NYT Easy Mode Crossword June 12 2026 Answers (6/12/26)

Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword June 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.

NYT Easy Mode Crossword June 12, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 6/12/26, 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-so-explosive fireworks
5A	On a boat and feeling queasy
12A	Kid-lit elephant often pictured with a green suit and yellow crown
13A	Slim briefcase
14A	Something "won" by people who have inherited great DNA
16A	Sense of yearning
17A	Prefix with present or potent
18A	Ogden Nash described one with the line "one end is moo, the other, milk"
19A	Insects that might live in a "supercolony"
20A	___ nuggets, chicken product with T-rex- and stegosaurus-shaped pieces
22A	Meat, in Spanish
24A	Some Punjabis
26A	Dispatch, as a letter
28A	Hawaiian garlands symbolizing "aloha"
29A	Giggling syllable after "tee"
30A	Like dollhouse furniture
32A	Powerful direct effect
34A	Painting style for Georges Seurat
37A	Positive trend in economics
39A	Surprisingly strong hypoallergenic material
40A	A touchdown is worth six: Abbr.
43A	Tense for something that already happened
44A	Opportunity for a choir member to be in the spotlight
46A	The first one was sent in 1971
48A	Lock of hair
50A	Skillets, et al.
52A	Paintings in the Galleria degli Uffizi, e.g.
53A	Like meds you don't need an Rx for
54A	Tennis score after deuce
56A	"Happy to hear that!"
58A	Largest city between San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington
61A	Sea ___, coral relative named for a colorful flower
62A	Put on TV again
63A	Parts of the eye that contain rods and cones
64A	Poker player's buy-in
1D	Pastry that might contain cream cheese
2D	Lyft alternative
3D	No longer in style, say
4D	___ Lanka
5D	Fish with a pink color named for it
6D	Prestigious boarding school founded in 1440
7D	Highest level of a house
8D	Used a chair
9D	Spot to buy a banana split
10D	Persisting long-term
11D	Florida island just 90 miles from Cuba
12D	Something awesome that flies under the radar
14D	"Aladdin" role for which James Monroe Iglehart won a Tony in 2014
15D	Iconic Brooklyn amusement district
16D	Rather unspecific amount of salt
21D	"___ that special?"
23D	Swiss peaks
25D	Begin to wake
27D	Herb commonly used in pickling
31D	Spots for lodgers
33D	Actor Myers of "Wayne's World"
35D	Things counted in baseball innings
36D	Prince John, in Disney's "Robin Hood"
37D	Meeting expectations
38D	First section of a book, say
41D	Saturn's largest moon
42D	Thing pulled by a team of dogs at the Iditarod
45D	Muses aloud
47D	Actress Gyllenhaal or Smith
49D	Word after hair or nail
51D	Sound heard during a tornado drill
55D	Actor Carvey of "Wayne's World"
57D	What vegetarians eschew
59D	"Did NOT need to know that …"
60D	British singer Rita