Daily Pop Crossword June 16 2026 Answers (6/16/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword June 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily POP Crosswords is a daily puzzle game that challenges players to fill in the blanks of a crossword puzzle with words and phrases related to pop culture. Players can test their knowledge of current events, movies, music, and more while enjoying a classic word game format. The game is available online and can be played anytime, anywhere, making it an accessible and convenient form of entertainment for crossword enthusiasts of all ages.

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Daily Pop Crossword June 16, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	"___ Evan Hansen" (2017 Best Musical Tony winner)
5A	Seafood often served on the half shell
9A	___ Equis (Mexican beer)
12A	Pasta sauce brand with an Old World Style line
13A	Loser to the tortoise, in a fable
14A	Actress Longoria who plays Dora's mother in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold"
15A	Champagne flute part
16A	Refine, as a manuscript
17A	Rock's ___ Zeppelin
18A	Single from "The Slow Rush" performed by 44-Across on "Saturday Night Live"
21A	Sandwich meat offered at a 9-Down
24A	"Hello Mary ___" (classic Rick Nelson song)
25A	Eerie sky sighting, for short
26A	Suffix implying an estimate
28A	Lexi Thompson's game
32A	Single from "The Slow Rush" performed by 44-Across on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2 wds.)
36A	Weeps convulsively
37A	Family car such as a 34-Down
38A	"___ Got You Under My Skin" (Frank Sinatra classic)
39A	"___ Pinafore" (Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera)
42A	Marbled cut of steak (Hyph.)
44A	Australian psychedelic rock band nominated three times for a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Award (2 wds.)
48A	Strong beer
49A	Detroit NFL player
50A	Former host of "The Daily Show" Trevor
54A	Rapper who narrates Netflix's "The Get Down"
55A	"Break ___!" (2 wds.)
56A	Veggie in a green smoothie
57A	Sue Grafton novel "___ for Gumshoe" (2 wds.)
58A	Clownfish who appears in "Finding Dory"
59A	1994 hit song by 23-Down subtitled "I Missed You"
1D	Many characters on "The Pitt" (Abbr.)
2D	"Sweetness" rock band Jimmy ___ World
3D	Get on in years
4D	One "Dancing With the Stars" dance style
5D	Top 5 hit song from Madonna's "Like a Prayer" album
6D	"Charlie's Angels" actress Cheryl
7D	Disney mermaid who sings "Part of Your World"
8D	Washington, D.C. subway
9D	Neighborhood food shop
10D	"Cupcake Wars" appliance
11D	One-named "The Sweetest Taboo" singer
19D	Fail to mention
20D	Winter Olympics sled
21D	Long 9-Down sandwiches
22D	Questlove's hairstyle
23D	59-Across pop singer Lisa
27D	"___ So Shy" (Pointer Sisters hit song)
29D	Redheaded kid of old TV
30D	"Schitt's Creek" actor Eugene
31D	Lynyrd Skynyrd power ballad "___ Bird"
33D	New York stadium named for tennis great Arthur
34D	Dodge 37-Across
35D	"___ Ways" (Santana's first Top 10 hit song)
40D	Italian city known for fashion
41D	"Say cheese!"
43D	Actor Jonathan who plays Mike Ehrmantraut on "Better Call Saul"
44D	Hip-hop's Wu-___ Clan
45D	Jai ___ (fast-moving sport)
46D	Unruly jumble
47D	Sonnet, e.g.
51D	Cheerios grain
52D	One of the Gulf states (Abbr.)
53D	"___ Ya!" (OutKast hit song)

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