NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 7, 2026
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Clues140
Across63
Down77
TitleSplit Seconds
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
6A
___ Waller-Bridge, star and creator of TV's "Fleabag" (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPHOEBE→
12A
Ball pit? (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSOCKET→
18A
Loves to pieces (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADORES→
20A
Excoriates (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRAILSAT→
21A
Drink following a shot (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCHASER→
22A
With 23- and 24-Across, airport announcement / Requirement to practice, perhaps (6)
Starts with G, ends with HGATECH→
23A
See 22-Across (7)
Starts with A, ends with CANGELIC→
24A
See 22-Across (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENSURE→
25A
Breakthrough cry (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
26A
North African fortress, in one spelling (6)
Starts with K, ends with HKASBAH→
28A
America's largest labor union, familiarly (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATHENEA→
30A
With 32- and 35-Across, "Now, here's the thing …" / Some board game surfaces (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISOLI→
32A
See 30-Across (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTENCHES→
35A
See 30-Across (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTABLES→
39A
Long instrumental piece (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASONATA→
41A
Former alliance of France, Italy, Japan, the U.S., the U.K. and West Germany (4)
Starts with G, ends with XGSIX→
42A
Snuggle (8)
Starts with N, ends with PNESTLEUP→
43A
Slugger's tally (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATBATS→
45A
Letters aptly missing from _ _ _ightl_ (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSPRY→
47A
Website for finding professional services (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANGI→
48A
With 50- and 54-Across, serious props / Had an evening meal (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMADRE→
50A
See 48-Across (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSPECTATED→
54A
See 48-Across (5)
Starts with I, ends with RINNER→
55A
Free of bumps (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSMOOTH→
57A
"Not exactly …" (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
58A
Philippe's head (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETETE→
59A
Bit of "Great British Baking Show" fare (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCONE→
60A
Some animation files (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGIFS→
61A
Eighth Avenue express line in N.Y.C. (6)
Starts with A, ends with NATRAIN→
64A
Did some housekeeping (7)
Starts with C, ends with DCLEANED→
66A
70A
Creative evaluation of a sort (7)
Starts with A, ends with TARTTEST→
74A
Some eels (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMORAYS→
75A
Manufacturer's gross product? (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
79A
Worries (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCARES→
80A
Bevy : quails :: mob : ___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEMUS→
84A
Relieve (of) (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRID→
85A
Feature of an intersection that forces a turn (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETSHAPE→
87A
With 88- and 91-Across, syntax-reversing rhetorical device / Small, peelable citrus fruits (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHIAS→
88A
See 87-Across (9)
Starts with M, ends with NMUSCLEMEN→
91A
See 87-Across (5)
Starts with T, ends with STINES→
92A
Taylor Swift's ___ Tour (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
93A
Out of the ordinary (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
94A
Resident of the so-called "Nation of Poets" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISOMALI→
96A
Early Google algorithm for determining the importance of websites (8)
Starts with P, ends with KPAGERANK→
100A
Performs a simple operation (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
103A
"Why you little …!" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASONOFA→
105A
With 106- and 108-Across, "No need to hurry" / Like some security measures (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEREST→
106A
See 105-Across (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIMEANTIT→
108A
See 105-Across (4)
Starts with H, ends with THEFT→
110A
Enter hurriedly (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRUSHIN→
112A
Chest beaters? (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHEARTS→
114A
Business address abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESTE→
115A
With 118- and 121-Across, didn't quite fit in, say / Not as frequently (6)
Starts with W, ends with IWASABI→
118A
See 115-Across (7)
Starts with T, ends with STODDLES→
121A
See 115-Across (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSOFTEN→
123A
Upper-crusters (6)
Starts with E, ends with SELITES→
124A
What wristwatch straps are designed to accommodate (7)
Starts with A, ends with EANYSIZE→
125A
Homes characterized by half-timbered walls (6)
Starts with T, ends with STUDORS→
126A
Fine, if not great (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDECENT→
127A
Flexibility (6)
Starts with L, ends with YLEEWAY→
128A
Not in vogue (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASSE→
Down
1D
Pieces of Indian music (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAGAS→
2D
Tubers from the Gem State (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIDAHOS→
3D
Laid eyes on but good (10)
Starts with G, ends with FGOTALOADOF→
4D
Country whose flag is known as "An Trídhathach" ("The Tricolor"): Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
5D
Deal with it! (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDECK→
6D
Type of Thai red curry (6)
Starts with P, ends with GPANANG→
7D
Lofty pitches (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHIGHCS→
8D
Corrida cry (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
