NYT Crossword June 5 2025 Answers (6/5/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for June 5 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword June 5, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword June 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 6/5/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Toggle on a digital clock
5A Leader of brothers
10A Gillette razor
14A *Confirm to be true
15A Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025
16A *Someone who knows how the sausage gets made?
17A Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece
18A Goliath
19A Coach's charge
20A Rainwater clearer
22A Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say
23A ___ love
24A Mr. Spock, e.g.
26A Clamorous
28A Cunning sort
30A "Finally!"
33A Li'l belly
34A *Formal expressions of praise
38A Diminutive suffix in Spanish
39A Like some coffees and mob targets
41A Nickname for Louis Armstrong
42A Activist Brockovich
43A Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad
44A Supporting
45A Stir up
46A The Forbidden City's Meridian ___
47A *One who's conspicuously excellent
49A One standing near a pond, maybe
50A Animal symbol of innocence
52A Biblical beast
54A Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave
57A Companionship?
59A A club might be seen on one
60A General name on a Chinese menu
63A Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues?
67A Flat sign
68A Alley ___
69A Clichéd
70A Cluster in an archipelago
71A *Street urchins
72A Professional writer of a sort
1D Proclaim
2D Lead-in to care
3D Necessity for a reservation, perhaps
4D Word that can redundantly follow "I"
5D Inclined
6D Actor Cox of "Succession"
7D *Armed thieves
8D Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections
9D This clue's number + one
10D Not approximate, say
11D Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series
12D Garner
13D Huge fan club, so to speak
21D "Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com)
23D Shoot into the pocket, in snooker
25D Telephone no. add-ons
27D Hasty
28D *Removing lumps from, in a way
29D Saint in the Caribbean
31D Barrier to entry
32D *Like dress shirts, typically
35D Emergency item on a ship
36D Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance
37D Light shade
40D *Showed for the first time
42D *Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc.
47D Antidotes, perhaps
48D Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich
51D Kilns for hops
53D Neighbors of Croats
54D Not supporting
55D Down Under bounders
56D Cultivate
58D Have down
59D What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of
60D Get ready to hit all the right notes?
61D 1970s tennis champ Smith
62D Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace
64D Cost of doing business, maybe
65D Doomed from the get-go, for short
66D Cave dweller

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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