NYT Crossword June 29 2026 Answers (6/29/26)

Our NYT Crossword June 29, 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 29, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 6/29/26, 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	Not true
6A	N.Y.C. club that hosted Blondie and the Ramones
10A	"Scram!"
14A	Clientele
15A	BTS fandom
16A	Classic TV series with asterisks separating the letters of its name
17A	Screen addiction, e.g.
19A	Canyon call back
20A	Word after B or D
21A	Length x width, for a rectangle
22A	What food is at dinner
23A	Where boxers trade jabs
26A	Cocktail with gin and lime juice
29A	Word before cheese or uncle
30A	Hedonistic sort
31A	Medium-spicy chili peppers
37A	Clever chap
40A	Driving slowly in the fast lane and "replying all" to a mass email, for two
41A	Vishnu avatar
42A	"Now ___ seen everything"
43A	Snail's tentacle or butterfly's antenna
45A	Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Linus Pauling, Martin Luther King Jr. and so on
51A	Carne ___ (Mexican dish)
52A	Uncle's wife
53A	Long sandwich with cold cuts, maybe
56A	Bouquet holder
57A	"Meow, meow, meow!," e.g.
60A	Similar (to)
61A	Like a child in an amusement park
62A	"___, meenie, miney, mo"
63A	Young lady
64A	Author Morrison who is part of the 45-Across
65A	Puffs of perfume
1D	Elmer who hunts "wabbits"
2D	On the ocean
3D	Impose, as a tax
4D	___ Lanka
5D	Make a break from jail
6D	Spelunker
7D	Thorny patch
8D	Big inits. in pickup trucks and vans
9D	"Ta-ta!"
10D	Spread, as cream cheese
11D	Saguaros, e.g.
12D	Pale
13D	Underwear that's barely there
18D	The "E" in Q.E.D.
22D	Home to the Sphinx
23D	A quarter or more of one's life, typically
24D	Majorca and Minorca
25D	Indian bread
26D	Rubbery part of a handlebar
27D	Actress Skye
28D	Mixed-breed dog
31D	Talks in an unserious way
32D	What wines and cheeses do over time
33D	Wading bird
34D	Novelist Stephenson
35D	"My treat!"
36D	One of seven in the Big Dipper
38D	Woman's name meaning "night"
39D	___ Strauss & Co.
43D	"Adventures of Huckleberry ___"
44D	Regard
45D	Like the force of an armada
46D	Home to Universal Studios Japan
47D	On a need-to-know ____
48D	Utopias
49D	Claw
50D	One of the Super Mario brothers
53D	Pride and gluttony, for two
54D	Amount of work on a college transcript
55D	Drones, e.g.
57D	What puts the sizzle in bacon
58D	Freudian "I"
59D	Floral necklace

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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