Monday, June 08, 2026
By Tom McCoy
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Deer sir?
- 5Free trial version
- 9Caspian or Mediterranean
- 12Designer ___ Boss
- 13Typographical embellishment
- 14Go across
- 15"Su-u-ure"
- 16Something green in a greenhouse
- 17Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)
- 18Popular board game adapted from India [1]
- 20They quickly spread online
- 21"Soldier, stop!"
- 22Page (through)
- 23Challenge for student drivers [2]
- 30Metals in mines
- 31Actor Stonestreet of "Modern Family"
- 32Apt zodiac sign for Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion
- 33Vitality
- 34Scoundrel's deeds
- 37A pair
- 38Card game whose name is something players cry
- 39Assistant
- 40Anthropologist Margaret
- 41Never stop having fun [3]
- 46"___ the night before Christmas ..."
- 47Word repeated in "___ ye, ___ ye!"
- 48Cube maker Erno
- 50Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?
- 55World's largest country with a four-letter name
- 56Underpinning
- 57Home of Columbus
- 58A single time
- 59Up in the air
- 60Zero
- 61"What a shame!"
- 62Test the weight of
- 63Backyard storage space
Down
- 1Steamer or cruiser
- 2Oom-pah instrument
- 3Follower of New or teen
- 4Hidden snags
- 5Key to the right of "+" and "=" on a Mac keyboard
- 6What Taylor Swift calls the stages of her career
- 75x5-square crossword
- 8Frequently, in poetry
- 9Email winnower
- 10Effortlessness
- 11Tiny hill builders
- 13Characterize?
- 14Orate
- 19Nickname akin to Harry
- 20Compassion
- 22Den
- 23Short-term kind of store
- 24Sports locale
- 25Give a debriefing (to)
- 26Prime use for a crowbar
- 27Opposite of post-
- 28Starting to learn
- 29"Oh boy!"
- 34Watercraft for an Inuit
- 35Small bites
- 36Accessibility law inits.
- 40Leaves stranded
- 42Strong string
- 43What misers take to an extreme
- 44Bread maker's supply
- 45___ Beesly, character who has the last line in the finale of "The Office"
- 48Civil uprising
- 49Caterer's containers
- 50Whitish
- 51Starting, timewise
- 52"This looks like trouble!"
- 53Number in a nonet
- 54Follower of pointy or pigeon
- 56Expression of contempt
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Deer sir? — Answer: STAG
- 5. Free trial version — Answer: DEMO
- 9. Caspian or Mediterranean — Answer: SEA
- 12. Designer ___ Boss — Answer: HUGO
- 13. Typographical embellishment — Answer: SERIF
- 14. Go across — Answer: SPAN
- 15. "Su-u-ure" — Answer: IBET
- 16. Something green in a greenhouse — Answer: PLANT
- 17. Half ___ (when the minute hand points down) — Answer: PAST
- 18. Popular board game adapted from India [1] — Answer: PARCHEESI
- 20. They quickly spread online — Answer: MEMES
- 21. "Soldier, stop!" — Answer: HALT
- 22. Page (through) — Answer: LEAF
- 23. Challenge for student drivers [2] — Answer: PARALLELPARKING
- 30. Metals in mines — Answer: ORES
- 31. Actor Stonestreet of "Modern Family" — Answer: ERIC
- 32. Apt zodiac sign for Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion — Answer: LEO
- 33. Vitality — Answer: PEP
- 34. Scoundrel's deeds — Answer: KNAVERY
- 37. A pair — Answer: TWO
- 38. Card game whose name is something players cry — Answer: UNO
- 39. Assistant — Answer: AIDE
- 40. Anthropologist Margaret — Answer: MEAD
- 41. Never stop having fun [3] — Answer: PARTYPARTYPARTY
- 46. "___ the night before Christmas ..." — Answer: TWAS
- 47. Word repeated in "___ ye, ___ ye!" — Answer: HEAR
- 48. Cube maker Erno — Answer: RUBIK
- 50. Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates? — Answer: PARAMOUNT
- 55. World's largest country with a four-letter name — Answer: IRAN
- 56. Underpinning — Answer: BASIS
- 57. Home of Columbus — Answer: OHIO
- 58. A single time — Answer: ONCE
- 59. Up in the air — Answer: ALOFT
- 60. Zero — Answer: NONE
- 61. "What a shame!" — Answer: TSK
- 62. Test the weight of — Answer: HEFT
- 63. Backyard storage space — Answer: SHED
Down
- 1. Steamer or cruiser — Answer: SHIP
- 2. Oom-pah instrument — Answer: TUBA
- 3. Follower of New or teen — Answer: AGER
- 4. Hidden snags — Answer: GOTCHAS
- 5. Key to the right of "+" and "=" on a Mac keyboard — Answer: DELETE
- 6. What Taylor Swift calls the stages of her career — Answer: ERAS
- 7. 5x5-square crossword — Answer: MINI
- 8. Frequently, in poetry — Answer: OFT
- 9. Email winnower — Answer: SPAMFILTER
- 10. Effortlessness — Answer: EASE
- 11. Tiny hill builders — Answer: ANTS
- 13. Characterize? — Answer: SPELL
- 14. Orate — Answer: SPEAK
- 19. Nickname akin to Harry — Answer: HAL
- 20. Compassion — Answer: MERCY
- 22. Den — Answer: LAIR
- 23. Short-term kind of store — Answer: POPUP
- 24. Sports locale — Answer: ARENA
- 25. Give a debriefing (to) — Answer: REPORTBACK
- 26. Prime use for a crowbar — Answer: LEVER
- 27. Opposite of post- — Answer: PRE
- 28. Starting to learn — Answer: NEWAT
- 29. "Oh boy!" — Answer: GOODY
- 34. Watercraft for an Inuit — Answer: KAYAK
- 35. Small bites — Answer: NIPS
- 36. Accessibility law inits. — Answer: ADA
- 40. Leaves stranded — Answer: MAROONS
- 42. Strong string — Answer: TWINE
- 43. What misers take to an extreme — Answer: THRIFT
- 44. Bread maker's supply — Answer: YEAST
- 45. ___ Beesly, character who has the last line in the finale of "The Office" — Answer: PAM
- 48. Civil uprising — Answer: RIOT
- 49. Caterer's containers — Answer: URNS
- 50. Whitish — Answer: PALE
- 51. Starting, timewise — Answer: ASOF
- 52. "This looks like trouble!" — Answer: UHOH
- 53. Number in a nonet — Answer: NINE
- 54. Follower of pointy or pigeon — Answer: TOED
- 56. Expression of contempt — Answer: BAH
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