NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 22, 2026
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Clues78
Across36
Down42
ConstructorVictoria Fernandez Grande
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
The "S" of N.S.F.W. (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
5A
Invite to enter (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASKIN→
10A
Artist Salvador (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDALI→
14A
"___ Your Enthusiasm" (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCURB→
15A
Totally sus, say (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPHONY→
16A
Scholarly "same" (4)
Starts with I, ends with MIDEM→
17A
Wave of antigovernment protests in the early 2010s (10)
Starts with A, ends with GARABSPRING→
19A
Old name of Thailand (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSIAM→
20A
What's rolled out for yoga (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
21A
Pint in a pub, maybe (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
22A
Performance at Lincoln Center (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
23A
Heading back to where one lives (13)
Starts with H, ends with DHOMEWARDBOUND→
28A
Sitting on (4)
Starts with A, ends with PATOP→
30A
Shows signs of hunger (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDROOLS→
31A
Harsh, as a takedown (6)
Starts with B, ends with LBRUTAL→
34A
Hollywood workplace (8)
Starts with M, ends with TMOVIESET→
38A
Some undergrad degs. (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBAS→
39A
Low-tech cooler on a hot day (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFAN→
41A
Container at a beer blast (3)
Starts with K, ends with GKEG→
42A
"Wha-a-at?" (3)
Starts with H, ends with HHUH→
43A
"___ Got Talent" (8)
Starts with A, ends with SAMERICAS→
46A
Madame : France :: ___ : Spain (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASENORA→
48A
Playground denial (6)
Starts with A, ends with TARENOT→
50A
Golf club often numbered 3 to 9 (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
51A
Repository of seeds from all corners of the globe, informally (13)
Starts with D, ends with TDOOMSDAYVAULT→
56A
What volcanoes do (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
57A
Pie ___ mode (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
58A
What the light from a lighthouse may pierce (3)
Starts with F, ends with GFOG→
61A
Singer James (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
62A
Track-and-field event with a sandpit ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23- and 51-Across (10)
Starts with T, ends with PTRIPLEJUMP→
66A
"But ___ again ..." (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHEN→
67A
"Fingers crossed" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIHOPE→
68A
Area east of the Urals (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
70A
Light brown and dull, as hair (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMOUSY→
71A
Actions at the Bellagio or Encore (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBETS→
Down
1D
Hoodwink (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSCAM→
3D
Beer pong venue, maybe (9)
Starts with F, ends with EFRATHOUSE→
4D
Flow out (3)
Starts with E, ends with BEBB→
5D
Garden of Eden fruit (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLE→
6D
Brilliant at negotiating (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSHREWD→
7D
Ornamental fish in a pond (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
8D
Holiday ___ (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
9D
MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with N, ends with GNYG→
10D
Get rid (of) (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDISPOSE→
11D
"Goodbye, mes amis" (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
12D
"Live and ___" (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLEARN→
13D
What the "face with steam from nose" emoji suggests (5)
Starts with I, ends with DIMMAD→
18D
Piano player in "Casablanca" (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSAM→
22D
Compel (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOBLIGE→
24D
Pick, with "for" (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
25D
Elbow's place (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
26D
King's partner in castling (4)
Starts with R, ends with KROOK→
27D
Birds of peace (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOVES→
28D
Group whose "Gold: Greatest Hits" is the second-best-selling album in U.K. history (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
29D
Disneyland transport (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRAM→
32D
Unprecedented (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAFIRST→
33D
Fastened, as a corset or shoe (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLACED→
35D
Explosive personality trait (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESHORTFUSE→
36D
Continental money (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
37D
Greater ___ (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHAN→
40D
Grandma, affectionately (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
44D
Spreading unchecked (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRAMPANT→
45D
Miso bean (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSOY→
47D
Zero, in soccer (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
49D
The Roku Channel, Hulu and others (6)
Starts with T, ends with STVAPPS→
51D
Little specifics, in slang (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEETS→
52D
One dental specialty, informally (5)
Starts with O, ends with OORTHO→
53D
___ Banks (barrier islands of North Carolina) (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROUTER→
54D
Narrow backstreet (5)
Starts with A, ends with YALLEY→
55D
Abu Dhabi's land, for short (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUAE→
59D
Leave out (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
60D
Transcript figs. (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGPAS→
62D
___ Cook, longtime tech C.E.O. (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTIM→
63D
Letter before sigma (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
64D
Debtor's note (3)
Starts with I, ends with UIOU→
65D
Boxing punch (3)
Starts with J, ends with BJAB→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 22, 2026?+
78 clues: 36 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Victoria Fernandez Grande and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: The "S" of N.S.F.W. (SAFE); Invite to enter (ASKIN); Artist Salvador (DALI).
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