NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jun 20, 2026

Complete answer list for the June 20, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 37

  1. 1Dad's pop, perhaps ↗CREAMSODA
  2. 10Attempt, informally ↗SWING
  3. 15One might be used to launch promotional materials ↗AIRCANNON
  4. 16It's often set on the stove while cooking ↗TIMER
  5. 17That's not the whole story! ↗PLOTPOINT
  6. 18Fancy and then some ↗ADORE
  7. 19Like the eyes of an American coot ↗RED
  8. 20Be prepared to take a weight off someone's shoulders? ↗SPOT
  9. 21___ Howard, activist known as the "Mother of Pride" ↗BRENDA
  10. 22Said who's who or what's what? ↗IDED
  11. 24Allies often share one ↗ENEMY
  12. 26Turnovers, but not crumpets ↗STAT
  13. 27"Be my guest" and "Go right ahead" ↗OKS
  14. 29Fixture at a chocolate factory ↗VAT
  15. 30Rate of passage ↗TOLL
  16. 31With 28-Down, set hanging by a door ↗SPARE
  17. 34Soprano Fleming ↗RENEE
  18. 36Call for a pass? ↗YEA
  19. 37"I've done better" ↗NOTMYFINESTWORK
  20. 40Hooter ↗OWL
  21. 41Resonates beautifully ↗SINGS
  22. 42What might lead to a pile of dirty laundry ↗CHUTE
  23. 43___ Ewbank, Hall-of-Fame football coach ↗WEEB
  24. 45I ↗EGO
  25. 46Margaret featured in "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution" ↗CHO
  26. 47Punch ↗BRIO
  27. 48State-sponsored "wealth redistribution" scheme ↗LOTTO
  28. 50Support of a sort ↗ARCH
  29. 54"I'm not sure what to make of that" ↗ITSODD
  30. 56Helen with the podcast "Go Fact Yourself" ↗HONG
  31. 58Natural resource seen in arboretums? ↗ORE
  32. 59Blushing matter ↗ROUGE
  33. 60Creature whose appendages allow it to camouflage in masses of kelp ↗SEADRAGON
  34. 62N.B.A. analyst Burke ↗DORIS
  35. 63"That's what they say, anyway" ↗ORSOIHEAR
  36. 64Smooth and shiny ↗SLEEK
  37. 65Celebratory opening ↗LETSPARTY

Down 35

  1. 1Destination for a day trip from Sorrento ↗CAPRI
  2. 2Got to ↗RILED
  3. 3Break the bank, say? ↗ERODE
  4. 4What one might put on to impress others ↗ACT
  5. 5Plans, with "out" ↗MAPS
  6. 6Website with a "Submit a Rumor" tab ↗SNOPES
  7. 7Bulb that becomes translucent when heated ↗ONION
  8. 8"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid" ↗DONTEVENGOTHERE
  9. 9Fire ___ ↗ANT
  10. 10Big name in lights ↗STAR
  11. 11Like Belmont's Big Sandy, among Triple Crown racetracks ↗WIDEST
  12. 12"Nice try, wise guy" ↗IMONTOYOU
  13. 13Jokey warning before diving into a niche topic ↗NERDALERT
  14. 14One of a noted quintet ↗GREATLAKE
  15. 21Small storage units ↗BYTES
  16. 23Stories of college students? ↗DORM
  17. 25Things that lions and zebras have in common ↗MANES
  18. 28See 31-Across ↗KEYS
  19. 31Fair weather followers ↗SNOWBIRDS
  20. 32Saw getting turned on, say ↗POWERTOOL
  21. 33Chillaxing, more formally ↗ATLEISURE
  22. 34Man's name whose first four letters spell a word describing its last letter ↗RINGO
  23. 35Score with some acid ↗ETCH
  24. 38Arena ↗FIELD
  25. 39"Get outta here!" ↗WHOA
  26. 44Get down ↗BOOGIE
  27. 46Some vacation rentals ↗CONDOS
  28. 49Moment of high spirits? ↗TOAST
  29. 51"Got it" ↗ROGER
  30. 52Rijeka native ↗CROAT
  31. 53___ Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS's "Finding Your Roots" ↗HENRY
  32. 55Anchor position ↗DESK
  33. 57Shakehand or penhold, in table tennis ↗GRIP
  34. 60___ de Mayo (symbol on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay) ↗SOL
  35. 61Sound made when something snaps into place? ↗AHA