NYT Crossword June 6, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Spreads out in the morning? 8 9A Tool in the opening scene of Disney's "Frozen" 6 15A Moving day rental 8 16A Portmanteau nickname for politician Harris 6 17A Cleanse negative energy, in Indigenous tradition 8 18A Lacy 6 19A "What gives the artist real ___ is his imitators": Igor Stravinsky 8 20A Showing signs of spring, say 6 21A T-slots? 8 22A Former CBS procedural that co-starred LL Cool J, informally 6 23A Like bows, at times 7 24A Aquarium device 7 25A Judge 4 27A Hare-brained 5 28A Dealt with something 5 33A Rapper who performed in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, familiarly 3 34A Ring master 5 35A Rainer who was the first person ever to win two consecutive acting Academy Awards 5 36A Tough crowd 4 38A Took Marie Antoinette's advice? 7 40A Pen holder, paper tray, memo pad, etc. 7 46A Wild chase? 6 47A Certain radio components 8 48A Contribute to the pot 6 49A "Yes" or "No" 8 50A Binged, with "out" 6 51A Multinational communications giant founded in 1964 8 52A Words after "Honey!" 6 53A Budding actresses 8 54A Lepidopterist, often 6 55A Giant, as a mattress 8

Down

1D Deficient 6 2D Mexican fried pastry often covered in cinnamon sugar 6 3D Groups of female elephant seals 6 4D Hindu clerk 6 5D ___ Howard, first Black player on the Yankees 6 6D Proved useful 7 7D What those close to failure are said to be on 10 8D Old blades 5 9D "Don't worry, no injury!" 6 10D Farm structure in which ears are stored 8 11D Mexican revolutionary Zapata 8 12D 0% in New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware 8 13D Solitary 8 14D Rover 8 24D Religious right? 10 26D Prohibition ___ 3 28D School memento 8 29D Doc's license plate in "Back to the Future" 8 30D Staple of slapstick comedy 8 31D Ce n'est pas du fast food 8 32D "Oh, golly!" 8 37D Browns 7 39D ___ egg (chocolate treat with a toy) 6 41D Ski race that debuted at the Olympics in 1988 6 42D Gentle hills 6 43D Mr. Miyagi, to the Karate Kid 6 44D Faux 6 45D Pest with a repetitive name 6 47D Cavort 5