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New York Times Crossword June 16 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword June 16 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bluffer's giveawayTELL4Across1 Dessert that wigglesJELLO5Across5 Obsessive captain of fictionAHAB4Across10 "___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"ALAS4Across14 Like a loud crowdAROAR5Across15 Trio minus onePAIR4Across16 Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal barsPAPALCROSS10Across17 Martial art with shoulder throwsJUDO4Across19 On the lineATSTAKE7Across20 Bottom of a long column, sayTOTAL5Across21 "Capisce?"SEE3Across23 SpearheadedLED3Across24 Think pieces, for shortOPEDS5Across25 IncensedMAD3Across28 AmigoCOMPADRE8Across29 Ancient Brit for whom a language was namedGAEL4Across32 Opening of a news article, in journalism lingoLEDE4Across34 It scratches the itchNAIL4Across35 Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?OLDMANANDTHESEA15Across36 Party with glowsticksRAVE4Across39 SmidgensBITS4Across40 The Beatles' "Back in the ___"USSR4Across41 Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs"CRAWDADS8Across42 Test for a future Ph.D.GRE3Across44 Monsieur, in MadridSENOR5Across45 Fishing toolROD3Across46 Maple tree harvestSAP3Across47 Where the rubber meets the roadTREAD5Across50 "That's my next move"IPLANTO7Across53 "... ???"WHAT4Across55 Open some bubbly with a bangPOPTHECORK10Across57 "Logan" actor JackmanHUGH4Across59 "The Price Is Right" unveilingPRIZE5Across60 Cleveland's lakeERIE4Across61 Be a good dog, sayOBEY4Across62 Half-goat follower of DionysusSATYR5Across63 HoneybunchDEAR4Across64

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.TAPAS5Down1 Fill with joyELATE5Down2 Momentary slipLAPSE5Down3 Exam for a future J.D.LSAT4Down4 Very muscular, in slangJACKED6Down5 Dropped the ballERRED5Down6 "Facilities," in BritainLOO3Down7 Place for the highest-scoring golferLAST4Down8 IshORSO4Down9 College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?APJAPANESE10Down10 Really booked itHAULEDASS9Down11 Charitable contributions, collectivelyAID3Down12 "Dude!"BRO3Down13 Fingers-in-ears syllablesLALALA6Down18 Word with tank or tipTOP3Down22 Less sweet, as a wineDRIER5Down26 "House" actress WardSELA4Down27 Like an image just begging to be captioned and sharedMEMEWORTHY10Down28 Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisinglyCENTS5Down29 Casino calculationsODDS4Down30 Rendezvoused withMET3Down31 Blinding lightGLARE5Down32 Upper handADVANTAGE9Down33 Put down gentlyLAID4Down34 Green-skinned World of Warcraft charactersORCS4Down36 Org. with Bulls and BucksNBA3Down37 Obstacle to overcomeHURDLE6Down38 "The Chronic" rapper, informallyDRE3Down43 Animal symbol of the University of MinnesotaGOPHER6Down44 Fancy-schmancyRITZY5Down46 [Zzzz]SNORE5Down47 Light-filled lobbiesATRIA5Down48 Game with a World Series held in Las VegasPOKER5Down49 Plates to share, informallyAPPS4Down51 Cartoon explorer who teaches SpanishDORA4Down52 Crushed, as a testACED4Down54 Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___WHO3Down55 Center of activityHUB3Down56 Part of a speedway or the stomachPIT3Down58

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.