NYT Crossword June 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Bluffer's giveaway 4 5A Dessert that wiggles 5 10A Obsessive captain of fiction 4 14A "___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio" 4 15A Like a loud crowd 5 16A Trio minus one 4 17A Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars 10 19A Martial art with shoulder throws 4 20A On the line 7 21A Bottom of a long column, say 5 23A "Capisce?" 3 24A Spearheaded 3 25A Think pieces, for short 5 28A Incensed 3 29A Amigo 8 32A Ancient Brit for whom a language was named 4 34A Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo 4 35A It scratches the itch 4 36A Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle? 15 39A Party with glowsticks 4 40A Smidgens 4 41A The Beatles' "Back in the ___" 4 42A Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs" 8 44A Test for a future Ph.D. 3 45A Monsieur, in Madrid 5 46A Fishing tool 3 47A Maple tree harvest 3 50A Where the rubber meets the road 5 53A "That's my next move" 7 55A "... ???" 4 57A Open some bubbly with a bang 10 59A "Logan" actor Jackman 4 60A "The Price Is Right" unveiling 5 61A Cleveland's lake 4 62A Be a good dog, say 4 63A Half-goat follower of Dionysus 5 64A Honeybunch 4

Down

1D Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g. 5 2D Fill with joy 5 3D Momentary slip 5 4D Exam for a future J.D. 4 5D Very muscular, in slang 6 6D Dropped the ball 5 7D "Facilities," in Britain 3 8D Place for the highest-scoring golfer 4 9D Ish 4 10D College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.? 10 11D Really booked it 9 12D Charitable contributions, collectively 3 13D "Dude!" 3 18D Fingers-in-ears syllables 6 22D Word with tank or tip 3 26D Less sweet, as a wine 5 27D "House" actress Ward 4 28D Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared 10 29D Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly 5 30D Casino calculations 4 31D Rendezvoused with 3 32D Blinding light 5 33D Upper hand 9 34D Put down gently 4 36D Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters 4 37D Org. with Bulls and Bucks 3 38D Obstacle to overcome 6 43D "The Chronic" rapper, informally 3 44D Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota 6 46D Fancy-schmancy 5 47D [Zzzz] 5 48D Light-filled lobbies 5 49D Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas 5 51D Plates to share, informally 4 52D Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish 4 54D Crushed, as a test 4 55D Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___ 3 56D Center of activity 3 58D Part of a speedway or the stomach 3