Our NYT Crossword Hints for June 7, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT 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.
NYT Crossword Hints June 7, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 6/7/26. 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. Stiff
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6A. ___ Waller-Bridge, star and creator of TV's "Fleabag"
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12A. Ball pit?
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18A. Loves to pieces
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20A. Excoriates
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21A. Drink following a shot
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22A. With 23- and 24-Across, airport announcement / Requirement to practice, perhaps
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23A. See 22-Across
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24A. See 22-Across
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25A. Breakthrough cry
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26A. North African fortress, in one spelling
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28A. America's largest labor union, familiarly
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30A. With 32- and 35-Across, "Now, here's the thing …" / Some board game surfaces
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32A. See 30-Across
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35A. See 30-Across
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39A. Long instrumental piece
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41A. Former alliance of France, Italy, Japan, the U.S., the U.K. and West Germany
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42A. Snuggle
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43A. Slugger's tally
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45A. Letters aptly missing from _ _ _ightl_
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47A. Website for finding professional services
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48A. With 50- and 54-Across, serious props / Had an evening meal
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50A. See 48-Across
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54A. See 48-Across
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55A. Free of bumps
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57A. "Not exactly …"
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58A. Philippe's head
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59A. Bit of "Great British Baking Show" fare
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60A. Some animation files
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61A. Eighth Avenue express line in N.Y.C.
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64A. Did some housekeeping
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66A. Amount that "ain't bad," so to speak … or what to make with six sets of answers in this puzzle?
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70A. Creative evaluation of a sort
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74A. Some eels
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75A. Manufacturer's gross product?
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79A. Worries
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80A. Bevy : quails :: mob : ___
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84A. Relieve (of)
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85A. Feature of an intersection that forces a turn
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87A. With 88- and 91-Across, syntax-reversing rhetorical device / Small, peelable citrus fruits
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88A. See 87-Across
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91A. See 87-Across
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92A. Taylor Swift's ___ Tour
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93A. Out of the ordinary
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94A. Resident of the so-called "Nation of Poets"
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96A. Early Google algorithm for determining the importance of websites
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100A. Performs a simple operation
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103A. "Why, you little ..."
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105A. With 106- and 108-Across, "No need to hurry" / Like some security measures
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106A. See 105-Across
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108A. See 105-Across
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110A. Enter hurriedly
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112A. Chest beaters?
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114A. Business address abbr.
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115A. With 118- and 121-Across, didn't quite fit in, say / Not as frequently
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118A. See 115-Across
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121A. See 115-Across
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123A. Upper-crusters
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124A. What wristwatch straps are designed to accommodate
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125A. Homes characterized by half-timbered walls
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126A. Fine, if not great
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127A. Flexibility
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128A. Not in vogue
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1D. Pieces of Indian music
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2D. Tubers from the Gem State
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3D. Laid eyes on but good
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4D. Country whose flag is known as "An Trídhathach" ("The Tricolor"): Abbr.
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5D. Deal with it!
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6D. Type of Thai red curry
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7D. Lofty pitches
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8D. Corrida cry
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9D. Class for immigrants, in brief
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10D. Tries to rile, as on social media
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11D. Leave one's mark, say
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12D. Scratch-and-sniff samples
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13D. "How interesting!"
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14D. Classic film said to be the most quotable movie of all time
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15D. The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf.
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16D. Sonnet adverb … or suffix?
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17D. Green Day drummer ___ Cool
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19D. Soda brand named for a volcano
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20D. Broccoli ___
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27D. Facts and figures
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29D. Suffix with Brooklyn
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31D. Phrases preceding lyrics
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33D. Basic school subj.
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34D. Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents
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36D. Musician who said "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination"
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37D. The eldest Levy of "Schitt's Creek"
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38D. Like many cathedrals
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40D. Help in a pinch?
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42D. Ural demurral
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44D. Vice President Agnew
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46D. This is the way: Abbr.
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48D. Seasoning that imparts umami flavor, for short
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49D. ___ dreaming
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51D. Red-haired hunter in Genesis
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52D. Record of money owed
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53D. Condemn
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54D. Response of comprehension
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56D. Hems and __
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62D. Object of spiritual significance
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63D. Award opportunity, in brief
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65D. Out of fear that
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66D. Thomas Hardy's titular Miss Durbeyfield
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67D. Swinger's warning
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68D. Shorten
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69D. Underworld boss?
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70D. Confirm, as a friend request
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71D. Enthusiastic
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72D. First responder's first response
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73D. Initially offered lesser charge
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75D. Union victory site of 1862
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76D. The Declaration of Independence and the like
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77D. Expose, in verse
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78D. Some microwaves, in brief
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81D. Gloom
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82D. 2028 Summer Olympics host
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83D. Beat it!
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86D. Third-most-common suffix in country names, after -ia and -land
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89D. Journalist's opening line
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90D. Polite refusal
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95D. Thoroughfare through N.Y.C.'s Chinatown
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97D. Sandwich with sauerkraut
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98D. Pass before a basket, e.g.
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99D. Of an unspecified position in a sequence
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101D. National flower of Mexico
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102D. One of the Seven Dwarfs
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104D. Dessert, to Brits
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106D. Combined
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107D. Subdue by stunning
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109D. Needing kneading, perhaps
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111D. Leaning type (Abbr)
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113D. Counterpart to nuts
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115D. Brought together
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116D. Kölsch or saison
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117D. [Not my misspelling!]
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119D. The banned ingredient Red No. 3, e.g.
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120D. Big retail inits. in footwear
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122D. Org. banning 119-Down
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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