Some bygone theaters
Crossword Answer — June 16, 2025
NYT Crossword
Monday, June 16, 2025
By Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
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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. Hint: Think of a preview or trial version, often showcased before the final product! 🎉
- 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. Hint: This vibrant city is known for its stunning beaches and carnival festivities! 🌴
- 45. Like cursive handwriting, typically — Answer: LOOPY
- 46. Yahoo alternative — Answer: AOL
- 47. Finish — Answer: END. Hint: It's what happens when something comes to a close! 🛑
- 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. Hint: Think of a word that means 'previously' and has a poetic flair! 🌅
- 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
The answer to “Some bygone theaters” in the New York Times crossword is RKOS — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on June 16, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 54-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Some bygone theaters” answer
RKOS (4 letters)
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Why the answer is RKOS
RKOS is the 4-letter solution that fits "Some bygone theaters" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 16, 2025 (54-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Some bygone theaters” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
June 16, 2025 (this puzzle) → RKOS. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on June 16, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Bandit at sea → PIRATE
- Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally → CHICKFLICK
- 2015 Adele hit that won three Grammys → HELLO
- Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel → EPEES
- Small case for needles → ETUI
- Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks → STUBS
- Revolutionary Guevara → CHE
- High-end German camera brand → LEICA
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for June 16, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Monday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Some bygone theaters”?
The answer is RKOS, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 16, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Some bygone theaters”?
4 letters: RKOS.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on June 16, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 54-Down.
Can “Some bygone theaters” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for June 16, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.