Friday, June 20, 2025
By Adrianne Baik
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1"Looks like it's settled!"
- 16Cultural attraction in London's Covent Garden neighborhood
- 17Campaign reminder
- 18Brief moment in time
- 19Medical drama sites, for short
- 20Queen Elizabeth II owned over 30 of them
- 21Sound from a crib
- 24Concave cooking items
- 25One side of a list
- 26K
- 27___ Jung-jae, Emmy-winning star of "Squid Game"
- 30Sci-fi droid, familiarly
- 32Crux
- 34Go about
- 35Loose items in a purse, perhaps
- 36Reddit rule enforcers
- 37Retro means of communication
- 39Variety of violet
- 40Jaden Smith, to Will Smith
- 41Torn
- 42Hairstyles that can be "messy"
- 43Leaning
- 44Like Greenland
- 46Part of many a car's dashboard
- 49"You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin
- 50Trendy
- 52Nonchalant comeback
- 56Very, very close
- 57Everybody's talking about it
Down
- 1"___ jolie!"
- 2Appear overprotective, say
- 3Mate's reply
- 4Natural pitch
- 5Olympian Raisman
- 6They're long stories
- 7Mushroom-to-be
- 8Makes slick
- 9Before, in a poem
- 10Masked bandits?
- 11In a state
- 12Offerings at colleges and museums
- 13Was suspended
- 14Bubbly option
- 15Model Holliday
- 22Trudge
- 23What "2" can stand for
- 24Puppy's plaint
- 26Spoil
- 27This is the greatest part!
- 28Winds up
- 29Its first sale was a flamingo-print zip pouch for $8
- 30Pet sayings?
- 31Caramel-filled sweet
- 32Idly dreams
- 33Dweller near Dubai
- 35Moves slightly closer, as a baseball fielder
- 38Preceding
- 39"I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g.
- 42Big name in bookstores
- 43Coffee roaster's creation
- 44Writer with a monument in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce
- 45Request by those under 21
- 46Munch
- 47Actor Paul of "12 Years a Slave"
- 48Mix up
- 49"OMG!," in a modern spelling
- 51Little annoyance
- 53Clock standard: Abbr.
- 54T-Mobile competitor, for short
- 55Old what's-___-name
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "Looks like it's settled!" — Answer: THATANSWERSTHAT
- 16. Cultural attraction in London's Covent Garden neighborhood — Answer: ROYALOPERAHOUSE
- 17. Campaign reminder — Answer: EVERYVOTECOUNTS
- 18. Brief moment in time — Answer: SEC
- 19. Medical drama sites, for short — Answer: ERS
- 20. Queen Elizabeth II owned over 30 of them — Answer: CORGIS
- 21. Sound from a crib — Answer: RATTLE
- 24. Concave cooking items — Answer: WOKS
- 25. One side of a list — Answer: PROS
- 26. K — Answer: THOU
- 27. ___ Jung-jae, Emmy-winning star of "Squid Game" — Answer: LEE
- 30. Sci-fi droid, familiarly — Answer: ARTOO
- 32. Crux — Answer: MAINPOINT
- 34. Go about — Answer: ROAM
- 35. Loose items in a purse, perhaps — Answer: COINS
- 36. Reddit rule enforcers — Answer: MODS
- 37. Retro means of communication — Answer: FLIPPHONE
- 39. Variety of violet — Answer: PANSY
- 40. Jaden Smith, to Will Smith — Answer: SON
- 41. Torn — Answer: RENT
- 42. Hairstyles that can be "messy" — Answer: BUNS
- 43. Leaning — Answer: BIAS
- 44. Like Greenland — Answer: DANISH
- 46. Part of many a car's dashboard — Answer: CDSLOT
- 49. "You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin — Answer: WAR
- 50. Trendy — Answer: HIP
- 52. Nonchalant comeback — Answer: HATERSGONNAHATE
- 56. Very, very close — Answer: ONINTIMATETERMS
- 57. Everybody's talking about it — Answer: WORDONTHESTREET
Down
- 1. "___ jolie!" — Answer: TRES
- 2. Appear overprotective, say — Answer: HOVER
- 3. Mate's reply — Answer: AYECAPTAIN
- 4. Natural pitch — Answer: TAR
- 5. Olympian Raisman — Answer: ALY
- 6. They're long stories — Answer: NOVELS
- 7. Mushroom-to-be — Answer: SPORE
- 8. Makes slick — Answer: WETS
- 9. Before, in a poem — Answer: ERE
- 10. Masked bandits? — Answer: RACCOONS
- 11. In a state — Answer: SHOOKUP
- 12. Offerings at colleges and museums — Answer: TOURS
- 13. Was suspended — Answer: HUNG
- 14. Bubbly option — Answer: ASTI
- 15. Model Holliday — Answer: TESS
- 22. Trudge — Answer: TROMP
- 23. What "2" can stand for — Answer: TOO
- 24. Puppy's plaint — Answer: WHINE
- 26. Spoil — Answer: TAINT
- 27. This is the greatest part! — Answer: LIONSSHARE
- 28. Winds up — Answer: ENDS
- 29. Its first sale was a flamingo-print zip pouch for $8 — Answer: ETSY
- 30. Pet sayings? — Answer: ARFS
- 31. Caramel-filled sweet — Answer: ROLO
- 32. Idly dreams — Answer: MOONS
- 33. Dweller near Dubai — Answer: OMANI
- 35. Moves slightly closer, as a baseball fielder — Answer: CHEATSIN
- 38. Preceding — Answer: PRIORTO
- 39. "I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g. — Answer: PUN
- 42. Big name in bookstores — Answer: BARNES
- 43. Coffee roaster's creation — Answer: BLEND
- 44. Writer with a monument in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce — Answer: DANTE
- 45. Request by those under 21 — Answer: HITME
- 46. Munch — Answer: CHOW
- 47. Actor Paul of "12 Years a Slave" — Answer: DANO
- 48. Mix up — Answer: STIR
- 49. "OMG!," in a modern spelling — Answer: WOAH
- 51. Little annoyance — Answer: PEST
- 53. Clock standard: Abbr. — Answer: GMT
- 54. T-Mobile competitor, for short — Answer: ATT
- 55. Old what's-___-name — Answer: HER
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NYT Crossword answers for June 20, 2025
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