Milky Way explosion

Latest answer — June 11, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Word before baked or naked
  2. 5Pinnacles
  3. 10Thousand ___, city that's part of Greater Los Angeles
  4. 14___ Sea, body of water that lost 90% of its volume to irrigation
  5. 15Not secured
  6. 16Arm part
  7. 17It might have many sides
  8. 18"Yes, sir!," to an ancient Roman?
  9. 20Like photons, but not protons
  10. 22Passes out
  11. 23Sarcastic laugh syllable
  12. 24Yea or nay
  13. 25Sailor's bearings, to an ancient Roman?
  14. 30Flu-fighting org.
  15. 33Met someone?
  16. 34"Begone!"
  17. 35Milky Way explosion
  18. 36Live
  19. 38Many a commencement speaker, in brief
  20. 39Had the answer
  21. 40Your mind's eye?
  22. 42"To be," in Iberia
  23. 43Certain Microsoft Office files, to an ancient Roman?
  24. 45Destination for 2025's ESCAPADE satellites
  25. 46"Cobra ___" (Netflix series)
  26. 47Chicken
  27. 50Something you might keep tabs on?
  28. 55Prestigious group of schools, to an ancient Roman?
  29. 57Lack of friction
  30. 58A wine (with an accent), or a flower (without one)
  31. 59Farm measures
  32. 60Genetic communicator, for short
  33. 61Lyrical works
  34. 62Bare amount
  35. 63Gym units

Down

  1. 1Jon of "Top Gun: Maverick"
  2. 2Integral calculation
  3. 3Setups for some routers, in brief
  4. 4Poker holding of four cards of the same suit
  5. 5Clark Kent has one
  6. 6Barnyard producers of 7-Down
  7. 7Sounds produced by 6-Down
  8. 8Key next to a Touch Bar on some Mac laptops
  9. 9Ocean mist
  10. 10Convex physical feature
  11. 11EGOT-winning composer Menken
  12. 12Furrow, as one's brow
  13. 13Without
  14. 19Gillette Stadium team in the N.F.L., to fans
  15. 21TV journalist Spencer
  16. 24Truth
  17. 25Traffic jam cacophony
  18. 26Barely winning, say
  19. 27Word on either side of "say"
  20. 28People one might meet at a drive
  21. 29Bounded
  22. 30Olympic snowboarder Kim
  23. 31Reservations
  24. 32Shows up
  25. 34Bargain hunter's targets
  26. 37Most perilous
  27. 41Country that forms a tripoint border with Niger and Nigeria
  28. 43Fall short
  29. 44Test of will
  30. 45Stable females
  31. 47Hairstyle sported by painter Bob Ross
  32. 48"There is no love sincerer than the love of ___": George Bernard Shaw
  33. 49Villainous ploy
  34. 50Eastern city with a famous mausoleum
  35. 51Prompts
  36. 52Like blue lobsters
  37. 53"That ___ funny"
  38. 54"Mushy" side dish with fish and chips
  39. 56Esteemed fighter pilot

The answer to “Milky Way explosion” in the New York Times crossword is NOVA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 11, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 35-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.

“Milky Way explosion” answer

NOVA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is NOVA

NOVA is the 4-letter solution that fits "Milky Way explosion" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 11, 2026 (35-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NOVA mean?

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

(noun)

  • a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months

When else has “Milky Way explosion” 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 11, 2026 (most recent) → NOVA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Milky Way explosion”?

The answer is NOVA, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 11, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Milky Way explosion”?

4 letters: NOVA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 11, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 35-Across.

Can “Milky Way explosion” 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 11, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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