NYT Crossword June 25 2026 Answers

All 76 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.

Constructed by Tarun KrishnamurthyEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASome terminals6 lettersSee answer ›7AGamer's state of invincibility enabled by a cheat code7 lettersSee answer ›14AListens to, as a radio station7 lettersSee answer ›16AAchieves success for the first time7 lettersSee answer ›17A*They may result in people wrongly being sent to jail7 lettersSee answer ›18A*Bonny young girl7 lettersSee answer ›19ASpanner of 11 time zones4 lettersSee answer ›20AKlondike territory5 lettersSee answer ›22ACopacabana locale3 lettersSee answer ›23A*Exercise experts8 lettersSee answer ›26ABit of improv4 lettersSee answer ›28AOne end of a playground "telephone"6 lettersSee answer ›30AWish for a romantic pairing between, in modern lingo4 lettersSee answer ›33A"Thor: Ragnarok" actress Thompson5 lettersSee answer ›35A*Advocate of women's equality8 lettersSee answer ›38ATower in the water3 lettersSee answer ›39AHi-fi spinners3 lettersSee answer ›41AEwe said it!3 lettersSee answer ›42ASchool org.3 lettersSee answer ›43A*"Let's pick up the pace!"8 lettersSee answer ›46APreschooler's wheels5 lettersSee answer ›48ATrivia contest venues4 lettersSee answer ›49ARestaurant icon McDonald6 lettersSee answer ›51ABreakfast that may be prepared overnight4 lettersSee answer ›54A*Some online courses8 lettersSee answer ›58A"The Matrix" character3 lettersSee answer ›60AN.C.A.A. basketball powerhouse, informally5 lettersSee answer ›62ACantina freebie4 lettersSee answer ›63AWith 65-Across, market no-no … or a hint to entering the answers to the starred clues7 lettersSee answer ›65ASee 63-Across7 lettersSee answer ›68ASimply taboo7 lettersSee answer ›69AMelted adhesive7 lettersSee answer ›70ACategorizes7 lettersSee answer ›71ARemoves a curse?6 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DUp5 lettersSee answer ›2DFront-line hero during the 2020 pandemic5 lettersSee answer ›3D"We're live!" studio sign5 lettersSee answer ›4DGoes7 lettersSee answer ›5DSpanish pronoun3 lettersSee answer ›6DThe Science Kid, in children's television3 lettersSee answer ›7DGet an eyeful4 lettersSee answer ›8DSome McFlurry ingredients5 lettersSee answer ›9DKnocked back a few5 lettersSee answer ›10DBad start?3 lettersSee answer ›11DAnalyze excessively9 lettersSee answer ›12DSlicer's place4 lettersSee answer ›13DExxonMobil brand4 lettersSee answer ›15D"Bye Bye Bye" boy band5 lettersSee answer ›21DFalcons' grp.4 lettersSee answer ›24DCongressional divide5 lettersSee answer ›25DLike purchases made while playing freemium games5 lettersSee answer ›27DDistinctive doctrine3 lettersSee answer ›29DPoint of writing3 lettersSee answer ›31D"So that's how it is"4 lettersSee answer ›32DOrganizer of an after-school event, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›33DYou might go on tiptoe in this4 lettersSee answer ›34DConsequences of compliments9 lettersSee answer ›36DSharansky who wrote the memoir "Fear No Evil"5 lettersSee answer ›37DCountry rocker Steve with the album "Exit 0"5 lettersSee answer ›38DMedicinal amt.3 lettersSee answer ›40DPaul McCartney, for one3 lettersSee answer ›44DOrg. that hires cryptanalysts3 lettersSee answer ›45DMinor municipality4 lettersSee answer ›47DConventioneer's passport7 lettersSee answer ›50DFirst grade of high school, typically5 lettersSee answer ›52DOld royal house5 lettersSee answer ›53DLilac, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›55DTwinkle-toed5 lettersSee answer ›56DPreceding time5 lettersSee answer ›57DSolomonic figures5 lettersSee answer ›58D1492 caravel4 lettersSee answer ›59DGrandson of Eve4 lettersSee answer ›61DGet a lode of these!4 lettersSee answer ›64DWords sealed with a kiss3 lettersSee answer ›66D___ blind3 lettersSee answer ›67DW.N.B.A.'s Dream, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›
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