Our USA Today Crossword Hints for June 16, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.
USA Today Crossword Hints, June 16, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the USA Today Crossword on 6/16/26. 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. *'Hurry! We don't have much ___!'
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5A. Scratchy voice
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9A. Person cooking haggis, perhaps
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13A. Hecklers' shouts
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14A. 'Spill the beans,' e.g
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16A. *'Do you ___?!'
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17A. Place for garbage
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18A. 'Will you let us?'
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19A. Colorado Natives
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20A. Tailless primate
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22A. Opposite of full
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24A. State neighboring New Hampshire
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27A. Blender setting
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29A. Pick up the bill
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32A. Feature of each of the X-Men
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34A. Clown's walking props
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36A. Interruptions in 'WandaVision'
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37A. Actress Perez
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39A. Itty-bitty
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40A. Any of six items sought by Thanos, represented in the starred clues' answers
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43A. Double-reeded instrument
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44A. Music player
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45A. Palindromic name
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47A. Make changes to
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49A. Heartfelt
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51A. *'Queer Eye' TV genre
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54A. Planet often saved by superheroes
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55A. Gay ___ (queer cowboy shows)
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57A. Handheld Sony console
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58A. Woman, in German
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60A. 'Get over it already!'
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62A. Breathing organ
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66A. Passage for tears
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67A. Dutch flower
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68A. Ireland's bestselling solo artist
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69A. Enjoyed a food festival
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70A. *'The final frontier'
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71A. *Heart and ___
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1D. 'Will send details soon' (Abbr.)
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2D. Promise-to-pay note
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3D. Wanda Maximoff, to Billy and Tommy
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4D. Nacion de Madrid
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5D. Grain in bibimbap
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6D. Programmer Lovelace
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7D. Act immorally
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8D. *Telekinesis or invisibility, e.g
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9D. X-rated material
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10D. Person designing communities
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11D. Gender-neutral pronoun
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12D. Six-point NFL plays
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15D. "Spider-Man pointing" and "Agnes winking," e.g.
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21D. ___ dish (lab container)
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23D. Places to buy leashes and litter
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24D. UFC sport
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25D. Able to be heard
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26D. 'You can slow down, you know!'
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27D. Suggest
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28D. Bring together
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30D. No fewer than
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31D. Fashion initials
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33D. Charged atoms
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35D. 'I think . . .' in a text
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38D. Bronte's Jane
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41D. Get a sense for
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42D. Namor's domain
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43D. Rower's tool
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46D. To the ___ degree
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48D. Get ___ of (discard)
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50D. Italian city that's an anagram of 'planes'
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52D. Assessments
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53D. 'Still awake?'
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56D. Actress Ward
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57D. Nickname for Jose
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58D. Org. that okays vaccines
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59D. Place to get stuck
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61D. Open __ night
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63D. 11-Down, in Spanish
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64D. Univ. in Greenwich Village
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65D. ___ pal
The USA Today Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the USA Today newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its contemporary and pop culture references, as well as its accessibility to solvers of all skill levels.
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