NYT Crossword June 18 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Scott HoganEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1N2E3S4T5S6C7H8O9P10A11C12M13E14OUTIE15LONE16ROAN17BROAD18WAYOP19ENING20LOL21GIST22STINE23EPI24PENS25DICECU26P27SASH28GA29RISH30IVE31A32NIMAS33A34IDED35V36ISITORC37ENTER38BINET39RELETS40INS41T42WODAY43M44E45T46H47NET48GAIN49IO50WEYOU51GRUNT52FMRI53EON54FAIRYT55ALEEN56DING57URDU58EVER59EENIE60RYES61DEWS62SEGER

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1APrepares for offspring5 lettersNESTS
6AHack4 lettersCHOP
15ASole4 lettersLONE
16AHorse with a muted coat4 lettersROAN
17ABro?15 lettersBROADWAYOPENING
20A"ur funny"3 lettersLOL
21AEssence4 lettersGIST
22A"Goosebumps" author5 lettersSTINE
23AAdrenaline surge providers7 lettersEPIPENS
25ABit of Yahtzee equipment7 lettersDICECUP
28AObnoxiously blingy6 lettersGARISH
31AFeminine sides6 lettersANIMAS
33AGave a hand5 lettersAIDED
35ASit?13 lettersVISITORCENTER
39ARents out again6 lettersRELETS
47ATotal after costs7 lettersNETGAIN
49A"Next one's on me"7 lettersIOWEYOU
51A[So heavy!]5 lettersGRUNT
54AAle?15 lettersFAIRYTALEENDING
57ARelative of Hindi4 lettersURDU
60AThey might be seeded4 lettersRYES
DOWN
3DAbsolut alternatives6 lettersSTOLIS
4DHermana de la madre3 lettersTIA
6DBona fide numbskull11 lettersCLASSAMORON
9DColas in the "cola wars"6 lettersPEPSIS
11DOccur at the same time8 lettersCOINCIDE
12DSkillful move8 lettersMANEUVER
13DLit. course3 lettersENG
18DImprovise6 lettersWINGIT
24DThe terrible twos, for one5 lettersPHASE
26D"Of the foot" prefix3 lettersPED
29DRose (up), in dialect5 lettersRARED
32D___ Lion, Penn State mascot7 lettersNITTANY
36DChill way to take things8 lettersINSTRIDE
42DFollower of quick or dim6 lettersWITTED
44DChecking out6 lettersEYEING
45D$2 coin, eh?6 lettersTOONIE
46DDrive6 lettersHUNGER
48DMasters5 lettersGURUS
50DCellar stock5 lettersWINES
55DBoston's Mass ___3 lettersAVE
56D1.0 G.P.A.3 lettersDEE
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