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NYT Crossword — June 1, 2026

Monday’s 14 × 15 puzzle, 71 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 71 revealed
1J
2A
3M
4D
5A
6S
7A
8N
9I
10Q
11U
12O
13A
G
O
14A
P
E
X
A
M
15U
R
L
16G
E
M
17D
E
T
E
S
T
18E
N
D
19J
20A
B
S
21T
H
22E
E
23S
24T
E
N
O
25E
R
R
26O
27R
28G
R
A
N
D
29S
30C
R
E
E
P
Y
31T
I
N
32S
E
33T
34T
L
E
35Y
E
E
36S
O
S
37A
38A
U
R
A
39H
E
N
S
40D
41Y
S
T
O
P
42I
A
43C
44A
M
E
O
U
T
O
N
T
45O
46P
47M
O
T
O
W
N
48M
U
S
C
A
49T
50E
L
O
N
51P
52O
53P
E
54T
U
N
E
55M
A
N
I
56A
B
U
T
57A
L
A
N
58O
D
E
S
59S
O
M
E
60N
A
M
E
61S
A
S
H
62S
E
A
R
63D
R
A
T

Across

37 clues
1Fruit preserves
4Bottled water brand
10Status ___
13"Long, long ___ ..."
14High school assessment scored from 1 to 5
15Address starting "http"
16Pearl or peridot
17Despise
18Conclusion
19Quick punches
21"You," archaically
23One taking office dictation
25Blunder
28Concert pianos
30Like haunted houses and lifelike dolls
31Sardine container
32Accede to an agreement without getting everything one wants
35"___-haw!"
36Dominican slugger Sammy
38Coolness, in Gen Alpha slang
39Roosters' mates
40Nightmare scenario
43Emerged victorious … or what this puzzle's constructor did, as indicated by the shaded squares
47Smokey Robinson's record label
48Capital of Oman
50North Carolina university
51Leo XIV, for one
54Jingle or ditty
55Filing job, for short?
56Touch
57___ Menken, composer of "Little Shop of Horrors"
58Poems of praise
59More than a few, but less than a lot
60A village in Wales has one with 58 letters — the world's longest
61It might read "Miss Universe"
62Burn the surface of
63"Curses!"

Down

34 clues
1Spree
2What the number of candles on a birthday cake signifies
3High-waisted fashion trend of the 1990s
4Physiques that aren't quite perfect
5Copies
6Actor's workplace
7Cut out
8Thomas ___, early political cartoonist and critic of Boss Tweed
9"Sign me up!"
10Reality show starring the "Fab Five"
11Big coffee holder
12Dated
20Newswoman Curry
22Before, to Shakespeare
23Certain members of a police dept.
24Musical threesome
26Go on before the main show, say
27Liquors that go in Manhattans
29Superfan's ticket purchase
30It measures audience feedback
33Ballerina's skirt
34Gait faster than a walk
37Give a tut-tut, e.g.
39Place to hang a fedora
41Classic archery wood
42Shiba ___ (Japanese hunting dog)
43Piña ___
44Makes up (for)
45Sight-related
46Southernmost country in Central America
47Short office messages
49Core belief
52Thin woodwind
53Pouncing predator

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Stats & info

Monday, Jun 1, 2026
14×15
Grid size
71
Total entries
40/170
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
12 ltrs
Longest entry
Easiest
Monday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJun 1, 2026
DayMonday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorKenneth Cortes
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 34 down
Longest entries
43AEmerged victorious … or what this puzzle's constructor did, as indicated by the shaded squares12 ltrs29DSuperfan's ticket purchase10 ltrs30DIt measures audience feedback10 ltrs40ANightmare scenario8 ltrs3DHigh-waisted fashion trend of the 1990s8 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.