Daily Themed Crossword June 17, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 17, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
June 17, 2025 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Insect in a colony | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Apple or key lime e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ knows? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sibling that can be identical or fraternal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Common letters in tidal and Friday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Weasley (Hermione's beau) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Lion's luxurious locks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | You snooze you ___! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Suffix with Japan or Taiwan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Indian meditative discipline done on a mat with stretchy poses and breathing techniques | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Golden brown buttered breakfast bread | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Sports court divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Sinus specialist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Cherry's core | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ B Scary Spice of the Spice Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Snow Queen in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Canoe or catamaran e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Dim ___ (Chinese dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | John ___ (2014 Keanu Reeves film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Japanese martial art done on a mat that emphasizes on throws and joint locks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Homeland organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Actress ___ Long of Empire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Willie Winkie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Pull with effort say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Physical sport done on a mat with flips jumps and balance beams | Show answer | 10 | |
| #26 | Carly ___ Jepsen Beach House singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | GPS path for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Half-open as a window | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Everyone without exception | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Guitar pioneer ___ Paul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tree with needles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | To wager on something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Are we there ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Los Angeles school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | 24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Straight Outta Compton group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Dancer song by Elton John | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Physical exercise done on a mat that improves core strength and flexibility | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | May ___ the honors?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | E on a compass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Sport done on a mat that involves grappling and takedowns | Show answer | 9 | |
| #42 | Talk show figure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Formula ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Gas used in bright signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Opal or ruby e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | From the beginning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Kid-friendly sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Last three vowels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Teeny amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Jean-___ Picard Star Trek captain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___-fi (genre for Back to the Future) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Palindrome on a wanted poster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ghost ___ (abandoned place) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Calf-length skirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Path of a javelin throw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Like the bird that gets the worm | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ Lauder (big name in cosmetics) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Right away! in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Seize as an opportunity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Connecticut school that's Harvard's rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Become slush as an ice cream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Skill assessment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Brazilian ___-Jitsu combat sport done on a mat that's based on grappling and ground fighting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ center (community building briefly) | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 17, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 17, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GYMNASTICS at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for June 17, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 17, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 17, 2025 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 10 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for June 17, 2025 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 17, 2025 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.