NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 17, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues83
Across35
Down48
ConstructorJonathan Raksin
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Like Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, some say (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMISCAST→
8A
App brought back by Microsoft in 2024 (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMSN→
15A
Disney film set in a fictional Colombian village (7)
Starts with E, ends with OENCANTO→
16A
BEFORE (Deck 1): Slackers (8)
Starts with G, ends with SGOOFOFFS→
18A
Celebrity (7)
Starts with S, ends with MSTARDOM→
19A
Fast-paced scam, such as the shell game (8)
Starts with S, ends with NSHORTCON→
20A
BEFORE (Deck 2): PlayStation and Switch (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCONSOLES→
22A
Laterite, for example (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
23A
Folkie DiFranco (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
24A
Chills (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTS→
26A
"___ Recall" (1990 sci-fi film) (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTOTAL→
31A
Jay who hosted the 2020s revival of "You Bet Your Life" (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLENO→
33A
Wild European rabbit in Australia, e.g. (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
36A
Beer buy (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECASE→
37A
Join tightly (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFUSE→
41A
BEFORE (Deck 3): Quarry (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSTONEPIT→
43A
Casino maneuvers carried out three times in this puzzle? (14)
Starts with R, ends with SRIFFLESHUFFLES→
46A
AFTER (Deck 3): Crucial moment in a tennis match (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSETPOINT→
47A
Osso ___ (veal dish) (4)
Starts with B, ends with OBUCO→
48A
"The Emperor's New Groove" setting (4)
Starts with P, ends with UPERU→
49A
Blond, but not really (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDYED→
51A
Many a discovery in the Valley of the Kings (4)
Starts with T, ends with BTOMB→
55A
Visit by plane (5)
Starts with F, ends with OFLYTO→
57A
___ With Friends (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWORDS→
61A
Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANIA→
62A
Telepathy, e.g. (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPSI→
65A
AFTER (Deck 2): Noted quality of the Fonz (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOLNESS→
67A
Geraldo Rivera uncovered his "vaults" on live TV (8)
Starts with A, ends with EALCAPONE→
72A
"___ the Day" (Thomas Pynchon's longest novel) (7)
Starts with A, ends with TAGAINST→
73A
AFTER (Deck 1): Slackers (8)
Starts with G, ends with SGOOFOFFS→
74A
Was up the river (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDIDTIME→
75A
Awards achievement reached in 2026 by Steven Spielberg (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
77A
Rival of a Raven (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSTEELER→
Down
1D
Paul who played William Shakespeare in "Hamnet" (6)
Starts with M, ends with LMESCAL→
2D
Vocalize (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINTONE→
3D
Digitize, as a document (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSCANIN→
4D
"Just What I Needed" band, with "the" (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCARS→
5D
Disney+ series whose name sounds like a compound conjunction (5)
Starts with A, ends with RANDOR→
6D
Got via the "five-finger discount" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOLE→
7D
"The Complete Works of …" books, say (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOMES→
8D
Booker T.'s backing band (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMGS→
9D
Neighborhood mentioned in "Werewolves of London" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOHO→
10D
Former queen of Jordan (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOOR→
11D
Portable bed (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCOT→
12D
Mixed martial arts org. (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUFC→
13D
Bay Area airport code (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSFO→
14D
ID thief's target: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
17D
Instrument ridge (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFRET→
21D
Valvoline rival (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
25D
Gathering, informally (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSESH→
27D
Cat that's spotted in South America (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOCELOT→
28D
It's on a roll (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAPE→
29D
Sale caveat (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
30D
Permitted to (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
32D
Repelled (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOFFPUT→
34D
Scrapbook keepsake (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
35D
Popcorn ___ (fried vegan treat) (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
38D
Subject of a declassified Pentagon document, in brief (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUFO→
39D
Averted a tag, maybe (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLID→
40D
Start of a counting-out rhyme (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEENY→
42D
Lions and Bears are in it, in brief (3)
Starts with N, ends with CNFC→
43D
Stagger (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREEL→
44D
"Hey, doing my best" (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITRY→
45D
Goulash, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
46D
UV blockage fig. (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
50D
Medical moniker (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
52D
Final score of at least 10% of professional soccer matches (6)
Starts with O, ends with LONENIL→
53D
"Glad I'm back?" (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMISSME→
54D
Thanksgiving kitchen tool (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBASTER→
56D
Research for a political hit, slangily (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOPPO→
58D
Map lines (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROADS→
59D
Give minimum effort (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDOGIT→
60D
British glam rock band of the 1970s (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESLADE→
63D
Lenient (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOFT→
66D
TV's Nick at ___ (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENITE→
67D
Gray, say (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
68D
Record (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLOG→
69D
Bill's partner (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCOO→
70D
Back at sea (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAFT→
71D
"Ability" that's hard to believe, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 17, 2026?+
83 clues: 35 Across and 48 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jonathan Raksin and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Like Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, some say (MISCAST); App brought back by Microsoft in 2024 (MSN); Swear (CUSS).
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