NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jun 29, 2025

Complete answer list for the June 29, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 61

  1. 1Muslim leader ↗IMAM
  2. 5Daffy Duck, for one ↗DRAKE
  3. 10Grueling process ↗SLOG
  4. 14Unlocked? ↗BALD
  5. 18Consideration in the dating scene ↗TYPE
  6. 19TV or radio station ↗AIRER
  7. 20Capitulate ↗CAVE
  8. 21Sacrificial site ↗ALTAR
  9. 22Apt clue for the circled letters ↗TOPRANKINGROYAL
  10. 25Famed actress who portrayed Queen Christina in 1933's "Queen Christina" ↗GARBO
  11. 26The Washington Monument, e.g. ↗OBELISK
  12. 27Twistable piece on Mr. Potato Head ↗ARM
  13. 28Eclectic cuisine style ↗FUSION
  14. 29Apt clue for the circled letters ↗TOLKIENTREECREATURE
  15. 35Makes amends? ↗EDITS
  16. 37Relative of a zither ↗LYRE
  17. 38Caroler's tune ↗NOEL
  18. 39Mind-clearing chants ↗OMS
  19. 40Takes down to the studs ↗GUTS
  20. 41"Mighty" Mudville batter ↗CASEY
  21. 43Staff symbol for violists ↗CCLEF
  22. 45Goon ↗APE
  23. 46Apt clue for the circled letters ↗NINETIMESOUTOFTEN
  24. 53Tart or torte ↗DESSERT
  25. 55R.p.m. gauge, for short ↗TACH
  26. 56"Parks and Recreation" character who says "Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something" ↗RON
  27. 57Stadium chant ↗OLE
  28. 58Corp. worker concerned with employee development ↗HRREP
  29. 60Choice on "Let's Make a Deal" ↗DOOR
  30. 62What duelists and doodlers do ↗DRAW
  31. 63Apt clue for the circled letters ↗PACIFISTSRENOUNCEMENT
  32. 71Employee welfare org. ↗OSHA
  33. 72Issue with a scratched record ↗SKIP
  34. 73Stick out ↗BULGE
  35. 74He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous work ↗POE
  36. 75See 75-Down ↗PIE
  37. 78Some GPS calculations ↗ETAS
  38. 80Ax handlers, perhaps ↗ROADIES
  39. 84Apt clue for the circled letters ↗OURHOMENEARTHESUN
  40. 89A.F.L.-___ ↗CIO
  41. 90Hardware/software expert, in brief ↗ITPRO
  42. 91Exposed ↗OUTED
  43. 92Variety of plant whose name is pronounced differently in the U.K. than the U.S. ↗HERB
  44. 93"Geez Louise!" ↗MAN
  45. 95Some fine art ↗OILS
  46. 97Remaining ↗TOGO
  47. 98Kentucky Derby prize ↗ROSES
  48. 99Apt clue for the circled letters ↗CASTAREALLYLONGLOOK
  49. 104Ajar, say ↗UNSHUT
  50. 105___ Park, suburb of Chicago ↗OAK
  51. 106"Hey Ya" hip-hop duo ↗OUTKAST
  52. 109Product in the paint department ↗STAIN
  53. 110Apt clue for the circled letters ↗MOUSEERADICATOR
  54. 115Write by hand not using cursive ↗PRINT
  55. 116Previously ↗ONCE
  56. 117"The ___ is …" ↗THING
  57. 118At this point ↗HERE
  58. 119Stuff thrown over one's shoulder in an act of superstition ↗SALT
  59. 120Paint brand with an animal in its logo ↗BEHR
  60. 121"Ditto!" ↗SODOI
  61. 122Onetime high-speed fliers, for short ↗SSTS

