NYT Crossword June 3 2026 Answers (6/3/26)

Our NYT Crossword June 3, 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 3, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 6/3/26, 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	"Fancy seeing you here!"
5A	Wishy-washy words
9A	Utah ski resort
13A	Lowly sorts
15A	Online "Yay!"
16A	Pixar franchise in which buses and taxis exist, despite serving seemingly no purpose
17A	Lament while dealing with "kids these days"
20A	Fish in a negitoro roll
21A	Where "music and passion were always the fashion," in a Barry Manilow hit
22A	1990s feminist movement rooted in punk rock
26A	___ Rae Jepsen ("Call Me Maybe" singer)
27A	"___ be my pleasure"
28A	Playroom pile
30A	"Capisce?"
31A	Thai noodle dish
35A	Contents of la Seine
37A	Subtle acknowledgments
38A	Disease for which China's Tu Youyou discovered a lifesaving treatment, earning her a Nobel Prize
42A	"Knives Out" co-star ___ de Armas
43A	Research institute where radio astronomy began
44A	Compound in a joint
46A	Polite term of address
48A	Workout unit, for short
49A	"Hang loose" sign
51A	Where to find queens and kings
55A	As, in chemistry
57A	Literary character who hopes to get whale soon?
58A	Physical copy, colloquially
63A	"Othello" villain
64A	Rustic verse
65A	Linda of the band 4 Non Blondes
66A	___ mess (traditional English dessert)
67A	Pursue
68A	Event captured in the photograph "Into the Jaws of Death"
1D	Big name in nail polish
2D	Skirt's edge
3D	"Southern cough syrup"
4D	Two-way, as a door
5D	Bird with "barn" and "barred" varieties
6D	Angler's stick
7D	On little cat feet, say
8D	"Then again …," to a texter
9D	"Don't look suspicious!"
10D	Punjabi metropolis
11D	With 44-Down, many an EGOT contender … or what's spelled out by this puzzle's shaded squares?
12D	Give a makeup test?
14D	Dynasty after the Tang
18D	Raft turner
19D	Suggestion, informally
22D	Tears
23D	Tilted type: Abbr.
24D	Blvds. and rds.
25D	Use an 18-Down
29D	Animal whose crabeater variety does not, in fact, eat crabs
32D	Enjoyed, as finger food
33D	Forever and a day
34D	Cheese in the Czech dish smažený sýr
36D	Without exception
38D	Product of the internet that might be "dank" or "deep-fried"
39D	Odd duck, aptly
40D	"Yeah, right!"
41D	Nile biters
43D	"Pshaw!"
44D	See 11-Down
45D	Tries
47D	Submit
49D	Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"
50D	Insect that has reportedly passed the "mirror test" of self-recognition
52D	Down in the dumps
53D	Pequod, e.g.
54D	Overfilled
56D	Colored part of the 59-Down
59D	See 56-Down
60D	Wanderer in a forest
61D	Singer Rita
62D	M.L.B. team for "Mr. October" and "Mr. November"

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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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