bar
- 3Colorful shrubs in the genus Rhododendron
- 4In an irritable mood
- 5___ Stadium, former D.C. sports venue
- 6Boxer who "stung like a bee"
- 7Outset
- 8Lucifer
- 9Setting for "Make Way for Ducklings"
- 10Sticky stuff
- 11Like most first-year college students
- 12Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers?
- 13Longtime sketch comedy show, in brief
- 19Before, poetically
- 21Not working, as a police officer
- 23Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
- 24Skilled
- 25Pack (down)
- 27Rapper ___ Nas X
- 28U.F.O. crew
- 31Lower one's estimation of
- 34Yiddish laments
- 35___ buddy
- 36Treat on a stick that you lick
- 37Bread purchase
- 38Styled after
- 39Parking place
- 40Put together, as a scrapbook
- 42Disengagement due to a conflict of interest
- 43Left hanging between two stages
- 44Praiseful poem
- 49Half-___ (coffee order)
- 50Bronze statue in Rockefeller Center
- 51High-end German camera brand
- 52Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks
- 54Some bygone theaters
- 56Revolutionary Guevara
- 57No-longer-cool way to say "cool"
- 58First channel to offer 24-hour reporting
- 59Beer barrel
- 61"Affirmative!" at sea
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Three-player trick-taking game — Answer: SKAT
- 5. Supermarket tabloids, informally — Answer: RAGS
- 9. Walkways — Answer: PATHS
- 14. Difficult air to see through — Answer: HAZE
- 15. Dog biter — Answer: FLEA
- 16. Greek theater — Answer: ODEON
- 17. Pitchers' stats — Answer: ERAS
- 18. Short stiletto shoe — Answer: KITTENHEEL
- 20. Voice below soprano — Answer: ALTO
- 22. Locale for a person with a green thumb — Answer: GARDEN
- 23. 'N Sync bandmate of Justin Timberlake — Answer: JOEYFATONE
- 26. Black Friday or Cyber Monday event — Answer: SALE
- 29. Letters before a criminal's alias — Answer: AKA
- 30. Vaccine-approving org. — Answer: FDA
- 31. Finger ... or what a finger dials on a phone — Answer: DIGIT
- 32. "Affirmative!" — Answer: YES
- 33. Floor model — Answer: DEMO
- 35. Slanted edges, as on mirrors — Answer: BEVELS
- 36. What a first crush might be dismissed as — Answer: PUPPYLOVE
- 38. Author Louisa May ___ — Answer: ALCOTT
- 41. Slugger Sammy — Answer: SOSA
- 42. ___ de Janeiro — Answer: RIO
- 45. Like cursive handwriting, typically — Answer: LOOPY
- 46. Yahoo alternative — Answer: AOL
- 47. Finish — Answer: END
- 48. Cash dispensers — Answer: ATMS
- 49. Spot that may be affected by a charley horse — Answer: CALFMUSCLE
- 53. Bandit at sea — Answer: PIRATE
- 55. Small case for needles — Answer: ETUI
- 56. Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally — Answer: CHICKFLICK
- 60. West Point, in brief — Answer: USMA. Hint: This prestigious military academy is often abbreviated and located in New York! 🎖️
- 62. 2015 Adele hit that won three Grammys — Answer: HELLO
- 63. Adolescent woe — Answer: ACNE
- 64. The first word of 18-, 23-, 36-, 49- or 56-Across is one — Answer: BABY
- 65. Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel — Answer: EPEES
- 66. Squealed, as an informant — Answer: SANG
- 67. ___ gin fizz — Answer: SLOE
Down
- 1. "Thar ___ blows!" — Answer: SHE
- 2. Sing-along activity at a bar — Answer: KARAOKE
- 3. Colorful shrubs in the genus Rhododendron — Answer: AZALEAS
- 4. In an irritable mood — Answer: TESTY
- 5. ___ Stadium, former D.C. sports venue — Answer: RFK
- 6. Boxer who "stung like a bee" — Answer: ALI
- 7. Outset — Answer: GETGO
- 8. Lucifer — Answer: SATAN
- 9. Setting for "Make Way for Ducklings" — Answer: POND
- 10. Sticky stuff — Answer: ADHESIVE
- 11. Like most first-year college students — Answer: TEENAGE
- 12. Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers? — Answer: HOE
- 13. Longtime sketch comedy show, in brief — Answer: SNL
- 19. Before, poetically — Answer: ERE
- 21. Not working, as a police officer — Answer: OFFDUTY
- 23. Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet — Answer: JAY
- 24. Skilled — Answer: ADEPT
- 25. Pack (down) — Answer: TAMP
- 27. Rapper ___ Nas X — Answer: LIL
- 28. U.F.O. crew — Answer: ETS
- 31. Lower one's estimation of — Answer: DEVALUE
- 34. Yiddish laments — Answer: OYS
- 35. ___ buddy — Answer: BOSOM
- 36. Treat on a stick that you lick — Answer: POPSICLE
- 37. Bread purchase — Answer: LOAF
- 38. Styled after — Answer: ALA
- 39. Parking place — Answer: LOT
- 40. Put together, as a scrapbook — Answer: COMPILE
- 42. Disengagement due to a conflict of interest — Answer: RECUSAL
- 43. Left hanging between two stages — Answer: INLIMBO
- 44. Praiseful poem — Answer: ODE
- 49. Half-___ (coffee order) — Answer: CAF
- 50. Bronze statue in Rockefeller Center — Answer: ATLAS
- 51. High-end German camera brand — Answer: LEICA
- 52. Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks — Answer: STUBS
- 54. Some bygone theaters — Answer: RKOS
- 56. Revolutionary Guevara — Answer: CHE
- 57. No-longer-cool way to say "cool" — Answer: HEP
- 58. First channel to offer 24-hour reporting — Answer: CNN
- 59. Beer barrel — Answer: KEG
- 61. "Affirmative!" at sea — Answer: AYE
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NYT Crossword answers for June 16, 2025
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