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NYT Crossword — June 16, 2026

Tuesday’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

37 clues

1Bluffer's giveaway

5Dessert that wiggles

10Obsessive captain of fiction

14"___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio"

15Like a loud crowd

16Trio minus one

17Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars

19Martial art with shoulder throws

21Bottom of a long column, say

25Think pieces, for short

32Ancient Brit for whom a language was named

34Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo

35It scratches the itch

36Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?

39Party with glowsticks

41The Beatles' "Back in the ___"

42Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs"

44Test for a future Ph.D.

45Monsieur, in Madrid

47Maple tree harvest

50Where the rubber meets the road

53"That's my next move"

57Open some bubbly with a bang

59"Logan" actor Jackman

60"The Price Is Right" unveiling

61Cleveland's lake

62Be a good dog, say

63Half-goat follower of Dionysus

Down

39 clues

1Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.

3Momentary slip

4Exam for a future J.D.

5Very muscular, in slang

6Dropped the ball

7"Facilities," in Britain

8Place for the highest-scoring golfer

10College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?

11Really booked it

12Charitable contributions, collectively

18Fingers-in-ears syllables

22Word with tank or tip

26Less sweet, as a wine

27"House" actress Ward

28Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared

29Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly

30Casino calculations

31Rendezvoused with

32Blinding light

34Put down gently

36Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters

37Org. with Bulls and Bucks

38Obstacle to overcome

43"The Chronic" rapper, informally

44Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota

46Fancy-schmancy

48Light-filled lobbies

49Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas

51Plates to share, informally

52Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish

54Crushed, as a test

55Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___

56Center of activity

58Part of a speedway or the stomach

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 16, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorBrad Lively

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

36AHemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?15 ltrs 17APontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars10 ltrs 57AOpen some bubbly with a bang10 ltrs 10DCollege-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?10 ltrs 28DLike an image just begging to be captioned and shared10 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.