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NYT Crossword — June 23, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

39 clues

1Swiss currency

6Kind of clef used for the viola

10Command to Rover

14Word after lucky or little

15Reserve in advance

16Only PG-rated in terms of sexual content, say

17Menzel with a Tony for "Wicked"

18___ fresca (Latin American refreshment)

19Neural signal conductor

20One might involve a false account

22Judgmental sounds

24Grp. that adjusts oil production

26$100 bills, slangily

34Casual greeting

35The Rev. Leonard Clement, in an Agatha Christie novel

36Hide ___ hair

37Emotional state

39Target of Glade or Febreze

40Tidy updo, say

41Deices, as a road

43Notable features of the Charleston, S.C., skyline

45Like some roofs

46Eye irritation

47Some small batteries

48Member of an ancient Peruvian empire

50Doesn't lie, exactly … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters

57Babe in a stable

58Nondairy spread

59"Blue" locale in a 1977 Linda Ronstadt classic

61Sit (down) heavily

62Montréal traffic sign

63Peak in Greek myth

64Huff and puff

65"Geez-o-Pete!"

Down

39 clues

1Bank-protecting agcy.

4Number of digits in a Social Security number

5Transparent quality

7Apple's apple, for one

8College campus offering

9"All right! Enough already!"

10New York's ___ Island

11One might involve false accounts

21Yearbook div.

26Detangles, in a way

29It took more than 70 yrs. to complete its first edition

30They may be raised in defiance

31Follower of the Gospels?

32Most dangerous animal in Maine, it's said

35Word of farewell in old Rome

38Comet discovered in 1995

41Secretly watch, with "on"

42Region of Oakland and Alameda

44Plus other things, in Latin

45Rip-roaring good time

47Take in a stray, say

48"In that event …"

51Jazzy Fitzgerald

52Like the color of a safety vest, typically

53"Hyde and ___" (1955 Bugs Bunny short)

54Literary Jane

55Things stepped on by bad ballroom dancers

56The "R" of R.B.G.

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 23, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorKathy Bloomer

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 39 down

Longest entries

20AOne might involve a false account10 ltrs 50ADoesn't lie, exactly … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters10 ltrs 11DOne might involve false accounts10 ltrs 28DBad calls?10 ltrs 30AAlias8 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 4.8 letters per entry.