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NYT Crossword — June 4, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 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

1In "The Tempest," when Miranda says "O brave new world, That has such people in't!"

5Middlemen in illicit transactions

11Last over the line, say

14Sushi wrapper

15Waikiki welcomes

16Indigenous people of the Great Basin

17Forbidden idol

19"American ___"

20Neighborhood watering hole

21Subj. for one aspiring to become bilingual

22Particularly fine examples

23Tolkien's Treebeard, for one

26Shamash holder

28Really rips into

31Become enamored with

34Bob who narrated "How I Met Your Mother"

35Historic Bulgarian ruler

38Faux flattery

40Bob who hosted PBS's "The Joy of Painting"

41Broad-shouldered Titan

45Italian liquor distilled from winemaking leftovers

47Downward dog and others

50Exactly as desired

53Discouraging words

55They come in black, Belgian and double varieties

56Path to spiritual harmony

60Lillehammer's land: Abbr.

61Large retail establishment … and a hint to four squares in this puzzle

63Part of the conjugation of "être"

64Candy heart phrase

65Where "the man gave names to all … the birds in the sky and all the wild animals"

67Containers in orchards

Down

35 clues

1It's a matter of degrees

2Beer brand with the slogan "La Playa Awaits"

3Political leaflets

4"The Four Seasons" composer

5Altered excerpts of a film posted to social media, say

6Sons of ___, exemplars of biblical wickedness

7Site of an 1899-1909 gold rush

9Bald youngster?

10Montreal-to-Boston dir.

11Freudian censor

12Conservative guesses

13Links openings?

18Imported beverage brand

22Pint-size racers

27"It Ain't Hard to Tell" rapper

29Six-winged angels

30Like the appearance of armadillos and anacondas

33Many a character on "The Pitt," informally

35"Just Do It" and "Think Different"

36Fashion photographer's direction

37Not prix fixe

39Movie theaters with many screens

42Fancy hotel amenity

44Nursery purchases

46More pretentious

48Disguise, in a way

54Tube placed during angioplasty

57Article that might be prewritten, informally

61Airer of "The Graham Norton Show"

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jun 4, 2026

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 4, 2026

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJoe Deeney

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 35 down

Longest entries

12DConservative guesses12 ltrs 17AForbidden idol11 ltrs 61ALarge retail establishment … and a hint to four squares in this puzzle11 ltrs 36DFashion photographer's direction11 ltrs 50AExactly as desired10 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.