NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 11, 2026
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
ConstructorNikhil Bailey
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Word before baked or naked (4)
Starts with H, ends with FHALF→
5A
Pinnacles (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACMES→
10A
Thousand ___, city that's part of Greater Los Angeles (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOAKS→
14A
___ Sea, body of water that lost 90% of its volume to irrigation (4)
Starts with A, ends with LARAL→
15A
Not secured (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOOSE→
16A
Arm part (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULNA→
17A
It might have many sides (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
18A
"Yes, sir!," to an ancient Roman? (10)
Starts with T, ends with NTWOCAPTAIN→
20A
Like photons, but not protons (8)
Starts with M, ends with SMASSLESS→
22A
Passes out (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFAINTS→
23A
Sarcastic laugh syllable (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHAR→
24A
Yea or nay (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVOTE→
25A
Sailor's bearings, to an ancient Roman? (11)
Starts with H, ends with SHUNDREDLEGS→
30A
Flu-fighting org. (3)
Starts with C, ends with CCDC→
33A
Met someone? (9)
Starts with O, ends with ROPERAGOER→
34A
"Begone!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
35A
Milky Way explosion (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOVA→
38A
Many a commencement speaker, in brief (4)
Starts with A, ends with MALUM→
39A
Had the answer (4)
Starts with K, ends with WKNEW→
40A
Your mind's eye? (9)
Starts with O, ends with EOPTICLOBE→
42A
"To be," in Iberia (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSER→
43A
Certain Microsoft Office files, to an ancient Roman? (11)
Starts with F, ends with SFORTYSHEETS→
45A
Destination for 2025's ESCAPADE satellites (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMARS→
46A
"Cobra ___" (Netflix series) (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKAI→
47A
Chicken (6)
Starts with A, ends with DAFRAID→
50A
Something you might keep tabs on? (8)
Starts with A, ends with PACIDTRIP→
55A
Prestigious group of schools, to an ancient Roman? (10)
Starts with F, ends with EFOURLEAGUE→
57A
Lack of friction (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
58A
A wine (with an accent), or a flower (without one) (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
59A
Farm measures (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACRES→
60A
Genetic communicator, for short (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMRNA→
61A
Lyrical works (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
62A
Bare amount (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAST→
63A
Gym units (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
Down
1D
Jon of "Top Gun: Maverick" (4)
Starts with H, ends with MHAMM→
2D
Integral calculation (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
3D
Setups for some routers, in brief (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLANS→
4D
Poker holding of four cards of the same suit (9)
Starts with F, ends with WFLUSHDRAW→
5D
Clark Kent has one (8)
Starts with A, ends with OALTEREGO→
6D
Barnyard producers of 7-Down (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOWS→
7D
Sounds produced by 6-Down (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOOS→
8D
Key next to a Touch Bar on some Mac laptops (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
9D
Ocean mist (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSEAFOG→
10D
Convex physical feature (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTIE→
11D
EGOT-winning composer Menken (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
12D
Furrow, as one's brow (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKNIT→
13D
Without (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSANS→
19D
Gillette Stadium team in the N.F.L., to fans (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPATS→
21D
TV journalist Spencer (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALARA→
25D
Traffic jam cacophony (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHONKS→
26D
Barely winning, say (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUPONE→
27D
Word on either side of "say" (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNEVER→
28D
People one might meet at a drive (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDONORS→
29D
Bounded (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAPT→
30D
Olympic snowboarder Kim (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECHLOE→
31D
Reservations (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDOUBT→
32D
Shows up (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOMES→
34D
Bargain hunter's targets (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSALEITEMS→
37D
Most perilous (8)
Starts with R, ends with TRISKIEST→
41D
Country that forms a tripoint border with Niger and Nigeria (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCHAD→
43D
Fall short (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFAIL→
44D
Test of will (6)
Starts with O, ends with LORDEAL→
45D
Stable females (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMARES→
47D
Hairstyle sported by painter Bob Ross (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAFRO→
48D
"There is no love sincerer than the love of ___": George Bernard Shaw (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFOOD→
49D
Villainous ploy (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUSE→
50D
Eastern city with a famous mausoleum (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGRA→
51D
Prompts (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUES→
52D
Like blue lobsters (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
53D
"That ___ funny" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISNT→
54D
"Mushy" side dish with fish and chips (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEAS→
56D
Esteemed fighter pilot (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 11, 2026?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Nikhil Bailey and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Word before baked or naked (HALF); Pinnacles (ACMES); Thousand ___, city that's part of Greater Los Angeles (OAKS).
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