NYT Crossword June 19 2026 Answers (6/19/26)

Our NYT Crossword June 19, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle 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 New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword June 19, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 6/19/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Cut of beef used in Santa Maria-style barbecue
7A	___ Wilson, four-time M.V.P. of the 27-Down
10A	Common export, nowadays
13A	Field trip?
16A	Section of a timeline
17A	Chef's complimentary bite
18A	Staff
19A	Reacted to capturing a championship, perhaps
20A	Dish often served with tartar sauce, informally
22A	Terrorizer of Amity Island, in a 1975 blockbuster film
24A	Finishes filming
25A	Epitome of thinness
27A	Mushroom named for its resemblance to a body part
29A	"You've gotta be kidding me!"
32A	Off-grid connection?
33A	Former attorney general Bill
34A	Short cut
35A	"___ Green" (Kermit the Frog song)
36A	Skater who lit the Olympic cauldron in 1998
37A	Political philosopher who wrote "The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly"
41A	Maker of sole music?
43A	Succeed in
44A	Stamp purchase
45A	Companion of Ash and Misty in Pokémon anime
47A	Cold one enjoyed during a hot wash
49A	Word with ball or board
53A	Spot for a flask
54A	"That sounds brave ... but very stupid!"
56A	Date in France?
57A	One concerned with transparency in the workplace?
58A	Bench press target, informally
59A	Hebrew name meaning "high"
60A	Chinese revolutionary Sun ___
1D	Spring event
2D	Twin city?
3D	Morning announcement
4D	Tries to identify, as a medical issue
5D	Red state
6D	20-Across, e.g.
7D	A military parade might go through it
8D	Director of "Face/Off" and "Mission: Impossible II"
9D	Admitted fault
10D	Sudden reversal of fortune, in literature
11D	Mentions one's ring size, maybe
12D	They're hot, until they're not
14D	Film ___
15D	Certain canine
21D	Conned
23D	Clothing line
25D	"Too bad!"
26D	Preferring to keep one's feet on the ground?
27D	See 7-Across
28D	French director Clair
29D	Last words?
30D	Instrument usually pitched in C
31D	Awards season announcement, for short
35D	What might go off the rails?
37D	Guitarist who played the first-ever rock concert at the Sistine Chapel
38D	Item in a basket at the dinner table
39D	Felt completely confident in
40D	Insta post
42D	Patch, say
45D	"All ___ are off!"
46D	Losing side in the Battle of Shiloh, informally
47D	Insult, metaphorically
48D	Children of, in Hebrew
50D	What's going on
51D	Willie ___, first Black player in the N.H.L.
52D	Run-down
55D	Like

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