This one’s a tricky solve. The clue is “You’re in on this?” from the June 19, 2025 edition of the standard NYT Crossword puzzle at 18A. It’s a reference to a play by Shakespeare, though not everyone will catch that straight away. The entry runs nine letters long and uses the original Latin phrase from the play. Even the clue itself, when read a certain way, gives off that sense of betrayal and conspiracy. Here is the answer to the “You’re in on this?” clue.
You’re in on This NYT Crossword Answer
ETTUBRUTE is the answer to the “You’re in on this?” clue.
This is the original Latin line “Et tu, Brute?” which translates to “You too, Brutus?” from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. The clue plays on the idea of being “in on” something, hinting at betrayal or conspiracy, but it doesn’t directly reference the play, which makes it a tricky solve.
What happens in the story is that Caesar is betrayed by his close friend Marcus Brutus by conspiring in the plot to assassinate him. These are the famous last words Caesar then utters.
