New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 06/16/2026. The June 16 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
The puzzles get harder and harder to solve and more complex as the week passes You can search by clue name, number or direction for example for 2 Across clue just type '2A' or '2D' for 2nd down clue.
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- Across
- 1a Bluffer’s giveawayTELL
- 5a Dessert that wigglesJELLO
- 10a Obsessive captain of fictionAHAB
- 14a “___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio”ALAS
- 15a Like a loud crowdAROAR
- 16a Trio minus onePAIR
- 17a Pontiff’s emblem with three horizontal barsPAPALCROSS
- 19a Martial art with shoulder throwsJUDO
- 20a On the lineATSTAKE
- 21a Bottom of a long column, sayTOTAL
- 23a “Capisce?”SEE
- 24a SpearheadedLED
- 25a Think pieces, for shortOPEDS
- 28a IncensedMAD
- 29a AmigoCOMPADRE
- 32a Ancient Brit for whom a language was namedGAEL
- 34a Opening of a news article, in journalism lingoLEDE
- 35a It scratches the itchNAIL
- 36a Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with “The” … or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?OLDMANANDTHESEA
- 39a Party with glowsticksRAVE
- 40a SmidgensBITS
- 41a The Beatles’ “Back in the ___”USSR
- 42a Crustaceans sometimes called “mudbugs”CRAWDADS
- 44a Test for a future Ph.D.GRE
- 45a Monsieur, in MadridSENOR
- 46a Fishing toolROD
- 47a Maple tree harvestSAP
- 50a Where the rubber meets the roadTREAD
- 53a “That’s my next move”IPLANTO
- 55a “… ???”WHAT
- 57a Open some bubbly with a bangPOPTHECORK
- 59a “Logan” actor JackmanHUGH
- 60a “The Price Is Right” unveilingPRIZE
- 61a Cleveland’s lakeERIE
- 62a Be a good dog, sayOBEY
- 63a Half-goat follower of DionysusSATYR
- 64a HoneybunchDEAR
- Down
- 1d Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.TAPAS
- 2d Fill with joyELATE
- 3d Momentary slipLAPSE
- 4d Exam for a future J.D.LSAT
- 5d Very muscular, in slangJACKED
- 6d Dropped the ballERRED
- 7d “Facilities,” in BritainLOO
- 8d Place for the highest-scoring golferLAST
- 9d IshORSO
- 10d College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?APJAPANESE
- 11d Really booked itHAULEDASS
- 12d Charitable contributions, collectivelyAID
- 13d “Dude!”BRO
- 18d Fingers-in-ears syllablesLALALA
- 22d Word with tank or tipTOP
- 26d Less sweet, as a wineDRIER
- 27d “House” actress WardSELA
- 28d Like an image just begging to be captioned and sharedMEMEWORTHY
- 29d Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisinglyCENTS
- 30d Casino calculationsODDS
- 31d Rendezvoused withMET
- 32d Blinding lightGLARE
- 33d Upper handADVANTAGE
- 34d Put down gentlyLAID
- 36d Green-skinned World of Warcraft charactersORCS
- 37d Org. with Bulls and BucksNBA
- 38d Obstacle to overcomeHURDLE
- 43d “The Chronic” rapper, informallyDRE
- 44d Animal symbol of the University of MinnesotaGOPHER
- 46d Fancy-schmancyRITZY
- 47d [Zzzz]SNORE
- 48d Light-filled lobbiesATRIA
- 49d Game with a World Series held in Las VegasPOKER
- 51d Plates to share, informallyAPPS
- 52d Cartoon explorer who teaches SpanishDORA
- 54d Crushed, as a testACED
- 55d Word sung over 100 times in “___ Are You” by the ___WHO
- 56d Center of activityHUB
- 58d Part of a speedway or the stomachPIT