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NYT Crossword — June 17, 2026

Wednesday’s 16 × 15 puzzle, 83 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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2I
3S
4C
5A
6S
7T
8M
9S
10N
11C
12U
13S
14S
15E
N
C
A
N
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16G
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17F
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F
S
18S
T
A
R
D
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M
19S
H
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C
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N
20C
O
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23A
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30L
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36C
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45S
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47B
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49D
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53M
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56O
57W
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58R
59D
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61N
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64I
65C
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67A
68L
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Across

35 clues
1Like Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, some say
8App brought back by Microsoft in 2024
11Swear
15Disney film set in a fictional Colombian village
16BEFORE (Deck 1): Slackers
18Celebrity
19Fast-paced scam, such as the shell game
20BEFORE (Deck 2): PlayStation and Switch
22Laterite, for example
23Folkie DiFranco
24Chills
26"___ Recall" (1990 sci-fi film)
31Jay who hosted the 2020s revival of "You Bet Your Life"
33Wild European rabbit in Australia, e.g.
36Beer buy
37Join tightly
41BEFORE (Deck 3): Quarry
43Casino maneuvers carried out three times in this puzzle?
46AFTER (Deck 3): Crucial moment in a tennis match
47Osso ___ (veal dish)
48"The Emperor's New Groove" setting
49Blond, but not really
51Many a discovery in the Valley of the Kings
55Visit by plane
57___ With Friends
61Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
62Telepathy, e.g.
65AFTER (Deck 2): Noted quality of the Fonz
67Geraldo Rivera uncovered his "vaults" on live TV
72"___ the Day" (Thomas Pynchon's longest novel)
73AFTER (Deck 1): Slackers
74Was up the river
75Awards achievement reached in 2026 by Steven Spielberg
76Outdo
77Rival of a Raven

Down

48 clues
1Paul who played William Shakespeare in "Hamnet"
2Vocalize
3Digitize, as a document
4"Just What I Needed" band, with "the"
5Disney+ series whose name sounds like a compound conjunction
6Got via the "five-finger discount"
7"The Complete Works of …" books, say
8Booker T.'s backing band
9Neighborhood mentioned in "Werewolves of London"
10Former queen of Jordan
11Portable bed
12Mixed martial arts org.
13Bay Area airport code
14ID thief's target: Abbr.
17Instrument ridge
21Valvoline rival
25Gathering, informally
27Cat that's spotted in South America
28It's on a roll
29Sale caveat
30Permitted to
32Repelled
34Scrapbook keepsake
35Popcorn ___ (fried vegan treat)
38Subject of a declassified Pentagon document, in brief
39Averted a tag, maybe
40Start of a counting-out rhyme
42Lions and Bears are in it, in brief
43Stagger
44"Hey, doing my best"
45Goulash, e.g.
46UV blockage fig.
50Medical moniker
52Final score of at least 10% of professional soccer matches
53"Glad I'm back?"
54Thanksgiving kitchen tool
56Research for a political hit, slangily
58Map lines
59Give minimum effort
60British glam rock band of the 1970s
63Lenient
64411
66TV's Nick at ___
67Gray, say
68Record
69Bill's partner
70Back at sea
71"Ability" that's hard to believe, for short

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026
16×15
Grid size
83
Total entries
42/198
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
14 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJun 17, 2026
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorJonathan Raksin
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split35 across · 48 down
Longest entries
43ACasino maneuvers carried out three times in this puzzle?14 ltrs16ABEFORE (Deck 1): Slackers8 ltrs19AFast-paced scam, such as the shell game8 ltrs20ABEFORE (Deck 2): PlayStation and Switch8 ltrs41ABEFORE (Deck 3): Quarry8 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 42 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.