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NYT Crossword June 20 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, June 20 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Dad's pop, perhaps9 lettersSee answer ›10Attempt, informally5 lettersSee answer ›15One might be used to launch promotional materials9 lettersSee answer ›16It's often set on the stove while cooking5 lettersSee answer ›17That's not the whole story!9 lettersSee answer ›18Fancy and then some5 lettersSee answer ›19Like the eyes of an American coot3 lettersSee answer ›20Be prepared to take a weight off someone's shoulders?4 lettersSee answer ›21___ Howard, activist known as the "Mother of Pride"6 lettersSee answer ›22Said who's who or what's what?4 lettersSee answer ›24Allies often share one5 lettersSee answer ›26Turnovers, but not crumpets4 lettersSee answer ›27"Be my guest" and "Go right ahead"3 lettersSee answer ›29Fixture at a chocolate factory3 lettersSee answer ›30Rate of passage4 lettersSee answer ›31With 28-Down, set hanging by a door5 lettersSee answer ›34Soprano Fleming5 lettersSee answer ›36Call for a pass?3 lettersSee answer ›37"I've done better"15 lettersSee answer ›40Hooter3 lettersSee answer ›41Resonates beautifully5 lettersSee answer ›42What might lead to a pile of dirty laundry5 lettersSee answer ›43___ Ewbank, Hall-of-Fame football coach4 lettersSee answer ›45I3 lettersSee answer ›46Margaret featured in "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution"3 lettersSee answer ›47Punch4 lettersSee answer ›48State-sponsored "wealth redistribution" scheme5 lettersSee answer ›50Support of a sort4 lettersSee answer ›54"I'm not sure what to make of that"6 lettersSee answer ›56Helen with the podcast "Go Fact Yourself"4 lettersSee answer ›58Natural resource seen in arboretums?3 lettersSee answer ›59Blushing matter5 lettersSee answer ›60Creature whose appendages allow it to camouflage in masses of kelp9 lettersSee answer ›62N.B.A. analyst Burke5 lettersSee answer ›63"That's what they say, anyway"9 lettersSee answer ›64Smooth and shiny5 lettersSee answer ›65Celebratory opening9 lettersSee answer ›

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1Destination for a day trip from Sorrento5 lettersSee answer ›2Got to5 lettersSee answer ›3Break the bank, say?5 lettersSee answer ›4What one might put on to impress others3 lettersSee answer ›5Plans, with "out"4 lettersSee answer ›6Website with a "Submit a Rumor" tab6 lettersSee answer ›7Bulb that becomes translucent when heated5 lettersSee answer ›8"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid"15 lettersSee answer ›9Fire ___3 lettersSee answer ›10Big name in lights4 lettersSee answer ›11Like Belmont's Big Sandy, among Triple Crown racetracks6 lettersSee answer ›12"Nice try, wise guy"9 lettersSee answer ›13Jokey warning before diving into a niche topic9 lettersSee answer ›14One of a noted quintet9 lettersSee answer ›21Small storage units5 lettersSee answer ›23Stories of college students?4 lettersSee answer ›25Things that lions and zebras have in common5 lettersSee answer ›28See 31-Across4 lettersSee answer ›31Fair weather followers9 lettersSee answer ›32Saw getting turned on, say9 lettersSee answer ›33Chillaxing, more formally9 lettersSee answer ›34Man's name whose first four letters spell a word describing its last letter5 lettersSee answer ›35Score with some acid4 lettersSee answer ›38Arena5 lettersSee answer ›39"Get outta here!"4 lettersSee answer ›44Get down6 lettersSee answer ›46Some vacation rentals6 lettersSee answer ›49Moment of high spirits?5 lettersSee answer ›51"Got it"5 lettersSee answer ›52Rijeka native5 lettersSee answer ›53___ Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS's "Finding Your Roots"5 lettersSee answer ›55Anchor position4 lettersSee answer ›57Shakehand or penhold, in table tennis4 lettersSee answer ›60___ de Mayo (symbol on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay)3 lettersSee answer ›61Sound made when something snaps into place?3 lettersSee answer ›