9D
Class for immigrants, in brief (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
10D
Tries to rile, as on social media (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBAITS→
11D
Leave one's mark, say (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
12D
Scratch-and-sniff samples (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCENTS→
13D
"How interesting!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOHNEAT→
14D
Classic film said to be the most quotable movie of all time (10)
Starts with C, ends with ACASABLANCA→
15D
The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf. (3)
Starts with K, ends with UKSU→
16D
Sonnet adverb … or suffix? (3)
Starts with E, ends with REER→
17D
Green Day drummer ___ Cool (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETRE→
19D
Soda brand named for a volcano (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASHASTA→
20D
Broccoli ___ (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERABE→
27D
Facts and figures (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTATS→
29D
Suffix with Brooklyn (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
31D
Phrases preceding lyrics (6)
Starts with I, ends with SINTROS→
33D
Basic school subj. (4)
Starts with H, ends with THIST→
34D
Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXPAT→
36D
Musician who said "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination" (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLENNON→
37D
The eldest Levy of "Schitt's Creek" (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEUGENE→
38D
Like many cathedrals (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSPIRED→
40D
Help in a pinch? (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
42D
Ural demurral (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNYET→
44D
Vice president Agnew (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSPIRO→
46D
This is the way: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERTE→
48D
Seasoning that imparts umami flavor, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMSG→
49D
"___ dreaming?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
51D
Red-haired hunter in Genesis (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
52D
Record of money owed (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCHIT→
53D
Condemn (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDECRY→
54D
Response of comprehension (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
56D
Hems and ___ (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHAWS→
62D
Object of spiritual significance (5)
Starts with T, ends with MTOTEM→
63D
Award opportunity, in brief (3)
Starts with N, ends with MNOM→
65D
Out of fear that (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLEST→
66D
Thomas Hardy's titular Miss Durbeyfield (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
67D
Swinger's warning (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFORE→
68D
Shorten (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRIM→
69D
Underworld boss? (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHADES→
70D
Confirm, as a friend request (6)
Starts with A, ends with TACCEPT→
71D
Enthusiastic (6)
Starts with R, ends with HRAHRAH→
72D
First responder's first response (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETRIAGE→
73D
Initially offered lesser charge (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETEASERRATE→
75D
Union victory site of 1862 (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSHILOH→
76D
The Declaration of Independence and the like (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMANIFESTOS→
77D
Expose, in verse (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOPE→
78D
Some microwaves, in brief (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGES→
82D
2028 Summer Olympics host (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
83D
"Beat it!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSCRAM→
86D
Third-most-common suffix in country names, after -ia and -land (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
89D
Journalist's opening line (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELEDE→
90D
Polite refusal (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNOSIR→
95D
Thoroughfare through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMOTTST→
97D
Sandwich with sauerkraut (6)
Starts with R, ends with NREUBEN→
98D
Pass before a basket, e.g. (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASSIST→
99D
Of an unspecified position in a sequence (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNTH→
101D
National flower of Mexico (6)
Starts with D, ends with ADAHLIA→
102D
One of the Seven Dwarfs (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSNEEZY→
104D
Dessert, to Brits (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAFTERS→
106D
Combined (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINONE→
107D
Subdue by stunning (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETASE→
109D
Needing kneading, perhaps (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETENSE→
111D
Leaning type: Abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with LITAL→
113D
Counterpart to nuts (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOUP→
115D
Brought together (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWED→
116D
Kölsch or saison (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
117D
[Not my misspelling!] (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSIC→
119D
The banned ingredient Red No. 3, e.g. (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDYE→
120D
Big retail inits. in footwear (3)
Starts with D, ends with WDSW→
122D
Org. banning 119-Down (3)
Starts with F, ends with AFDA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 7, 2026?+
140 clues: 63 Across and 77 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adam Wagner and Simeon Seigel and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Stiff (RIGID); ___ Waller-Bridge, star and creator of TV's "Fleabag" (PHOEBE); Ball pit? (SOCKET).
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