NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 30, 2026
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
ConstructorJohn Liber
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
Professional wrestler's takedown (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSLAM→
5A
Halt, to a horse (4)
Starts with W, ends with AWHOA→
9A
"You've ___ this!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGOT→
12A
Business-casual tops worn in the summer (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLOS→
14A
Devout (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPIOUS→
15A
Beatles compilation album with 27 chart-topping hits (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
16A
Big name in pain relief (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALEVE→
17A
Peter ___, physicist with a field and a particle named for him (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHIGGS→
18A
Anti-trafficking agcy. (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADEA→
19A
*Knack for success (10)
Starts with M, ends with HMAGICTOUCH→
21A
Makes angry, old-style (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMADS→
22A
Reveal (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLETON→
23A
Still on the run (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATLARGE→
25A
Something grilled at a tailgating party (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBRAT→
27A
*Source of ongoing income, informally (10)
Starts with M, ends with TMEALTICKET→
29A
Do more work on, as a farrier might (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERESHOE→
31A
Slow-moving tree-dweller (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSLOTH→
32A
Landscape photographer Adams (5)
Starts with A, ends with LANSEL→
33A
Green-lights (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOKS→
34A
Surprisingly dangerous "river horse" (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHIPPO→
38A
Warning before your breaking point? (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADOUT→
40A
Fund-raising drive participants (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDONORS→
41A
*Reckless motorist in "The Wind in the Willows" (10)
Starts with M, ends with DMISTERTOAD→
45A
Mothers in a flock (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEWES→
46A
Plans (to) (7)
Starts with I, ends with SINTENDS→
47A
Ctrl+V action (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASTE→
49A
Dragon's den (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLAIR→
50A
Remarks void of meaning … and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues (10)
Starts with E, ends with SEMPTYWORDS→
54A
What the prefix "omni-" means (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
55A
Easily broken (5)
Starts with F, ends with LFRAIL→
56A
Ancient Greek region along the Aegean coast (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIONIA→
57A
Rolled randomizer (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
58A
Like some martinis and jokes (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDIRTY→
59A
Sweat ___ (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGLAND→
60A
"Sure thing!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
61A
Workers in a colony (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
62A
Made haste (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPED→
Down
1D
Meat sold in a can (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSPAM→
2D
Showgirl at the Copacabana, in song (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALOLA→
3D
Vessel for a pub pint (8)
Starts with A, ends with SALEGLASS→
4D
*Where new features are released? (12)
Starts with M, ends with RMOVIETHEATER→
5D
Nintendo Switch predecessor (4)
Starts with W, ends with UWIIU→
6D
"Sooooey!" and "Here, piggy, piggy!" (8)
Starts with H, ends with SHOGCALLS→
7D
Really should (7)
Starts with O, ends with OOUGHTTO→
8D
Total jerk (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
9D
Suddenly cease all communication (6)
Starts with G, ends with KGODARK→
10D
Tightly wound, maybe (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONEDGE→
11D
Mad Hatter's collection (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTEASET→
13D
Breakaway group (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
14D
Word after smart or flip (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPHONE→
20D
Thick book (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETOME→
21D
*Metal lathes and drill presses (12)
Starts with M, ends with SMACHINETOOLS→
24D
Printmaking process, for short (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLITHO→
25D
Supportive undergarment (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
26D
Kylo ___, "Star Wars" villain (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
28D
Extend an invitation for (5)
Starts with A, ends with OASKTO→
30D
Bygone (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLDEN→
33D
Get the better of (8)
Starts with O, ends with TOUTSMART→
35D
Get 40 winks in 20 minutes, say (8)
Starts with P, ends with PPOWERNAP→
36D
Historic introduction? (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPRE→
37D
Pre-C.I.A. spy group (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOSS→
39D
Get a pizza delivered, perhaps (7)
Starts with O, ends with NORDERIN→
40D
Historic Normandy date (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDDAY→
41D
Chivalrous address to a noblewoman (6)
Starts with M, ends with YMILADY→
42D
Bad way to get caught (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINALIE→
43D
Julia of "10 Things I Hate About You" (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTILES→
44D
In an appropriate way (5)
Starts with A, ends with YAPTLY→
48D
Big gulp (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWIG→
51D
Cherry discards (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPITS→
52D
Break bread (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDINE→
53D
Org. promoting responsible choices for youth (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSADD→
55D
Medicine-approving grp. (3)
Starts with F, ends with AFDA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 30, 2026?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Liber and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Professional wrestler's takedown (SLAM); Halt, to a horse (WHOA); "You've ___ this!" (GOT).
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