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NYT Crossword June 18 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES70 CLUES
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1APrepares for offspring5 lettersSee answer ›6AHack4 lettersSee answer ›10ASupplier to Wile E. Coyote4 lettersSee answer ›14AEmployee after working hours, on "Severance"5 lettersSee answer ›15ASole4 lettersSee answer ›16AHorse with a muted coat4 lettersSee answer ›17ABro?15 lettersSee answer ›20A"ur funny"3 lettersSee answer ›21AEssence4 lettersSee answer ›22A"Goosebumps" author5 lettersSee answer ›23AAdrenaline surge providers7 lettersSee answer ›25ABit of Yahtzee equipment7 lettersSee answer ›27AWord rhymed with "flash" in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"4 lettersSee answer ›28AObnoxiously blingy6 lettersSee answer ›30A"___ Been to the Mountaintop" (M.L.K. Jr. speech)3 lettersSee answer ›31AFeminine sides6 lettersSee answer ›33AGave a hand5 lettersSee answer ›35ASit?13 lettersSee answer ›38AAlfred ___, co-creator of the original I.Q. test5 lettersSee answer ›39ARents out again6 lettersSee answer ›40AMix-___ (ice cream shop supply)3 lettersSee answer ›41ALike shipping that's not quite overnight6 lettersSee answer ›43ADownfall of the boy in 2018's "Beautiful Boy," in brief4 lettersSee answer ›47ATotal after costs7 lettersSee answer ›49A"Next one's on me"7 lettersSee answer ›51A[So heavy!]5 lettersSee answer ›52AMind-reading scan, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›53A1,000,000,000 years, in astronomy3 lettersSee answer ›54AAle?15 lettersSee answer ›57ARelative of Hindi4 lettersSee answer ›58AFollower of "4" on a love note4 lettersSee answer ›59AStart of a selection process5 lettersSee answer ›60AThey might be seeded4 lettersSee answer ›61ASome yellow-green sodas, informally4 lettersSee answer ›62ABob with the Silver Bullet Band5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DArgon, krypton and xenon, informally6 lettersSee answer ›2DMoon of Jupiter that has a liquid ocean under its surface6 lettersSee answer ›3DAbsolut alternatives6 lettersSee answer ›4DHermana de la madre3 lettersSee answer ›5D"The ___ is wither'd from the lake": Keats5 lettersSee answer ›6DBona fide numbskull11 lettersSee answer ›7DBig name in archery equipment4 lettersSee answer ›8DFuyumi ___, author of the "Twelve Kingdoms" fantasy novels3 lettersSee answer ›9DColas in the "cola wars"6 lettersSee answer ›10DFormer governor Schwarzenegger, informally5 lettersSee answer ›11DOccur at the same time8 lettersSee answer ›12DSkillful move8 lettersSee answer ›13DLit. course3 lettersSee answer ›18DImprovise6 lettersSee answer ›19DChemical agent used to make frosted glass7 lettersSee answer ›24DThe terrible twos, for one5 lettersSee answer ›25D"Use at your own risk" and "Not professional advice," for two11 lettersSee answer ›26D"Of the foot" prefix3 lettersSee answer ›29DRose (up), in dialect5 lettersSee answer ›32D___ Lion, Penn State mascot7 lettersSee answer ›34DNonspecific response to "Who's there?"5 lettersSee answer ›35DLike pickles and some potato salads8 lettersSee answer ›36DChill way to take things8 lettersSee answer ›37DKid-lit character who says "It’s not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it"6 lettersSee answer ›38DWhere many things get tossed3 lettersSee answer ›42DFollower of quick or dim6 lettersSee answer ›44DChecking out6 lettersSee answer ›45D$2 coin, eh?6 lettersSee answer ›46DDrive6 lettersSee answer ›48DMasters5 lettersSee answer ›50DCellar stock5 lettersSee answer ›52DWhat time did in fun times4 lettersSee answer ›54DTraditional parka material3 lettersSee answer ›55DBoston's Mass ___3 lettersSee answer ›56D1.0 G.P.A.3 lettersSee answer ›
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