NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 24, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorKevin Curry and Zhou Zhang
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Retro kind of hairstyle (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPINUP→
6A
Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish, for short (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGMOS→
10A
Article of apparel often worn with sandals (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATOGA→
14A
Ancient Greek marketplace (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAGORA→
15A
Symphony site (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHALL→
16A
Singer Tori (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
17A
"Sleigh's loaded and ready! How are you feeling, Santa?" (10)
Starts with J, ends with RJOLLYROGER→
19A
Son of Seth (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENOS→
20A
Ingested (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
21A
Like cotton candy (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSPUN→
22A
Tolerate (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABIDE→
23A
Not notice (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMISS→
25A
"I'm at the bakery – what kind of doughnut do you want?" (10)
Starts with G, ends with RGLAZEDOVER→
28A
Confused (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
30A
Fire … or a firefighter's tool (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAXE→
31A
Kind of dairy-free milk developed in the 1990s (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
32A
Stubborn beast (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
34A
Uplifting coverage? (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
35A
Liberal ___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
36A
Hand-held radios used by the speakers of the italicized clues and their answers? (13)
Starts with W, ends with SWALKIETALKIES→
40A
Amps (up) (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEPS→
41A
"___ Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965 #1 hit) (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMRS→
42A
Governor Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTIM→
43A
Teacher's pest (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
44A
Fish with a Kohaku variety (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
45A
They're cover-ups! (5)
Starts with T, ends with STARPS→
49A
"What's tomorrow's chemistry exam about again?" (10)
Starts with C, ends with YCARBONCOPY→
54A
Pastry that often has a fluted edge (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTART→
55A
"See ya!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with SADIOS→
56A
Look before you do this (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLEAP→
58A
Deg. for an entrepreneur (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMBA→
59A
Jonathan Van ___ ("Queer Eye" co-star) (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
60A
"Before you go, what animal crosses the road in that old joke?" (10)
Starts with C, ends with TCHICKENOUT→
63A
What postseason games can't end in (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIES→
64A
___ bean (4)
Starts with F, ends with AFAVA→
65A
Citrus-based sauce in Japanese cuisine (5)
Starts with P, ends with UPONZU→
66A
Big name in e-commerce (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
67A
Sign of things to come (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
Down
1D
Kind of pants worn on a rainy day, perhaps (6)
Starts with P, ends with APAJAMA→
2D
"Aha!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIGOTIT→
3D
Equally (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNOLESS→
4D
Link letters (3)
Starts with U, ends with LURL→
5D
Approves a Venmo request, perhaps (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPAYS→
6D
Storied graverobber (5)
Starts with G, ends with LGHOUL→
7D
___ cum laude (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAGNA→
8D
World Cup cheer (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
9D
Camera type, for short (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
10D
Workout program that's a portmanteau of two different sports (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTAEBO→
11D
Grizzly or black bear (but typically not a panda) (8)
Starts with O, ends with EOMNIVORE→
12D
A satisfying meal, informally (8)
Starts with G, ends with SGOODEATS→
13D
Claims (7)
Starts with A, ends with SASSERTS→
18D
D&D or WoW (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRPG→
22D
Lemon add-on (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
24D
Important creatures in Inuit culture (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALS→
26D
Popular fast-fashion brand (4)
Starts with Z, ends with AZARA→
27D
Glorify (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXALT→
29D
Hit up (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
33D
Paul who's been inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSIMON→
34D
Band whose spelled-out name translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
35D
Put in the cross hairs (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAIMAT→
36D
"Whew! Our journey is over!" (8)
Starts with W, ends with TWEMADEIT→
37D
Makes aware (of) (8)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPRISES→
38D
Children's author Carle (4)
Starts with E, ends with CERIC→
39D
A little foxy? (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKIT→
40D
Very spicy (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPICANTE→
44D
Goals for boxers, in brief (3)
Starts with K, ends with SKOS→
46D
Sportswriter Shelburne (6)
Starts with R, ends with ARAMONA→
47D
Marketing team's goal with a new product launch, informally (6)
Starts with P, ends with ZPRBUZZ→
48D
Pygmalion's Galatea, for one (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTATUE→
50D
Like a commanding lead? (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBOSSY→
51D
Dark yellowish-green (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLIVE→
52D
Thanksgiving pie nut (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPECAN→
53D
One in a Himalayan herd (3)
Starts with Y, ends with KYAK→
57D
Salt-N-___, "Shoop" group (4)
Starts with P, ends with APEPA→
60D
One who holds a company's purse strings, in brief (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCFO→
61D
One who's yukking it up (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHAM→
62D
French identification (3)
Starts with N, ends with MNOM→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 24, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kevin Curry and Zhou Zhang and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Retro kind of hairstyle (PINUP); Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish, for short (GMOS); Article of apparel often worn with sandals (TOGA).
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