NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 27, 2026
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorAdrian Johnson
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Delightful!" (10)
Starts with W, ends with TWHATATREAT→
11A
Cock-a-hoop (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGLAD→
15A
"What if we just … didn't?" (10)
Starts with H, ends with OHOWABOUTNO→
16A
Dancer's restraint? (4)
Starts with R, ends with NREIN→
17A
Kitchen project with minimal cleanup (10)
Starts with O, ends with LONEPOTMEAL→
18A
City on India's "golden triangle" tourism circuit (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGRA→
19A
Castaway's place, perhaps (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDESERTISLE→
20A
Alternative to Word (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOCS→
21A
GPS calculation: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERTE→
22A
Gavrila Derzhavin's "God," e.g. (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
24A
Word repeated in a fit of disbelief (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBUT→
25A
"That way ..." (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHUS→
28A
He's credited as the director of photography for the 1967 film "Magical Mystery Tour" (10)
Starts with R, ends with RRINGOSTARR→
32A
Female lobster (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
33A
On the topic of (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
34A
Hindu rule of living (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASUTRA→
35A
U-Haul competitor (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRYDER→
37A
GPS calculation: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
39A
Some choppers (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAXMEN→
40A
Give credit for (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOWETO→
41A
Wee, informally (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITSY→
43A
"Your point being ...?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
44A
Defense council? (10)
Starts with W, ends with TWARCABINET→
47A
___ climbing a tree (Sichuan noodle dish) (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
48A
Musical group that went on hiatus in 2022 so its members could serve in the military (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
49A
British ___ (colonial rule of India) (3)
Starts with R, ends with JRAJ→
50A
Lead-in to -ology, for the study of the atmosphere (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAER→
52A
Doesn't sit by (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACTS→
54A
A bit stale, say (10)
Starts with G, ends with DGETTINGOLD→
60A
British buddy (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCHAP→
61A
Hit the hay, to a toddler (10)
Starts with G, ends with EGOBEDDYBYE→
62A
Its tail blows in the wind (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKITE→
63A
"It's just me here" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EIMALLALONE→
64A
Worry, worry, worry (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
65A
When many rebellions emerge for the first time (10)
Starts with E, ends with SEARLYTEENS→
Down
1D
"___ have thought?!" (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWHOD→
2D
Sharpen (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
3D
Moves a lot (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAWES→
4D
Wanes, with "off" (6)
Starts with T, ends with STAPERS→
5D
Command from space command (5)
Starts with A, ends with TABORT→
6D
Walks with a wobble (7)
Starts with T, ends with STOTTERS→
7D
Persian poet who wrote the "Masnavi" (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRUMI→
8D
"Qui ___-vous?" (French for "Who are you?") (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETES→
9D
Kind of clock (6)
Starts with A, ends with GANALOG→
10D
City between Madrid and Ciudad Real (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTOLEDO→
11D
Person congratulated in a yard sign, maybe (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGRAD→
12D
Toy adorned with a tiny rubber cape (10)
Starts with L, ends with NLEGOBATMAN→
13D
That blows! (10)
Starts with A, ends with TAIRCURRENT→
14D
Things analyzed in some forensic tests (10)
Starts with D, ends with SDNASTRANDS→
23D
Many a political piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with YESSAY→
25D
Homages to a prior era (10)
Starts with T, ends with STHROWBACKS→
26D
"Look where you're going!" (10)
Starts with H, ends with THEYWATCHIT→
27D
Deliberately downplay (10)
Starts with U, ends with EUNDERSTATE→
29D
Suffix with urban (3)
Starts with I, ends with EITE→
31D
Prom night rental (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTUX→
33D
Like a fired-up sports crowd (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAROAR→
36D
Multipurpose shortening? (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
38D
Put away (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
42D
In a quietly dignified way (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAIDLY→
45D
Plastic item in a lunchbox (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBAGGIE→
46D
___ Oluo, author of 2018's "So You Want to Talk About Race" (6)
Starts with I, ends with AIJEOMA→
47D
Diamond pattern (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARGYLE→
51D
Finish up by (5)
Starts with E, ends with TENDAT→
55D
Way up a mountain, perhaps (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTBAR→
56D
"Do ___ ..." (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTELL→
57D
Light wind? (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
58D
Super Bowl X M.V.P. ___ Swann (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLYNN→
59D
Diamond edges? (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDEES→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 27, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adrian Johnson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Delightful!" (WHATATREAT); Cock-a-hoop (GLAD); "What if we just … didn't?" (HOWABOUTNO).
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