Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for June 9, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
Daily Themed Crossword Hints, June 9, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 6/9/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Dog's feet
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5A. Poet Edgar Allan __
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8A. Play a role
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11A. Make changes in a manuscript, say
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12A. Chapstick target
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13A. Status ___ (existing state of affairs)
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14A. Draped Ancient Roman garment
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15A. Central Processing ___
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17A. Container of ashes
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18A. Assigned work
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20A. Guess the FIFA World Cup host nation! (1/6) "Forza Azzurri!" We hosted the 1990 World Cup and are famous for Paolo Maldini. Who are we?
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22A. Internet device with a blinking light
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25A. Floral Oahu wear
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26A. "It's ___ cause" ("There's no hope for success"): 2 wds.
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27A. (2/6) "Das Runde muss ins Eckige!" We are the hosts of the 2006 World Cup and are famous for Miroslav Klose. Who are we?
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31A. Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)
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32A. ___ school (place for future doctors, for short)
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33A. Linda Grant's "We ___ It So Good"
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34A. (3/6) "Allez les Bleus!" We are the hosts of the 1998 World Cup and are famous for Zinedine Zidane. Who are we?
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37A. Follows orders
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39A. Boa's "back off!"
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40A. One of a hugging pair
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41A. (4/6) "Nippon Ole!" We are the co-hosts of the 2002 World Cup with South Korea and are famous for Hidetoshi Nakata. Who are we?
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44A. Lingerie boutique purchase
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45A. "From ___ Zinc" (vitamin slogan): 2 wds.
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46A. Clarinet's cousin
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49A. Actress Catherine ___-Jones from "Chicago"
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53A. Dot-covered cube
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54A. "Just another ___ in the wheel"
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55A. Put ___ writing (document something): 2 wds.
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56A. It fills your wallet: Abbr.
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57A. MS-___ (early operating system): Abbr.
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58A. In ___ land (dreaming): Hyph.
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1D. Your furry companion
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2D. Much ___ About Nothing
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3D. Halloween hairpiece
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4D. (5/6) "I believe that we will win!" United ___! We are the co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, and are famous for Landon Donovan. Who are we?
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5D. Addition symbol
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6D. Sound from a pigsty
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7D. Prefix with "demic" or "dermal"
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8D. Light bluish-green color
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9D. Hair ringlet, say
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10D. ___ the Tiger (Frosted Flakes mascot)
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16D. Wedding cake layer
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19D. Quantity for short
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21D. ___ Burton who directed "Beetlejuice"
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22D. Navigator's chart?
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23D. Frozen snowman
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24D. "When one ___ closes, another opens"
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25D. Headed the group
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27D. "More Than a Woman" band Bee ___
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28D. Interrupter's throat-clearing sound
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29D. Old-fashioned "no"
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30D. Three-feet measurements, for short
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32D. Game show hosts: Abbr.
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35D. Bingo
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36D. El ___ (climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean)
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37D. Paddle's kin
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38D. (6/6) "... com muito orgulho, com muito amor" We are the hosts of the 2014 World Cup and are famous for Pele. Who are we?
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41D. ___ Pinkett Smith, actress from "Gotham"
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42D. "Look ___ this way..." 2 wds.
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43D. Haiku or sonnet, e.g.
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44D. Seeks help, desperately
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47D. Three before E
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48D. Hugs, symbolically
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50D. Important information for an airport greeter: Abbr.
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51D. "Shop ___ you drop!" (shopping ad words)
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52D. Santa ___ winds
Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.
The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.
If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.
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