NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 3, 2026
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Clues76
Across34
Down42
ConstructorJiahe Men
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Fancy seeing you here!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOHHI→
5A
Wishy-washy words (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
9A
Utah ski resort (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
13A
Lowly sorts (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEONS→
15A
Online "Yay!" (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWOOT→
16A
Pixar franchise in which buses and taxis exist, despite serving seemingly no purpose (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCARS→
17A
Lament while dealing with "kids these days" (15)
Starts with I, ends with SIMTOOOLDFORTHIS→
20A
Fish in a negitoro roll (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUNA→
21A
Where "music and passion were always the fashion," in a Barry Manilow hit (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATHECOPA→
22A
1990s feminist movement rooted in punk rock (9)
Starts with R, ends with LRIOTGRRRL→
26A
___ Rae Jepsen ("Call Me Maybe" singer) (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCARLY→
27A
"___ be my pleasure" (3)
Starts with I, ends with DITD→
28A
Playroom pile (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOYS→
30A
"Capisce?" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
31A
Thai noodle dish (8)
Starts with P, ends with WPADSEEEW→
35A
Contents of la Seine (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEAU→
37A
Subtle acknowledgments (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSLYNODS→
38A
42A
"Knives Out" co-star ___ de Armas (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
43A
Research institute where radio astronomy began (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBELLLABS→
44A
Compound in a joint (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTHC→
46A
Polite term of address (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
48A
Workout unit, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
49A
"Hang loose" sign (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASHAKA→
51A
Where to find queens and kings (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCHESSSETS→
55A
As, in chemistry (7)
Starts with A, ends with CARSENIC→
57A
Literary character who hopes to get whale soon? (4)
Starts with A, ends with BAHAB→
58A
Physical copy, colloquially (15)
Starts with D, ends with NDEADTREEEDITION→
63A
"Othello" villain (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIAGO→
64A
Rustic verse (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDYL→
65A
Linda of the band 4 Non Blondes (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPERRY→
66A
___ mess (traditional English dessert) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
67A
Pursue (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSEEK→
68A
Event captured in the photograph "Into the Jaws of Death" (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDDAY→
Down
1D
Big name in nail polish (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
2D
Skirt's edge (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
3D
"Southern cough syrup" (8)
Starts with H, ends with YHOTTODDY→
4D
Two-way, as a door (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINOUT→
5D
Bird with "barn" and "barred" varieties (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
6D
Angler's stick (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
7D
On little cat feet, say (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSOFTLY→
8D
"Then again …," to a texter (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOTOH→
9D
"Don't look suspicious!" (9)
Starts with A, ends with LACTCASUAL→
10D
Punjabi metropolis (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELAHORE→
11D
With 44-Down, many an EGOT contender … or what's spelled out by this puzzle's shaded squares? (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETRIPLE→
12D
Give a makeup test? (5)
Starts with A, ends with YASSAY→
14D
Dynasty after the Tang (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSONG→
18D
Raft turner (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
19D
Suggestion, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
23D
Tilted type: Abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with LITAL→
24D
Blvds. and rds. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
25D
Use an 18-Down (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
29D
Animal whose crabeater variety does not, in fact, eat crabs (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSEAL→
32D
Enjoyed, as finger food (9)
Starts with S, ends with NSNACKEDON→
33D
Forever and a day (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
34D
Cheese in the Czech dish smažený sýr (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
36D
Without exception (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
38D
Product of the internet that might be "dank" or "deep-fried" (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMEME→
39D
Odd duck, aptly (8)
Starts with R, ends with DRAREBIRD→
40D
"Yeah, right!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIBET→
41D
Nile biters (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASPS→
43D
"Pshaw!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
44D
See 11-Down (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTHREAT→
47D
Submit (6)
Starts with A, ends with EACCEDE→
49D
Actress Sink of "Stranger Things" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESADIE→
50D
Insect that has reportedly passed the "mirror test" of self-recognition (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
52D
Down in the dumps (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
53D
Pequod, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHIP→
54D
Overfilled (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSATED→
56D
Colored part of the 59-Down (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
59D
See 56-Down (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
60D
Wanderer in a forest (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
61D
Singer Rita (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
62D
M.L.B. team for "Mr. October" and "Mr. November" (3)
Starts with N, ends with YNYY→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 3, 2026?+
76 clues: 34 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jiahe Men and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Fancy seeing you here!" (OHHI); Wishy-washy words (ORSO); Utah ski resort (ALTA).
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