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NYT Crossword June 16 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated June 16 2026

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Every answer from the Tuesday, June 16 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Brad Lively · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1Bluffer's giveaway4 lettersSee answer ›5Dessert that wiggles5 lettersSee answer ›10Obsessive captain of fiction4 lettersSee answer ›14"___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"4 lettersSee answer ›15Like a loud crowd5 lettersSee answer ›16Trio minus one4 lettersSee answer ›17Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars10 lettersSee answer ›19Martial art with shoulder throws4 lettersSee answer ›20On the line7 lettersSee answer ›21Bottom of a long column, say5 lettersSee answer ›23"Capisce?"3 lettersSee answer ›24Spearheaded3 lettersSee answer ›25Think pieces, for short5 lettersSee answer ›28Incensed3 lettersSee answer ›29Amigo8 lettersSee answer ›32Ancient Brit for whom a language was named4 lettersSee answer ›34Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo4 lettersSee answer ›35It scratches the itch4 lettersSee answer ›36Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?15 lettersSee answer ›39Party with glowsticks4 lettersSee answer ›40Smidgens4 lettersSee answer ›41The Beatles' "Back in the ___"4 lettersSee answer ›42Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs"8 lettersSee answer ›44Test for a future Ph.D.3 lettersSee answer ›45Monsieur, in Madrid5 lettersSee answer ›46Fishing tool3 lettersSee answer ›47Maple tree harvest3 lettersSee answer ›50Where the rubber meets the road5 lettersSee answer ›53"That's my next move"7 lettersSee answer ›57Open some bubbly with a bang10 lettersSee answer ›59"Logan" actor Jackman4 lettersSee answer ›60"The Price Is Right" unveiling5 lettersSee answer ›61Cleveland's lake4 lettersSee answer ›62Be a good dog, say4 lettersSee answer ›63Half-goat follower of Dionysus5 lettersSee answer ›64Honeybunch4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›2Fill with joy5 lettersSee answer ›3Momentary slip5 lettersSee answer ›4Exam for a future J.D.4 lettersSee answer ›5Very muscular, in slang6 lettersSee answer ›6Dropped the ball5 lettersSee answer ›7"Facilities," in Britain3 lettersSee answer ›8Place for the highest-scoring golfer4 lettersSee answer ›9Ish4 lettersSee answer ›10College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?10 lettersSee answer ›11Really booked it9 lettersSee answer ›12Charitable contributions, collectively3 lettersSee answer ›13"Dude!"3 lettersSee answer ›18Fingers-in-ears syllables6 lettersSee answer ›22Word with tank or tip3 lettersSee answer ›26Less sweet, as a wine5 lettersSee answer ›27"House" actress Ward4 lettersSee answer ›28Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared10 lettersSee answer ›29Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly5 lettersSee answer ›30Casino calculations4 lettersSee answer ›31Rendezvoused with3 lettersSee answer ›32Blinding light5 lettersSee answer ›33Upper hand9 lettersSee answer ›34Put down gently4 lettersSee answer ›36Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters4 lettersSee answer ›37Org. with Bulls and Bucks3 lettersSee answer ›38Obstacle to overcome6 lettersSee answer ›43"The Chronic" rapper, informally3 lettersSee answer ›44Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota6 lettersSee answer ›46Fancy-schmancy5 lettersSee answer ›47[Zzzz]5 lettersSee answer ›48Light-filled lobbies5 lettersSee answer ›49Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas5 lettersSee answer ›51Plates to share, informally4 lettersSee answer ›52Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish4 lettersSee answer ›54Crushed, as a test4 lettersSee answer ›55Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___3 lettersSee answer ›56Center of activity3 lettersSee answer ›58Part of a speedway or the stomach3 lettersSee answer ›