Friday, June 26, 2026
By Spencer Leach
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Hectic time for JFK
- 5Bar of note?
- 9Texter's "Hang on a sec"
- 12Tightfisted sort
- 14Took an Uber, say
- 15Top banana
- 16Biggest restaurant size that nevertheless is often topped?
- 19Logic gate that is only on when neither input is
- 20Like many films in teaser trailers
- 21Spanish "both"
- 23Top banana, for short
- 24Ocean-mapping instruments
- 25Upper limit that cannot be exceeded
- 29Torment
- 30Symbol in the Kentucky Derby logo
- 31Jazz singer Anita
- 33Holders of nets
- 34Schlepped
- 35SCOTUS head count
- 36"Got it"
- 37Those for
- 38Sing like Sinatra
- 39Mickey Mouse
- 41Jewelry fasteners
- 42___ will
- 43Slangy response to a knock at the door
- 44Onetime rap group whose initials spell out a synonym for "Jump Around," appropriately
- 49Unresponsive, maybe, for short
- 51Current affairs?
- 53Polite request
- 54Public transport option
- 55Popular toys, in a plural form officially discouraged by their maker
- 56___ admin (I.T. role)
- 57"Look, here's the deal ..."
- 58Refuses to
Down
- 1Group of mutants
- 2Expert on cosmos?
- 3Expert on the cosmos
- 4"To be," in Tijuana
- 5Goals for those in a rush, informally
- 6Golf great McIlroy
- 7Unlikely scenarios, in techspeak
- 8Vacillated
- 9[WRONG!]
- 10Level
- 11Two-pronged fastener
- 13Was used up
- 15Stan's workplace on "American Dad!," for short
- 17Places to go in the U.K.
- 18Spur
- 22Third-generation Japanese American
- 24Draped garment
- 25Resting place
- 26Pulitzer-winning poet Aiken
- 27"Later, dude!"
- 28Prison design that allows one guard to keep watch on all the inmates
- 30Chess tactic in which the king and queen are attacked simultaneously by a single piece
- 32Itches
- 34Personalize for
- 38Like offspring in a strictly asexual lineage
- 40___ Nam
- 41Likely contact point of an uppercut
- 43Self-driving car company started by Google
- 44Closes (in)
- 45Big name in skin care
- 46Some missed-exit maneuvers, informally
- 47Poli-___ (certain college major, for short)
- 48Smartphone predecessors, for short
- 50Second: Abbr.
- 52Copy cats?
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Hectic time for JFK — Answer: XMAS
- 5. Bar of note? — Answer: FRET
- 9. Texter's "Hang on a sec" — Answer: BRB
- 12. Tightfisted sort — Answer: MISER
- 14. Took an Uber, say — Answer: RODE
- 15. Top banana — Answer: CZAR
- 16. Biggest restaurant size that nevertheless is often topped? — Answer: EXTRALARGEPIZZA
- 19. Logic gate that is only on when neither input is — Answer: NOR
- 20. Like many films in teaser trailers — Answer: NOTYETRATED
- 21. Spanish "both" — Answer: LOSDOS
- 23. Top banana, for short — Answer: CEO
- 24. Ocean-mapping instruments — Answer: SONARS
- 25. Upper limit that cannot be exceeded — Answer: HARDCAP
- 29. Torment — Answer: AGONY
- 30. Symbol in the Kentucky Derby logo — Answer: ROSE
- 31. Jazz singer Anita — Answer: ODAY
- 33. Holders of nets — Answer: RIMS
- 34. Schlepped — Answer: TOTED
- 35. SCOTUS head count — Answer: NINE
- 36. "Got it" — Answer: ISEE
- 37. Those for — Answer: AYES
- 38. Sing like Sinatra — Answer: CROON
- 39. Mickey Mouse — Answer: TRIVIAL
- 41. Jewelry fasteners — Answer: CLASPS
- 42. ___ will — Answer: ILL
- 43. Slangy response to a knock at the door — Answer: WHODAT
- 44. Onetime rap group whose initials spell out a synonym for "Jump Around," appropriately — Answer: HOUSEOFPAIN
- 49. Unresponsive, maybe, for short — Answer: MIA
- 51. Current affairs? — Answer: ELECTRODYNAMICS
- 53. Polite request — Answer: MAYI
- 54. Public transport option — Answer: TRAM
- 55. Popular toys, in a plural form officially discouraged by their maker — Answer: LEGOS
- 56. ___ admin (I.T. role) — Answer: SYS
- 57. "Look, here's the deal ..." — Answer: OKSO
- 58. Refuses to — Answer: WONT
Down
- 1. Group of mutants — Answer: XMEN
- 2. Expert on cosmos? — Answer: MIXOLOGIST
- 3. Expert on the cosmos — Answer: ASTRONOMER
- 4. "To be," in Tijuana — Answer: SER
- 5. Goals for those in a rush, informally — Answer: FRATS
- 6. Golf great McIlroy — Answer: RORY
- 7. Unlikely scenarios, in techspeak — Answer: EDGECASES
- 8. Vacillated — Answer: TEETERED
- 9. [WRONG!] — Answer: BZZT
- 10. Level — Answer: RAZE
- 11. Two-pronged fastener — Answer: BRAD
- 13. Was used up — Answer: RANDRY
- 15. Stan's workplace on "American Dad!," for short — Answer: CIA
- 17. Places to go in the U.K. — Answer: LOOS
- 18. Spur — Answer: PROD
- 22. Third-generation Japanese American — Answer: SANSEI
- 24. Draped garment — Answer: SARI
- 25. Resting place — Answer: HOTEL
- 26. Pulitzer-winning poet Aiken — Answer: CONRAD
- 27. "Later, dude!" — Answer: ADIOSAMIGO
- 28. Prison design that allows one guard to keep watch on all the inmates — Answer: PANOPTICON
- 30. Chess tactic in which the king and queen are attacked simultaneously by a single piece — Answer: ROYALFORK
- 32. Itches — Answer: YENS
- 34. Personalize for — Answer: TAILORTO
- 38. Like offspring in a strictly asexual lineage — Answer: CLONAL
- 40. ___ Nam — Answer: VIET
- 41. Likely contact point of an uppercut — Answer: CHIN
- 43. Self-driving car company started by Google — Answer: WAYMO
- 44. Closes (in) — Answer: HEMS
- 45. Big name in skin care — Answer: OLAY
- 46. Some missed-exit maneuvers, informally — Answer: UEYS
- 47. Poli-___ (certain college major, for short) — Answer: SCI
- 48. Smartphone predecessors, for short — Answer: PDAS
- 50. Second: Abbr. — Answer: ASST
- 52. Copy cats? — Answer: MEW
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