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NYT Crossword — June 7, 2026

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 140 revealed

1R

2I

3G

4I

5D

6P

7H

8O

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A

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97R

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K

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D

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102S

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117S

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120D

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Across

63 clues

6___ Waller-Bridge, star and creator of TV's "Fleabag"

18Loves to pieces

21Drink following a shot

22With 23- and 24-Across, airport announcement / Requirement to practice, perhaps

23See 22-Across

24See 22-Across

25Breakthrough cry

26North African fortress, in one spelling

28America's largest labor union, familiarly

30With 32- and 35-Across, "Now, here's the thing …" / Some board game surfaces

32See 30-Across

35See 30-Across

39Long instrumental piece

41Former alliance of France, Italy, Japan, the U.S., the U.K. and West Germany

43Slugger's tally

45Letters aptly missing from _ _ _ightl_

47Website for finding professional services

48With 50- and 54-Across, serious props / Had an evening meal

50See 48-Across

54See 48-Across

55Free of bumps

57"Not exactly …"

58Philippe's head

59Bit of "Great British Baking Show" fare

60Some animation files

61Eighth Avenue express line in N.Y.C.

64Did some housekeeping

66Amount that "ain't bad," so to speak … or what to make with six sets of answers in this puzzle?

70Creative evaluation of a sort

75Manufacturer's gross product?

80Bevy : quails :: mob : ___

85Feature of an intersection that forces a turn

87With 88- and 91-Across, syntax-reversing rhetorical device / Small, peelable citrus fruits

88See 87-Across

91See 87-Across

92Taylor Swift's ___ Tour

93Out of the ordinary

94Resident of the so-called "Nation of Poets"

96Early Google algorithm for determining the importance of websites

100Performs a simple operation

103"Why you little …!"

105With 106- and 108-Across, "No need to hurry" / Like some security measures

106See 105-Across

108See 105-Across

110Enter hurriedly

112Chest beaters?

114Business address abbr.

115With 118- and 121-Across, didn't quite fit in, say / Not as frequently

118See 115-Across

121See 115-Across

123Upper-crusters

124What wristwatch straps are designed to accommodate

125Homes characterized by half-timbered walls

126Fine, if not great

128Not in vogue

Down

77 clues

1Pieces of Indian music

2Tubers from the Gem State

3Laid eyes on but good

4Country whose flag is known as "An Trídhathach" ("The Tricolor"): Abbr.

6Type of Thai red curry

9Class for immigrants, in brief

10Tries to rile, as on social media

11Leave one's mark, say

12Scratch-and-sniff samples

13"How interesting!"

14Classic film said to be the most quotable movie of all time

15The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf.

16Sonnet adverb … or suffix?

17Green Day drummer ___ Cool

19Soda brand named for a volcano

27Facts and figures

29Suffix with Brooklyn

31Phrases preceding lyrics

33Basic school subj.

34Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents

36Musician who said "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination"

37The eldest Levy of "Schitt's Creek"

38Like many cathedrals

40Help in a pinch?

42Ural demurral

44Vice president Agnew

46This is the way: Abbr.

48Seasoning that imparts umami flavor, for short

49"___ dreaming?"

51Red-haired hunter in Genesis

52Record of money owed

54Response of comprehension

62Object of spiritual significance

63Award opportunity, in brief

65Out of fear that

66Thomas Hardy's titular Miss Durbeyfield

67Swinger's warning

69Underworld boss?

70Confirm, as a friend request

72First responder's first response

73Initially offered lesser charge

75Union victory site of 1862

76The Declaration of Independence and the like

77Expose, in verse

78Some microwaves, in brief

822028 Summer Olympics host

86Third-most-common suffix in country names, after -ia and -land

89Journalist's opening line

90Polite refusal

95Thoroughfare through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown

97Sandwich with sauerkraut

98Pass before a basket, e.g.

99Of an unspecified position in a sequence

101National flower of Mexico

102One of the Seven Dwarfs

104Dessert, to Brits

107Subdue by stunning

109Needing kneading, perhaps

111Leaning type: Abbr.

113Counterpart to nuts

115Brought together

116Kölsch or saison

117[Not my misspelling!]

119The banned ingredient Red No. 3, e.g.

120Big retail inits. in footwear

122Org. banning 119-Down

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Stats & info

Sunday, Jun 7, 2026

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

78/363

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 7, 2026

DaySunday

ThemeSplit Seconds

ConstructorAdam Wagner and Simeon Seigel

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split63 across · 77 down

Longest entries

66AAmount that "ain't bad," so to speak … or what to make with six sets of answers in this puzzle?13 ltrs 3DLaid eyes on but good10 ltrs 14DClassic film said to be the most quotable movie of all time10 ltrs 73DInitially offered lesser charge10 ltrs 76DThe Declaration of Independence and the like10 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 78 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.