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NYT Crossword — June 20, 2026

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 72 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 72 revealed

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4A

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6S

7O

8D

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18A

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20S

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25M

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27O

28K

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29V

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50A

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54I

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55D

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56H

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57G

58O

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59R

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60S

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61A

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Across

37 clues

1Dad's pop, perhaps

10Attempt, informally

15One might be used to launch promotional materials

16It's often set on the stove while cooking

17That's not the whole story!

18Fancy and then some

19Like the eyes of an American coot

20Be prepared to take a weight off someone's shoulders?

21___ Howard, activist known as the "Mother of Pride"

22Said who's who or what's what?

24Allies often share one

26Turnovers, but not crumpets

27"Be my guest" and "Go right ahead"

29Fixture at a chocolate factory

30Rate of passage

31With 28-Down, set hanging by a door

34Soprano Fleming

36Call for a pass?

37"I've done better"

41Resonates beautifully

42What might lead to a pile of dirty laundry

43___ Ewbank, Hall-of-Fame football coach

45I

46Margaret featured in "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution"

48State-sponsored "wealth redistribution" scheme

50Support of a sort

54"I'm not sure what to make of that"

56Helen with the podcast "Go Fact Yourself"

58Natural resource seen in arboretums?

59Blushing matter

60Creature whose appendages allow it to camouflage in masses of kelp

62N.B.A. analyst Burke

63"That's what they say, anyway"

64Smooth and shiny

65Celebratory opening

Down

35 clues

1Destination for a day trip from Sorrento

3Break the bank, say?

4What one might put on to impress others

5Plans, with "out"

6Website with a "Submit a Rumor" tab

7Bulb that becomes translucent when heated

8"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid"

10Big name in lights

11Like Belmont's Big Sandy, among Triple Crown racetracks

12"Nice try, wise guy"

13Jokey warning before diving into a niche topic

14One of a noted quintet

21Small storage units

23Stories of college students?

25Things that lions and zebras have in common

28See 31-Across

31Fair weather followers

32Saw getting turned on, say

33Chillaxing, more formally

34Man's name whose first four letters spell a word describing its last letter

35Score with some acid

39"Get outta here!"

46Some vacation rentals

49Moment of high spirits?

52Rijeka native

53___ Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS's "Finding Your Roots"

55Anchor position

57Shakehand or penhold, in table tennis

60___ de Mayo (symbol on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay)

61Sound made when something snaps into place?

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Stats & info

Saturday, Jun 20, 2026

15×15

Grid size

72

Total entries

28/197

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 20, 2026

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorKatie Hoody

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 35 down

Longest entries

37A"I've done better"15 ltrs 8D"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid"15 ltrs 1ADad's pop, perhaps9 ltrs 15AOne might be used to launch promotional materials9 ltrs 17AThat's not the whole story!9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.