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  1. 1"So what's ___ you?" ↗ITTO
  2. 2Initialism directed at the overly inquisitive ↗MYOB
  3. 3Things you hope your dinner guests bring ↗APPETITES
  4. 4Alternatives to cabernets ↗MERLOTS
  5. 5Copenhagen language, to locals ↗DANSK
  6. 6Woman who is told "Don't Lose That Number" in a Steely Dan title ↗RIKKI
  7. 7The D-backs, on sports tickers ↗ARI
  8. 8"I'll take 'Crossword Clues' for $2,000, please, ___!" ↗KEN
  9. 9Bit of work ↗ERG
  10. 10Eight more than a dozen ↗SCORE
  11. 11Nonprofessionals ↗LAYMEN
  12. 12Fertilized ones become embryos ↗OVA
  13. 13Come together ↗GEL
  14. 14Cry following a countdown ↗BLASTOFF
  15. 15Open, light-filled area ↗ATRIUM
  16. 16Works, works, works ↗LABORS
  17. 17Bagpipe's sound ↗DRONE
  18. 21___ fresca (refreshing Latin American beverage) ↗AGUA
  19. 23Afflicts ↗AILS
  20. 24Like a $2 bill ↗RARE
  21. 28Became the duty of ↗FELLTO
  22. 30Besides ↗ELSE
  23. 31Russian rebuff ↗NYET
  24. 32"You don't know what you're missing!" ↗TRYIT
  25. 33Pixar film that takes place in the Land of the Dead ↗COCO
  26. 34Happen again ↗RECUR
  27. 35Old-style "OMG!" ↗EGAD
  28. 36Fool ↗DUPE
  29. 41Wispy streaks in the sky ↗CIRRI
  30. 42Pile of chips, maybe ↗ANTES
  31. 44Many, many moons ↗EON
  32. 46___ ball ↗NERF
  33. 47Did as expected on the links ↗MADEPAR
  34. 48Class with many graphs, in brief ↗ECON
  35. 49"Beat it!" ↗SHOO
  36. 50Sped ↗TORE
  37. 51Stylish vigor ↗ELAN
  38. 52California ___, amphibian whose slippery skin produces a toxin lethal to humans ↗NEWT
  39. 54Branch of Islam ↗SHIA
  40. 59There are eight in a gallon: Abbr. ↗PTS
  41. 61Seasoning blend ↗RUB
  42. 62Contacted on social media, for short ↗DMED
  43. 63Fuzz ↗POPO
  44. 64Not worth ___ ↗ASOU
  45. 65Entertainer who doesn't sound very selfish? ↗CHER
  46. 66___-Ball ↗SKEE
  47. 67"Runaway Bride" actress Wilson ↗RITA
  48. 68Breastfeed ↗NURSE
  49. 69Obscure ↗CLOUD
  50. 70Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" ↗EGAN
  51. 75With 75-Across, hearty baked entree ↗POT
  52. 76Bring to the country ↗IMPORT
  53. 77Hair-raising ↗EERIE
  54. 79Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time ↗STOOL
  55. 81They barely scratch the surface ↗ICESKATES
  56. 82Name on Irish stamps ↗EIRE
  57. 83Blubbers ↗SOBS
  58. 85"… if you get my drift" ↗HINTHINT
  59. 86The Big Easy, in brief ↗NOLA
  60. 87Cousin of a Nebula Award ↗HUGO
  61. 88School founded as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of ___ besyde Windesore ↗ETON
  62. 92Pipes smoked at some lounges ↗HOOKAHS
  63. 93Phrase meant to be repeated ↗MANTRA
  64. 94Attack ↗ASSAIL
  65. 96Incompetent person, so to speak ↗SLOUCH
  66. 97Rug rat ↗TYKE
  67. 98Campus mil. group ↗ROTC
  68. 99Thresholds ↗CUSPS
  69. 100Patty or Selma, to Bart and Lisa ↗AUNT
  70. 101Tattoo-removing option ↗LASER
  71. 102"You couldn't be more wrong!" ↗GODNO
  72. 103Video game brother ↗LUIGI
  73. 107Ilk ↗SORT
  74. 108Square root of nueve ↗TRES
  75. 110Group of Black Friday shoppers, say ↗MOB
  76. 111Half and half ↗ONE
  77. 112"We come in peace" speakers, in brief ↗ETS
  78. 113Pi follower ↗RHO
  79. 114Help ↗AID