NYT Crossword June 2 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Rich KatzEdited by Will Shortz

PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1O2S3L4O5A6T7W8A9R10U11T12A13H14PLOW15CHOSE16BARE17TOOL18ATENOW19EPEE20IMMENSE21FO22RREAL23COSTA24VIP25SI26C27S28T29HEDO30G31O32N33U34M35P36SAHIB37SORRY38ROO39F40LABO41R42LACE43SALE44M45LIMB46O47MAT48ATELI49KEABIR50D51LSU52DE53I54C55E56W57H58ODOW59E60O61POSSUM62ROMO63AP64PRECIATE65ANEW66IPASS67RAIN68PENN69TSLOT70EKED

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACapital located on a fjord4 lettersOSLO

5ABattling militarily5 lettersATWAR

10AState with the highest Mormon population4 lettersUTAH

14ASnow clearer4 lettersPLOW

15ASelected5 lettersCHOSE

16A___ minimum4 lettersBARE

17A"You missed your chance!"10 lettersTOOLATENOW

19ASilver weapon brandished by one hoping for gold4 lettersEPEE

20AHuge7 lettersIMMENSE

21A"It's legit!"7 lettersFORREAL

23A___ Rica5 lettersCOSTA

24AOne with special access, in brief3 lettersVIP

25AGets a pooch to attack12 lettersSICSTHEDOGON

33AOne who might call you out if you get home late?3 lettersUMP

36AHindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"5 lettersSAHIB

37A"My apologies!"5 lettersSORRY

38APart of a house or a mouth4 lettersROOF

40AObstetrician's specialty5 lettersLABOR

42APart of a shoe or many a bra4 lettersLACE

43ASetting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"5 lettersSALEM

45ADance for flexible people5 lettersLIMBO

47AIt might say "Home Sweet Home"3 lettersMAT

48APicked at one's food, in an avian metaphor12 lettersATELIKEABIRD

51ABaton Rouge sch.3 lettersLSU

52AWash with a glycol spray, as an airplane wing5 lettersDEICE

56AWith 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across7 lettersWHODOWE

60AMarsupial whose name sometimes omits its first letter7 lettersOPOSSUM

62ATony ___, former Cowboys QB4 lettersROMO

63ASee 56-Across10 lettersAPPRECIATE

65AAll over again4 lettersANEW

66A"No bid from me"5 lettersIPASS

67ABad forecast for a parade4 lettersRAIN

68AIvy in Philadelphia, familiarly4 lettersPENN

69ALetter-shaped groove for a fastener5 lettersTSLOT

70ABarely made, with "out"4 lettersEKED

DOWN

1DKind of nerve that connects to the eye5 lettersOPTIC

2DManner in which sports replays are shown, familiarly5 lettersSLOMO

3DHangs (over)5 lettersLOOMS

4DBabies that are supposed to be up all night?6 lettersOWLETS

5DFive things in each of Shakespeare's plays4 lettersACTS

6D"My country, ’tis of ___ …"4 lettersTHEE

7DWas victorious3 lettersWON

8DSince4 lettersASOF

9DFixed, as a tapestry or a tatami6 lettersREWOVE

10DOriginal name of a popular shared-ride service8 lettersUBERPOOL

11DWord after video or Scotch4 lettersTAPE

12DAbout 8,100 square feet, for a baseball infield4 lettersAREA

13DWhat helps you get a leg up?4 lettersHEEL

18DEroticist Nin5 lettersANAIS

22DPurges, with "of"4 lettersRIDS

26DBaseball Hall-of-Famer ___ Ripken3 lettersCAL

27DRock that's fracked to release oil5 lettersSHALE

28DBone in the lower leg5 lettersTIBIA

29DFusion weapon, familiarly5 lettersHBOMB

30DWeight unit at British markets4 lettersGRAM

31DSea sight in black and white4 lettersORCA

32DThe decline of Russia?4 lettersNYET

33DLead-in to Major or Minor in the night sky4 lettersURSA

34DWhat a drawbridge might cross4 lettersMOAT

35DWord with vault or position4 lettersPOLE

39DCollapsed8 lettersFELLDOWN

41DOne of four generated by a grand slam, for short3 lettersRBI

44DKind of soup often served with sushi4 lettersMISO

46DSurgeon, informally5 lettersORDOC

49DEmirate that was the site of Operation Desert Storm6 lettersKUWAIT

50DLonging6 lettersDESIRE

53DChris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"5 lettersISAAK

54DOne who's "adorbs"5 lettersCUTIE

55DRevise, as text5 lettersEMEND

56DPrepare for gifting4 lettersWRAP

57DSharpen4 lettersHONE

58DFinding a penny with the tails side up is said to be a bad one4 lettersOMEN

59DActor/rapper Omar4 lettersEPPS

60D"In that neighborhood"4 lettersORSO

61DGnat or nit4 lettersPEST

64DBud3 lettersPAL

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