NYT Crossword June 28, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario in the Mario universe 6 7A Exercise with Yang and Wu styles 6 13A Colorful treat on a stick 6 14A Killed time 7 15A Bit of unisex attire 6 16A Shot 8 17A The travels of Marco Polo, e.g. 5 18A Works up a sweat 5 19A Stars' org. 3 20A Word after full or free 4 21A Layer of gold? 5 22A Part of a ship that resembles a fin 4 23A "Bed-in for Peace" activist 3 24A Full of dense fog 5 25A Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!) 5 26A Deer stalking aid? 12 29A Shook hands, say 13 32A They focus on subjects of interest 12 34A Sap sucker 5 37A Thwarts 5 38A Philosophy associated with 7-Across 3 39A Unveil, with "out" 4 40A Crushing, in a way 5 41A Home of the Atlantis and Peppermill casinos 4 42A Enter into a spreadsheet 3 43A Whines 5 44A Flier whose smallest species is called the dwarf bittern 5 45A Sweet wine of California 8 47A Big name in power ballads 6 48A It's a start 7 49A They have many faces 6 50A So far 6 51A Hullabaloo 6

Down

1D Places to order les cassoulets 7 2D Light winds 8 3D "It's over" 8 4D Put into words 5 5D Metaphor for a tedious tract of time 4 6D Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short 3 7D Drop for the time being 5 8D Some tools for saddlers 4 9D Court promise 3 10D Doubles 6 11D [I'm so mischievous!] 6 12D Depictions of Arcadia 6 14D Midsummer head decorations 11 16D Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across 11 18D Receiver of a four-star review 11 21D Boast from a prankster 5 22D Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who" 5 24D Leaves mixed up? 5 25D Hands over 5 27D Not needing elaboration 5 28D Shade of green 5 30D Record qualifier 8 31D Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit 8 33D Most likely to succeed? 7 34D "You made it!" 6 35D Chop-chop 6 36D Took too much of 6 40D State for "The Shawshank Redemption" 5 41D Tomb raider's acquisition 5 43D Form a lump 4 44D Wedding presider of Greek mythology 4 46D Org. with toxicologists 3 47D It can keep the beat, in brief 3