NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 29, 2026
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Clues76
Across33
Down43
ConstructorGinny Too and Rajeswari Rajamani
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Not true (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFALSE→
6A
N.Y.C. club that hosted Blondie and the Ramones (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCBGB→
10A
"Scram!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
14A
Clientele (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUSERS→
15A
BTS fandom (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARMY→
16A
Classic TV series with asterisks separating the letters of its name (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMASH→
17A
Screen addiction, e.g. (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDEVICEVICE→
19A
Canyon call back (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
20A
Word after B or D (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDAY→
21A
Length x width, for a rectangle (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
22A
What food is at dinner (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEATEN→
23A
Where boxers trade jabs (12)
Starts with S, ends with GSPARRINGRING→
26A
Cocktail with gin and lime juice (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGIMLET→
29A
Word before cheese or uncle (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
30A
Hedonistic sort (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROUE→
31A
Medium-spicy chili peppers (9)
Starts with J, ends with SJALAPENOS→
37A
Clever chap (15)
Starts with I, ends with TINTELLIGENTGENT→
40A
Driving slowly in the fast lane and "replying all" to a mass email, for two (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPETPEEVES→
41A
Vishnu avatar (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAMA→
42A
"Now ___ seen everything" (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIVE→
43A
Snail's tentacle or butterfly's antenna (6)
Starts with F, ends with RFEELER→
45A
Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Linus Pauling, Martin Luther King Jr. and so on (12)
Starts with N, ends with TNOBELISTLIST→
51A
Carne ___ (Mexican dish) (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASADA→
52A
Uncle's wife (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
53A
Long sandwich with cold cuts, maybe (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSUB→
56A
Bouquet holder (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVASE→
57A
"Meow, meow, meow!," e.g. (10)
Starts with F, ends with EFELINELINE→
60A
Similar (to) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
61A
Like a child in an amusement park (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
62A
"___, meenie, miney, mo" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEENIE→
63A
Young lady (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLASS→
64A
Author Morrison who is part of the 45-Across (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
65A
Puffs of perfume (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMISTS→
Down
1D
Elmer who hunts "wabbits" (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFUDD→
2D
On the ocean (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
3D
Impose, as a tax (4)
Starts with L, ends with YLEVY→
4D
___ Lanka (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
5D
Make a break from jail (6)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPE→
6D
Spelunker (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCAVER→
7D
Thorny patch (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBRIAR→
8D
Big inits. in pickup trucks and vans (3)
Starts with G, ends with CGMC→
9D
"Ta-ta!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBYE→
10D
Spread, as cream cheese (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSMEAR→
11D
Saguaros, e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICACTI→
13D
Underwear that's barely there (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTHONG→
18D
The "E" in Q.E.D. (4)
Starts with E, ends with TERAT→
22D
Home to the Sphinx (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGYPT→
23D
A quarter or more of one's life, typically (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSLEEP→
24D
Majorca and Minorca (5)
Starts with I, ends with SISLES→
25D
Indian bread (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNAAN→
26D
Rubbery part of a handlebar (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGRIP→
27D
Actress Skye (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIONE→
28D
Mixed-breed dog (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMUTT→
31D
Talks in an unserious way (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJIVES→
32D
What wines and cheeses do over time (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
33D
Wading bird (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGRET→
34D
Novelist Stephenson (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEAL→
35D
"My treat!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONME→
36D
One of seven in the Big Dipper (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
38D
Woman's name meaning "night" (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALEILA→
39D
___ Strauss & Co. (4)
Starts with L, ends with ILEVI→
43D
"Adventures of Huckleberry ___" (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFINN→
44D
Regard (6)
Starts with E, ends with MESTEEM→
45D
Like the force of an armada (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNAVAL→
46D
Home to Universal Studios Japan (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOSAKA→
47D
On a need-to-know ____ (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBASIS→
48D
Utopias (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDENS→
50D
One of the Super Mario brothers (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILUIGI→
53D
Pride and gluttony, for two (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSINS→
54D
Amount of work on a college transcript (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
55D
Drones, e.g. (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEES→
57D
What puts the sizzle in bacon (3)
Starts with F, ends with TFAT→
58D
Freudian "I" (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
59D
Floral necklace (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 29, 2026?+
76 clues: 33 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Ginny Too and Rajeswari Rajamani and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Not true (FALSE); N.Y.C. club that hosted Blondie and the Ramones (CBGB); "Scram!" (SCAT).
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