One end of a playground "telephone"

Editorially verified for the Jun 25, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Some terminals
  2. 7Gamer's state of invincibility enabled by a cheat code
  3. 14Listens to, as a radio station
  4. 16Achieves success for the first time
  5. 17*They may result in people wrongly being sent to jail
  6. 18*Bonny young girl
  7. 19Spanner of 11 time zones
  8. 20Klondike territory
  9. 22Copacabana locale
  10. 23*Exercise experts
  11. 26Bit of improv
  12. 28One end of a playground "telephone"
  13. 30Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern lingo
  14. 33"Thor: Ragnarok" actress Thompson
  15. 35*Advocate of women's equality
  16. 38Tower in the water
  17. 39Hi-fi spinners
  18. 41Ewe said it!
  19. 42School org.
  20. 43*"Let's pick up the pace!"
  21. 46Preschooler's wheels
  22. 48Trivia contest venues
  23. 49Restaurant icon McDonald
  24. 51Breakfast that may be prepared overnight
  25. 54*Some online courses
  26. 58"The Matrix" character
  27. 60N.C.A.A. basketball powerhouse, informally
  28. 62Cantina freebie
  29. 63With 65-Across, market no-no ... or a hint to entering the answers to the starred clues
  30. 65See 63-Across
  31. 68Simply taboo
  32. 69Melted adhesive
  33. 70Categorizes
  34. 71Removes a curse?

Down

  1. 1Up
  2. 2Front-line hero during the 2020 pandemic
  3. 3"We're live!" studio sign
  4. 4Goes
  5. 5Spanish pronoun
  6. 6The Science Kid, in children's television
  7. 7Get an eyeful
  8. 8Some McFlurry ingredients
  9. 9Knocked back a few
  10. 10Bad start?
  11. 11Analyze excessively
  12. 12Slicer's place
  13. 13ExxonMobil brand
  14. 15"Bye Bye Bye" boy band
  15. 21Falcons' grp.
  16. 24Congressional divide
  17. 25Like purchases made while playing freemium games
  18. 27Distinctive doctrine
  19. 29Point of writing
  20. 31"So that's how it is"
  21. 32Organizer of an after-school event, in brief
  22. 33You might go on tiptoe in this
  23. 34Consequences of compliments
  24. 36Sharansky who wrote the memoir "Fear No Evil"
  25. 37Country rocker Steve with the album "Exit 0"
  26. 38Medicinal amt.
  27. 40Paul McCartney, for one
  28. 44Org. that hires cryptanalysts
  29. 45Minor municipality
  30. 47Conventioneer's passport
  31. 50First grade of high school, typically
  32. 52Old royal house
  33. 53Lilac, e.g.
  34. 55Twinkle-toed
  35. 56Preceding time
  36. 57Solomonic figures
  37. 581492 caravel
  38. 59Grandson of Eve
  39. 61Get a lode of these!
  40. 64Words sealed with a kiss
  41. 66___ blind
  42. 67W.N.B.A.'s Dream, on scoreboards

The answer to “One end of a playground "telephone"” in the New York Times crossword is TINCAN — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 25, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 28-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.

“One end of a playground "telephone"” answer

TINCAN (6 letters)

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Why the answer is TINCAN

TINCAN is the 6-letter solution that fits "One end of a playground "telephone"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 25, 2026 (28-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “One end of a playground "telephone"” 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 25, 2026 (most recent) → TINCAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “One end of a playground "telephone"”?

The answer is TINCAN, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “One end of a playground "telephone"”?

6 letters: TINCAN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 25, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 28-Across.

Can “One end of a playground "telephone"” 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 25, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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