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NYT Crossword — June 2, 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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20I

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67R

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Across

35 clues

1Capital located on a fjord

5Battling militarily

10State with the highest Mormon population

17"You missed your chance!"

19Silver weapon brandished by one hoping for gold

21"It's legit!"

24One with special access, in brief

25Gets a pooch to attack

33One who might call you out if you get home late?

36Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"

37"My apologies!"

38Part of a house or a mouth

40Obstetrician's specialty

42Part of a shoe or many a bra

43Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"

45Dance for flexible people

47It might say "Home Sweet Home"

48Picked at one's food, in an avian metaphor

51Baton Rouge sch.

52Wash with a glycol spray, as an airplane wing

56With 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across

60Marsupial whose name sometimes omits its first letter

62Tony ___, former Cowboys QB

63See 56-Across

65All over again

66"No bid from me"

67Bad forecast for a parade

68Ivy in Philadelphia, familiarly

69Letter-shaped groove for a fastener

70Barely made, with "out"

Down

41 clues

1Kind of nerve that connects to the eye

2Manner in which sports replays are shown, familiarly

4Babies that are supposed to be up all night?

5Five things in each of Shakespeare's plays

6"My country, ’tis of ___ …"

7Was victorious

9Fixed, as a tapestry or a tatami

10Original name of a popular shared-ride service

11Word after video or Scotch

12About 8,100 square feet, for a baseball infield

13What helps you get a leg up?

18Eroticist Nin

22Purges, with "of"

26Baseball Hall-of-Famer ___ Ripken

27Rock that's fracked to release oil

28Bone in the lower leg

29Fusion weapon, familiarly

30Weight unit at British markets

31Sea sight in black and white

32The decline of Russia?

33Lead-in to Major or Minor in the night sky

34What a drawbridge might cross

35Word with vault or position

41One of four generated by a grand slam, for short

44Kind of soup often served with sushi

46Surgeon, informally

49Emirate that was the site of Operation Desert Storm

53Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"

54One who's "adorbs"

55Revise, as text

56Prepare for gifting

58Finding a penny with the tails side up is said to be a bad one

59Actor/rapper Omar

60"In that neighborhood"

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 2, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRich Katz

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

25AGets a pooch to attack12 ltrs 48APicked at one's food, in an avian metaphor12 ltrs 17A"You missed your chance!"10 ltrs 63ASee 56-Across10 ltrs 10DOriginal name of a popular shared-ride service8 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.