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NYT Crossword June 17 2026 Answers

All 83 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jonathan RaksinEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES83 CLUES
ACROSS
1ALike Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, some say7 lettersSee answer ›8AApp brought back by Microsoft in 20243 lettersSee answer ›11ASwear4 lettersSee answer ›15ADisney film set in a fictional Colombian village7 lettersSee answer ›16ABEFORE (Deck 1): Slackers8 lettersSee answer ›18ACelebrity7 lettersSee answer ›19AFast-paced scam, such as the shell game8 lettersSee answer ›20ABEFORE (Deck 2): PlayStation and Switch8 lettersSee answer ›22ALaterite, for example3 lettersSee answer ›23AFolkie DiFranco3 lettersSee answer ›24AChills5 lettersSee answer ›26A"___ Recall" (1990 sci-fi film)5 lettersSee answer ›31AJay who hosted the 2020s revival of "You Bet Your Life"4 lettersSee answer ›33AWild European rabbit in Australia, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›36ABeer buy4 lettersSee answer ›37AJoin tightly4 lettersSee answer ›41ABEFORE (Deck 3): Quarry8 lettersSee answer ›43ACasino maneuvers carried out three times in this puzzle?14 lettersSee answer ›46AAFTER (Deck 3): Crucial moment in a tennis match8 lettersSee answer ›47AOsso ___ (veal dish)4 lettersSee answer ›48A"The Emperor's New Groove" setting4 lettersSee answer ›49ABlond, but not really4 lettersSee answer ›51AMany a discovery in the Valley of the Kings4 lettersSee answer ›55AVisit by plane5 lettersSee answer ›57A___ With Friends5 lettersSee answer ›61AVardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"3 lettersSee answer ›62ATelepathy, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›65AAFTER (Deck 2): Noted quality of the Fonz8 lettersSee answer ›67AGeraldo Rivera uncovered his "vaults" on live TV8 lettersSee answer ›72A"___ the Day" (Thomas Pynchon's longest novel)7 lettersSee answer ›73AAFTER (Deck 1): Slackers8 lettersSee answer ›74AWas up the river7 lettersSee answer ›75AAwards achievement reached in 2026 by Steven Spielberg4 lettersSee answer ›76AOutdo3 lettersSee answer ›77ARival of a Raven7 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DPaul who played William Shakespeare in "Hamnet"6 lettersSee answer ›2DVocalize6 lettersSee answer ›3DDigitize, as a document6 lettersSee answer ›4D"Just What I Needed" band, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›5DDisney+ series whose name sounds like a compound conjunction5 lettersSee answer ›6DGot via the "five-finger discount"5 lettersSee answer ›7D"The Complete Works of …" books, say5 lettersSee answer ›8DBooker T.'s backing band3 lettersSee answer ›9DNeighborhood mentioned in "Werewolves of London"4 lettersSee answer ›10DFormer queen of Jordan4 lettersSee answer ›11DPortable bed3 lettersSee answer ›12DMixed martial arts org.3 lettersSee answer ›13DBay Area airport code3 lettersSee answer ›14DID thief's target: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›17DInstrument ridge4 lettersSee answer ›21DValvoline rival3 lettersSee answer ›25DGathering, informally4 lettersSee answer ›27DCat that's spotted in South America6 lettersSee answer ›28DIt's on a roll4 lettersSee answer ›29DSale caveat4 lettersSee answer ›30DPermitted to3 lettersSee answer ›32DRepelled6 lettersSee answer ›34DScrapbook keepsake4 lettersSee answer ›35DPopcorn ___ (fried vegan treat)4 lettersSee answer ›38DSubject of a declassified Pentagon document, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›39DAverted a tag, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›40DStart of a counting-out rhyme4 lettersSee answer ›42DLions and Bears are in it, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›43DStagger4 lettersSee answer ›44D"Hey, doing my best"4 lettersSee answer ›45DGoulash, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›46DUV blockage fig.3 lettersSee answer ›50DMedical moniker3 lettersSee answer ›52DFinal score of at least 10% of professional soccer matches6 lettersSee answer ›53D"Glad I'm back?"6 lettersSee answer ›54DThanksgiving kitchen tool6 lettersSee answer ›56DResearch for a political hit, slangily4 lettersSee answer ›58DMap lines5 lettersSee answer ›59DGive minimum effort5 lettersSee answer ›60DBritish glam rock band of the 1970s5 lettersSee answer ›63DLenient4 lettersSee answer ›64D4114 lettersSee answer ›66DTV's Nick at ___4 lettersSee answer ›67DGray, say3 lettersSee answer ›68DRecord3 lettersSee answer ›69DBill's partner3 lettersSee answer ›70DBack at sea3 lettersSee answer ›71D"Ability" that's hard to believe, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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