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NYT Crossword Answers Jun 16, 2026

Complete answer list for the June 16, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Brad LivelyEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Bluffer's giveaway ↗TELL
  2. 5Dessert that wiggles ↗JELLO
  3. 10Obsessive captain of fiction ↗AHAB
  4. 14"___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio" ↗ALAS
  5. 15Like a loud crowd ↗AROAR
  6. 16Trio minus one ↗PAIR
  7. 17Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars ↗PAPALCROSS
  8. 19Martial art with shoulder throws ↗JUDO
  9. 20On the line ↗ATSTAKE
  10. 21Bottom of a long column, say ↗TOTAL
  11. 23"Capisce?" ↗SEE
  12. 24Spearheaded ↗LED
  13. 25Think pieces, for short ↗OPEDS
  14. 28Incensed ↗MAD
  15. 29Amigo ↗COMPADRE
  16. 32Ancient Brit for whom a language was named ↗GAEL
  17. 34Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo ↗LEDE
  18. 35It scratches the itch ↗NAIL
  19. 36Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle? ↗OLDMANANDTHESEA
  20. 39Party with glowsticks ↗RAVE
  21. 40Smidgens ↗BITS
  22. 41The Beatles' "Back in the ___" ↗USSR
  23. 42Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs" ↗CRAWDADS
  24. 44Test for a future Ph.D. ↗GRE
  25. 45Monsieur, in Madrid ↗SENOR
  26. 46Fishing tool ↗ROD
  27. 47Maple tree harvest ↗SAP
  28. 50Where the rubber meets the road ↗TREAD
  29. 53"That's my next move" ↗IPLANTO
  30. 55"... ???" ↗WHAT
  31. 57Open some bubbly with a bang ↗POPTHECORK
  32. 59"Logan" actor Jackman ↗HUGH
  33. 60"The Price Is Right" unveiling ↗PRIZE
  34. 61Cleveland's lake ↗ERIE
  35. 62Be a good dog, say ↗OBEY
  36. 63Half-goat follower of Dionysus ↗SATYR
  37. 64Honeybunch ↗DEAR

Down 39

  1. 1Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g. ↗TAPAS
  2. 2Fill with joy ↗ELATE
  3. 3Momentary slip ↗LAPSE
  4. 4Exam for a future J.D. ↗LSAT
  5. 5Very muscular, in slang ↗JACKED
  6. 6Dropped the ball ↗ERRED
  7. 7"Facilities," in Britain ↗LOO
  8. 8Place for the highest-scoring golfer ↗LAST
  9. 9Ish ↗ORSO
  10. 10College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.? ↗APJAPANESE
  11. 11Really booked it ↗HAULEDASS
  12. 12Charitable contributions, collectively ↗AID
  13. 13"Dude!" ↗BRO
  14. 18Fingers-in-ears syllables ↗LALALA
  15. 22Word with tank or tip ↗TOP
  16. 26Less sweet, as a wine ↗DRIER
  17. 27"House" actress Ward ↗SELA
  18. 28Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared ↗MEMEWORTHY
  19. 29Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly ↗CENTS
  20. 30Casino calculations ↗ODDS
  21. 31Rendezvoused with ↗MET
  22. 32Blinding light ↗GLARE
  23. 33Upper hand ↗ADVANTAGE
  24. 34Put down gently ↗LAID
  25. 36Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters ↗ORCS
  26. 37Org. with Bulls and Bucks ↗NBA
  27. 38Obstacle to overcome ↗HURDLE
  28. 43"The Chronic" rapper, informally ↗DRE
  29. 44Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota ↗GOPHER
  30. 46Fancy-schmancy ↗RITZY
  31. 47[Zzzz] ↗SNORE
  32. 48Light-filled lobbies ↗ATRIA
  33. 49Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas ↗POKER
  34. 51Plates to share, informally ↗APPS
  35. 52Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish ↗DORA
  36. 54Crushed, as a test ↗ACED
  37. 55Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___ ↗WHO
  38. 56Center of activity ↗HUB
  39. 58Part of a speedway or the stomach ↗PIT