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NYT Crossword — June 15, 2026

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

5Canine command

10"That was a close one!"

14Cash crop of northern Brazil

15Speaker stands

16Was a passenger

17Device that helps you make a point in class?

22Make up for past transgressions

25Indy 500 competitors

27Toy likely to be found at a pop-up store?

31Surrounding glows

32"Where the heart is"

33"No more details, plz"

36GPS suggestion: Abbr.

37Sites with remains of mammoths

42Come up short money-wise

44Red vegetable

45Former boxer Ali who voiced herself in a "Scooby Doo" series

47Revolutionary kitchen gadget?

50Did some engraving

52Semihard cheese of North Holland

53Hello in Honolulu

54Boarding pass info

56It literally takes ages

59Response to a series of complaints … that also jokingly applies to 17-, 27- and 47-Across

64"You get what you give" principle

65End of a fishing line

66Loch ___ monster

67Boxing or bowling

68Hurdle for prospective attys.

Down

41 clues

1Trips around the track

2Drink that might cause brain freeze

3Certain group of hip-hop performers

4[Not my mistake]

5White blood cell producer said to be shaped like a coffee bean

6Fire truck attachment

7Condition that may be treated with meds like Concerta

8Soul from Seoul

9Floppy part of a beagle

10False reason given for doing something

11On the ___ system

12Natural paradises

13"___ not worthy!" ("Wayne's World" quote)

18Not take "no" for an answer

19Fashion designer Rabanne

24Letters before an alias

25Transfers, as funds

26Help in crime

27Site that might contain saved cookies?

28Honda or Hyundai

29Series of messages on social media

34Navigational aids for website users

38Up to the task

39Petite burger

41Rowing implement

46Actress de Armas

48White whale chaser of literature

49Companion that might fall asleep on your keyboard

50Run off to get hitched

53The "A" of P.T.A.: Abbr.

55Soft, warm, tingly feeling, in brief

57Gumbo ingredient

58Russian refusal

61High-five alternative

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Stats & info

Monday, Jun 15, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 15, 2026

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorEric Rollfing

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

17ADevice that helps you make a point in class?15 ltrs 59AResponse to a series of complaints … that also jokingly applies to 17-, 27- and 47-Across15 ltrs 27AToy likely to be found at a pop-up store?12 ltrs 47ARevolutionary kitchen gadget?12 ltrs 3DCertain group of hip-hop performers9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.