NYT Crossword June 16 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on June 16 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Bluffer's giveaway
The answer is: tell
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Dessert that wiggles
The answer is: jello
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Obsessive captain of fiction
The answer is: ahab
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"___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"
The answer is: alas
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Like a loud crowd
The answer is: aroar
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Trio minus one
The answer is: pair
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Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars
The answer is: papalcross
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Martial art with shoulder throws
The answer is: judo
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On the line
The answer is: atstake
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(21)
Bottom of a long column, say
The answer is: total
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"Capisce?"
The answer is: see
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(24)
Spearheaded
The answer is: led
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(25)
Think pieces, for short
The answer is: opeds
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Incensed
The answer is: mad
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Amigo
The answer is: compadre
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(32)
Ancient Brit for whom a language was named
The answer is: gael
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Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo
The answer is: lede
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(35)
It scratches the itch
The answer is: nail
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(36)
Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?
The answer is: oldmanandthesea
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(39)
Party with glowsticks
The answer is: rave
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(40)
Smidgens
The answer is: bits
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(41)
The Beatles' "Back in the ___"
The answer is: ussr
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Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs"
The answer is: crawdads
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Test for a future Ph.D.
The answer is: gre
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Monsieur, in Madrid
The answer is: senor
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(46)
Fishing tool
The answer is: rod
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Maple tree harvest
The answer is: sap
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Where the rubber meets the road
The answer is: tread
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(53)
"That's my next move"
The answer is: iplanto
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(55)
"... ???"
The answer is: what
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Open some bubbly with a bang
The answer is: popthecork
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"Logan" actor Jackman
The answer is: hugh
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"The Price Is Right" unveiling
The answer is: prize
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Cleveland's lake
The answer is: erie
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(62)
Be a good dog, say
The answer is: obey
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Half-goat follower of Dionysus
The answer is: satyr
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Honeybunch
The answer is: dear
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.
The answer is: tapas
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(2)
Fill with joy
The answer is: elate
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Momentary slip
The answer is: lapse
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Exam for a future J.D.
The answer is: lsat
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Very muscular, in slang
The answer is: jacked
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Dropped the ball
The answer is: erred
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"Facilities," in Britain
The answer is: loo
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(8)
Place for the highest-scoring golfer
The answer is: last
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Ish
The answer is: orso
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(10)
College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?
The answer is: apjapanese
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(11)
Really booked it
The answer is: hauledass
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(12)
Charitable contributions, collectively
The answer is: aid
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"Dude!"
The answer is: bro
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Fingers-in-ears syllables
The answer is: lalala
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Word with tank or tip
The answer is: top
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(26)
Less sweet, as a wine
The answer is: drier
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(27)
"House" actress Ward
The answer is: sela
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Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared
The answer is: memeworthy
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Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly
The answer is: cents
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Casino calculations
The answer is: odds
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(31)
Rendezvoused with
The answer is: met
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(32)
Blinding light
The answer is: glare
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Upper hand
The answer is: advantage
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(34)
Put down gently
The answer is: laid
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Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters
The answer is: orcs
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Org. with Bulls and Bucks
The answer is: nba
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Obstacle to overcome
The answer is: hurdle
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"The Chronic" rapper, informally
The answer is: dre
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Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota
The answer is: gopher
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(46)
Fancy-schmancy
The answer is: ritzy
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[Zzzz]
The answer is: snore
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(48)
Light-filled lobbies
The answer is: atria
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Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas
The answer is: poker
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(51)
Plates to share, informally
The answer is: apps
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Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish
The answer is: dora
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(54)
Crushed, as a test
The answer is: aced
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Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___
The answer is: who
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Center of activity
The answer is: hub
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Part of a speedway or the stomach
The answer is: pit
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