USA Today Crossword June 16 2026 Answers (6/16/26)

Our USA Today Crossword June 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword 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 June 16, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	*"Hurry! We don't have much ___!"
5A	Scratchy voice
9A	Person cooking haggis, perhaps
13A	Hecklers' shouts
14A	"Spill the beans," e.g.
16A	*"Do you ___?!"
17A	Place for garbage
18A	"Will you let us?"
19A	Colorado Natives
20A	Tailless primate
22A	Opposite of full
24A	State neighboring New Hampshire
27A	Blender setting
29A	Pick up the bill
32A	Feature of each of the X-Men
34A	Clown's walking props
36A	Interruptions in "WandaVision"
37A	Actress Perez
39A	Itty-bitty
40A	Any of six items sought by Thanos, represented in the starred clues' answers
43A	Double-reeded instrument
44A	Music player
45A	Palindromic name
47A	Make changes to
49A	Heartfelt
51A	*"Queer Eye" TV genre
54A	Planet often saved by superheroes
55A	Gay ___ (queer cowboy shows)
57A	Handheld Sony console
58A	Woman, in German
60A	"Get over it already!"
62A	Breathing organ
66A	Passage for tears
67A	Dutch flower
68A	Ireland's bestselling solo artist
69A	Enjoyed a food festival
70A	*"The final frontier"
71A	*Heart and ___
1D	"Will send details soon" (Abbr.)
2D	Promise-to-pay note
3D	Wanda Maximoff, to Billy and Tommy
4D	Nacion de Madrid
5D	Grain in bibimbap
6D	Programmer Lovelace
7D	Act immorally
8D	*Telekinesis or invisibility, e.g.
9D	X-rated material
10D	Person designing communities
11D	Gender-neutral pronoun
12D	Six-point NFL plays
15D	"Spider-Man pointing" and "Agnes winking," e.g.
21D	___ dish (lab container)
23D	Places to buy leashes and litter
24D	UFC sport
25D	Able to be heard
26D	"You can slow down, you know!"
27D	Suggest
28D	Bring together
30D	No fewer than
31D	Fashion initials
33D	Charged atoms
35D	"I think . . .," in a text
38D	Bronte's Jane
41D	Get a sense for
42D	Namor's domain
43D	Rower's tool
46D	To the ___ degree
48D	Get ___ of (discard)
50D	Italian city that's an anagram of "planes"
52D	Assessments
53D	"Still awake?"
56D	Actress Ward
57D	Nickname for Jose
58D	Org. that okays vaccines
59D	Place to get stuck
61D	Open ___ night
63D	11-Down, in Spanish
64D	Univ. in Greenwich Village
65D	___ pal

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