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NYT Crossword June 26 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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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1AHectic time for JFK4 lettersSee answer ›5ABar of note?4 lettersSee answer ›9ATexter's "Hang on a sec"3 lettersSee answer ›12ATightfisted sort5 lettersSee answer ›14ATook an Uber, say4 lettersSee answer ›15ATop banana4 lettersSee answer ›16ABiggest restaurant size that nevertheless is often topped?15 lettersSee answer ›19ALogic gate that is only on when neither input is3 lettersSee answer ›20ALike many films in teaser trailers11 lettersSee answer ›21ASpanish "both"6 lettersSee answer ›23ATop banana, for short3 lettersSee answer ›24AOcean-mapping instruments6 lettersSee answer ›25AUpper limit that cannot be exceeded7 lettersSee answer ›29ATorment5 lettersSee answer ›30ASymbol in the Kentucky Derby logo4 lettersSee answer ›31AJazz singer Anita4 lettersSee answer ›33AHolders of nets4 lettersSee answer ›34ASchlepped5 lettersSee answer ›35ASCOTUS head count4 lettersSee answer ›36A"Got it"4 lettersSee answer ›37AThose for4 lettersSee answer ›38ASing like Sinatra5 lettersSee answer ›39AMickey Mouse7 lettersSee answer ›41AJewelry fasteners6 lettersSee answer ›42A___ will3 lettersSee answer ›43ASlangy response to a knock at the door6 lettersSee answer ›44AOnetime rap group whose initials spell out a synonym for "Jump Around," appropriately11 lettersSee answer ›49AUnresponsive, maybe, for short3 lettersSee answer ›51ACurrent affairs?15 lettersSee answer ›53APolite request4 lettersSee answer ›54APublic transport option4 lettersSee answer ›55APopular toys, in a plural form officially discouraged by their maker5 lettersSee answer ›56A___ admin (I.T. role)3 lettersSee answer ›57A"Look, here's the deal …"4 lettersSee answer ›58ARefuses to4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DGroup of mutants4 lettersSee answer ›2DExpert on cosmos?10 lettersSee answer ›3DExpert on the cosmos10 lettersSee answer ›4D"To be," in Tijuana3 lettersSee answer ›5DGoals for those in a rush, informally5 lettersSee answer ›6DGolf great McIlroy4 lettersSee answer ›7DUnlikely scenarios, in techspeak9 lettersSee answer ›8DVacillated8 lettersSee answer ›9D[WRONG!]4 lettersSee answer ›10DLevel4 lettersSee answer ›11DTwo-pronged fastener4 lettersSee answer ›13DWas used up6 lettersSee answer ›15DStan's workplace on "American Dad!," for short3 lettersSee answer ›17DPlaces to go in the U.K.4 lettersSee answer ›18DSpur4 lettersSee answer ›22DThird-generation Japanese American6 lettersSee answer ›24DDraped garment4 lettersSee answer ›25DResting place5 lettersSee answer ›26DPulitzer-winning poet Aiken6 lettersSee answer ›27D"Later, dude!"10 lettersSee answer ›28DPrison design that allows one guard to keep watch on all the inmates10 lettersSee answer ›30DChess tactic in which the king and queen are attacked simultaneously by a single piece9 lettersSee answer ›32DItches4 lettersSee answer ›34DPersonalize for8 lettersSee answer ›38DLike offspring in a strictly asexual lineage6 lettersSee answer ›40D___ Nam4 lettersSee answer ›41DLikely contact point of an uppercut4 lettersSee answer ›43DSelf-driving car company started by Google5 lettersSee answer ›44DCloses (in)4 lettersSee answer ›45DBig name in skin care4 lettersSee answer ›46DSome missed-exit maneuvers, informally4 lettersSee answer ›47DPoli-___ (certain college major, for short)3 lettersSee answer ›48DSmartphone predecessors, for short4 lettersSee answer ›50DSecond: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›52DCopy cats?3 lettersSee answer ›
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