NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jun 15, 2026

Complete answer list for the June 15, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Eric RollfingEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Tops of cups ↗LIDS
  2. 5Canine command ↗SHAKE
  3. 10"That was a close one!" ↗PHEW
  4. 14Cash crop of northern Brazil ↗ACAI
  5. 15Speaker stands ↗PODIA
  6. 16Was a passenger ↗RODE
  7. 17Device that helps you make a point in class? ↗PENCILSHARPENER
  8. 20Brief moment ↗SEC
  9. 21Require ↗NEED
  10. 22Make up for past transgressions ↗ATONE
  11. 23Mitigate ↗EASE
  12. 25Indy 500 competitors ↗RACERS
  13. 27Toy likely to be found at a pop-up store? ↗JACKINTHEBOX
  14. 31Surrounding glows ↗AURAS
  15. 32"Where the heart is" ↗HOME
  16. 33"No more details, plz" ↗TMI
  17. 36GPS suggestion: Abbr. ↗RTE
  18. 37Sites with remains of mammoths ↗TARPITS
  19. 40Kerfuffle ↗ADO
  20. 42Come up short money-wise ↗OWE
  21. 44Red vegetable ↗BEET
  22. 45Former boxer Ali who voiced herself in a "Scooby Doo" series ↗LAILA
  23. 47Revolutionary kitchen gadget? ↗SALADSPINNER
  24. 50Did some engraving ↗ETCHED
  25. 52Semihard cheese of North Holland ↗EDAM
  26. 53Hello in Honolulu ↗ALOHA
  27. 54Boarding pass info ↗GATE
  28. 56It literally takes ages ↗EON
  29. 59Response to a series of complaints … that also jokingly applies to 17-, 27- and 47-Across ↗SOMEBODYSCRANKY
  30. 63Erupt ↗SPEW
  31. 64"You get what you give" principle ↗KARMA
  32. 65End of a fishing line ↗LURE
  33. 66Loch ___ monster ↗NESS
  34. 67Boxing or bowling ↗SPORT
  35. 68Hurdle for prospective attys. ↗LSAT

Down 41

  1. 1Trips around the track ↗LAPS
  2. 2Drink that might cause brain freeze ↗ICEE
  3. 3Certain group of hip-hop performers ↗DANCECREW
  4. 4[Not my mistake] ↗SIC
  5. 5White blood cell producer said to be shaped like a coffee bean ↗SPLEEN
  6. 6Fire truck attachment ↗HOSE
  7. 7Condition that may be treated with meds like Concerta ↗ADHD
  8. 8Soul from Seoul ↗KIA
  9. 9Floppy part of a beagle ↗EAR
  10. 10False reason given for doing something ↗PRETEXT
  11. 11On the ___ system ↗HONOR
  12. 12Natural paradises ↗EDENS
  13. 13"___ not worthy!" ("Wayne's World" quote) ↗WERE
  14. 18Not take "no" for an answer ↗INSIST
  15. 19Fashion designer Rabanne ↗PACO
  16. 24Letters before an alias ↗AKA
  17. 25Transfers, as funds ↗REMITS
  18. 26Help in crime ↗ABET
  19. 27Site that might contain saved cookies? ↗JAR
  20. 28Honda or Hyundai ↗AUTO
  21. 29Series of messages on social media ↗THREAD
  22. 30Wished (for) ↗HOPED
  23. 34Navigational aids for website users ↗MAINMENUS
  24. 35Not working ↗IDLE
  25. 38Up to the task ↗ABLE
  26. 39Petite burger ↗SLIDER
  27. 41Rowing implement ↗OAR
  28. 43Forgoes ↗ESCHEWS
  29. 46Actress de Armas ↗ANA
  30. 48White whale chaser of literature ↗AHAB
  31. 49Companion that might fall asleep on your keyboard ↗PETCAT
  32. 50Run off to get hitched ↗ELOPE
  33. 51Heavy books ↗TOMES
  34. 53The "A" of P.T.A.: Abbr. ↗ASSN
  35. 54Taverna wrap ↗GYRO
  36. 55Soft, warm, tingly feeling, in brief ↗ASMR
  37. 57Gumbo ingredient ↗OKRA
  38. 58Russian refusal ↗NYET
  39. 60Green-lights ↗OKS
  40. 61High-five alternative ↗DAP
  41. 62Entirety ↗ALL