The Crossword Answers NYT - June 16, 2026

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• Bluffer's giveaway Crossword Clue

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  TELL

• Dessert that wiggles Crossword Clue

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  JELLO

• Obsessive captain of fiction Crossword Clue

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  AHAB

• "___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio" Crossword Clue

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  ALAS

• Like a loud crowd Crossword Clue

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  AROAR

• Trio minus one Crossword Clue

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  PAIR

• Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars Crossword Clue

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  PAPALCROSS

• Martial art with shoulder throws Crossword Clue

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  JUDO

• On the line Crossword Clue

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  ATSTAKE

• Bottom of a long column, say Crossword Clue

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  TOTAL

• "Capisce?" Crossword Clue

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  SEE

• Spearheaded Crossword Clue

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  LED

• Think pieces, for short Crossword Clue

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  OPEDS

• Incensed Crossword Clue

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  MAD

• Amigo Crossword Clue

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  COMPADRE

• Ancient Brit for whom a language was named Crossword Clue

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  GAEL

• Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo Crossword Clue

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  LEDE

• It scratches the itch Crossword Clue

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  NAIL

• Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle? Crossword Clue

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  OLDMANANDTHESEA

• Party with glowsticks Crossword Clue

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  RAVE

• Smidgens Crossword Clue

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  BITS

• The Beatles' "Back in the ___" Crossword Clue

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  USSR

• Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs" Crossword Clue

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  CRAWDADS

• Test for a future Ph.D Crossword Clue

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  GRE

• Monsieur, in Madrid Crossword Clue

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  SENOR

• Fishing tool Crossword Clue

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  ROD

• Maple tree harvest Crossword Clue

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  SAP

• Where the rubber meets the road Crossword Clue

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  TREAD

• "That's my next move" Crossword Clue

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  IPLANTO

• "... ???" Crossword Clue

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  WHAT

• Open some bubbly with a bang Crossword Clue

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  POPTHECORK

• "Logan" actor Jackman Crossword Clue

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  HUGH

• "The Price Is Right" unveiling Crossword Clue

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  PRIZE

• Cleveland's lake Crossword Clue

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  ERIE

• Be a good dog, say Crossword Clue

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  OBEY

• Half-goat follower of Dionysus Crossword Clue

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  SATYR

• Honeybunch Crossword Clue

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  DEAR