NYT Crossword June 20, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Dad's pop, perhaps 9 10A Attempt, informally 5 15A One might be used to launch promotional materials 9 16A It's often set on the stove while cooking 5 17A That's not the whole story! 9 18A Fancy and then some 5 19A Like the eyes of an American coot 3 20A Be prepared to take a weight off someone's shoulders? 4 21A ___ Howard, activist known as the "Mother of Pride" 6 22A Said who's who or what's what? 4 24A Allies often share one 5 26A Turnovers, but not crumpets 4 27A "Be my guest" and "Go right ahead" 3 29A Fixture at a chocolate factory 3 30A Rate of passage 4 31A With 28-Down, set hanging by a door 5 34A Soprano Fleming 5 36A Call for a pass? 3 37A "I've done better" 15 40A Hooter 3 41A Resonates beautifully 5 42A What might lead to a pile of dirty laundry 5 43A ___ Ewbank, Hall-of-Fame football coach 4 45A I 3 46A Margaret featured in "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution" 3 47A Punch 4 48A State-sponsored "wealth redistribution" scheme 5 50A Support of a sort 4 54A "I'm not sure what to make of that" 6 56A Helen with the podcast "Go Fact Yourself" 4 58A Natural resource seen in arboretums? 3 59A Blushing matter 5 60A Creature whose appendages allow it to camouflage in masses of kelp 9 62A N.B.A. analyst Burke 5 63A "That's what they say, anyway" 9 64A Smooth and shiny 5 65A Celebratory opening 9

Down

1D Destination for a day trip from Sorrento 5 2D Got to 5 3D Break the bank, say? 5 4D What one might put on to impress others 3 5D Plans, with "out" 4 6D Website with a "Submit a Rumor" tab 6 7D Bulb that becomes translucent when heated 5 8D "That's a subject you should absolutely avoid" 15 9D Fire ___ 3 10D Big name in lights 4 11D Like Belmont's Big Sandy, among Triple Crown racetracks 6 12D "Nice try, wise guy" 9 13D Jokey warning before diving into a niche topic 9 14D One of a noted quintet 9 21D Small storage units 5 23D Stories of college students? 4 25D Things that lions and zebras have in common 5 28D See 31-Across 4 31D Fair weather followers 9 32D Saw getting turned on, say 9 33D Chillaxing, more formally 9 34D Man's name whose first four letters spell a word describing its last letter 5 35D Score with some acid 4 38D Arena 5 39D "Get outta here!" 4 44D Get down 6 46D Some vacation rentals 6 49D Moment of high spirits? 5 51D "Got it" 5 52D Rijeka native 5 53D ___ Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS's "Finding Your Roots" 5 55D Anchor position 4 57D Shakehand or penhold, in table tennis 4 60D ___ de Mayo (symbol on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay) 3 61D Sound made when something snaps into place? 3