It may be big or bright

Editorially verified for the Jun 10, 2026

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  1. 1Landon who ran against F.D.R. in 1936
  2. 4Big dust-up [1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002]
  3. 9"All That ___"
  4. 13Broadway actress Phillipa
  5. 14Alter, in a way, as a waistband
  6. 16It may be big or bright
  7. 17In the past
  8. 18Big dust-up [1998, 2018]
  9. 19Tam-tam, e.g.
  10. 20Kind of dish for culturing micro-organisms
  11. 22Longs (for)
  12. 24Mars, notably [1978, 1986, 2022]
  13. 27Comes to
  14. 31Little dust-up
  15. 33Abbr. at the bottom of a business letter
  16. 34Not at all
  17. 35Michelin product
  18. 36Cinco de Mayo birth, e.g. [1930, 1950]
  19. 38Basketball position for a team's tallest player, usually: Abbr.
  20. 39Donations for the poor
  21. 40How you might feel after a marathon
  22. 41Three-player card game
  23. 42"Born" in Haiti
  24. 43"Lady Bird" director Greta [1954, 1974, 1990, 2014]
  25. 44Dog in "The Thin Man"
  26. 45Cousin of a flugelhorn
  27. 47Suffix with serpent
  28. 48Tribe of the Colorado Plateau
  29. 49Result
  30. 50Japan Airlines hub [1934, 1938, 1982, 2006]
  31. 52Ghostly pale
  32. 55Univ. of Maryland athletes
  33. 58Used one
  34. 61Get back for [1966]
  35. 64Vietnamese holiday
  36. 65Suit in a certain suite
  37. 66First name of TV's Mrs. Maisel
  38. 67Seat of White Pine County, Nev.
  39. 68Deliver up
  40. 69Awards for Shohei Ohtani and Caitlin Clark [2010]
  41. 70Stereotypical dog's name

Down

  1. 1"Quickly!"
  2. 2Balcony section
  3. 3Fluffy slippers, e.g.
  4. 4___ House, residence for visiting dignitaries in Washington
  5. 5One making calls, informally
  6. 6Antismuggling grp.
  7. 7Global "club" with only eight members, each of which appears in circled letters with its country code
  8. 8Feast offering lomi salmon
  9. 9Wikipedia's logo, e.g.
  10. 10Hullabaloo
  11. 11In a ___ state (fully present)
  12. 12Veer quickly
  13. 15Notes of appreciation, in online parlance
  14. 21Money market account figures
  15. 23Deuces
  16. 25Lose a water balloon fight, say
  17. 26Studio sign
  18. 28Online crowdfunding platform
  19. 29Biltmore ___, America's largest privately owned home
  20. 30Some mattresses
  21. 31Batter's position
  22. 32Keep adding to a heap
  23. 34Motivator, of a sort
  24. 37Madrid's ___ Sofía Museum
  25. 41Prepare, in a way, as zucchini
  26. 43Thousands, in slang
  27. 46Subtle difference
  28. 51Total count in an online shopping cart
  29. 53Sandwich meat option
  30. 54"Howards End" daughter
  31. 56Only player on three victorious teams in this puzzle
  32. 57"Dread river of oath," per Homer
  33. 58Upper-body muscle, for short
  34. 59Let go
  35. 60Hump day: Abbr.
  36. 62Chill in the air
  37. 63Cheerful

The answer to “It may be big or bright” in the New York Times crossword is IDEA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 10, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 16-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“It may be big or bright” answer

IDEA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is IDEA

IDEA is the 4-letter solution that fits "It may be big or bright" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 10, 2026 (16-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does IDEA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of IDEA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action
  • the aim or purpose
  • (in Platonic thought) an eternally existing pattern of which individual things in any class are imperfect copies

When else has “It may be big or bright” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

June 10, 2026 (most recent) → IDEA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “It may be big or bright”?

The answer is IDEA, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 10, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “It may be big or bright”?

4 letters: IDEA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 10, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 16-Across.

Can “It may be big or bright” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for June 10, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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