SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword June 21 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the June 21, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Baby's mealtime stain-preventer
BIB
3
4A
Casual shirt without buttons
TEE
3
7A
"Beg your pardon?" sound
HUH
3
10A
Poem of tribute
ODE
3
11A
___-mannered (rude and unpleasant)
ILL
3
12A
Australian flightless bird
EMU
3
13A
Miles ___ hour
PER
3
14A
Furry alien of 1980s TV
ALF
3
15A
Unexpected bump in the road
SNAG
4
16A
Ripped, as paper
TORE
4
18A
Actor's stage signal
CUE
3
20A
(1/6) It's a special day! The kids barge in with a syrupy tray of ___ (breakfast treat). He declares they are the best he's ever had.
PANCAKES
8
23A
Bit of back talk
SASS
4
26A
"Soul," in French
AME
3
27A
"You ___ me at hello"
HAD
3
30A
Snow-capped mountain in Europe
ALP
3
31A
Tax-collecting organization: Abbr.
IRS
3
32A
Air quality monitoring group: Abbr.
EPA
3
33A
Thickness of a tissue
PLY
3
34A
A in N.A.T.O: Abbr.
ATL
3
35A
(2/6) He receives a handmade ___ (folded greeting) that reads "Happy Fathr Day" in purple crayon. The misspelling makes it perfect.
CARD
4
36A
___ history (fictional genre), for short
ALT
3
37A
Amtrak stop, briefly
STA
3
39A
"___-La-La (Make Me Happy)," song by Al Green
SHA
3
40A
Exclamation when you have spilled milk, perhaps
OOPS
4
42A
(3/6) The kids insist on a ___ (family activity), something with made-up rules. He loses, but enjoys every second of it.
GAME
4
44A
"Sweet Child O' Mine" band ___ N Roses
GUNS
4
46A
Crys partner
HUE
3
49A
"Egg" in biological jargon
OVUM
4
50A
Hospital heart charts: Abbr.
ECGS
4
51A
___ Enterprise ("Star Trek" ship): Abbr.
USS
3
52A
Cabbage or broccoli, for short
VEG
3
53A
Chicago Fire's organization: Abbr.
MLS
3
54A
(4/6) He claims the couch for a quick ___ (midday doze). Two hours later, he wakes up with a blanket draped over him. This is the real gift.
NAP
3
1D
Conk on the head
BOP
3
2D
Chemical suffix with "chlor" or "fluor" (anagram of "dei")
IDE
3
3D
___ and Ernie of "Sesame Street"
BERT
4
4D
Prom queen's crown
TIARA
5
5D
Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"
ELLEN
5
6D
The ___ on the Shelf (Christmas tradition)
ELF
3
7D
Female chicken
HEN
3
8D
Actress Thurman of "The House That Jack Built"
UMA
3
9D
At the end of the day, the kids pile on top of him in a group ___ (embrace). "Best Father's Day ever," he says. He means it every year.
HUG
3
15D
"I ___ what you did there!"
SEE
3
17D
Special ___ (military missions)
OPS
3
18D
Video recorders, for short
CAMS
4
19D
Hawaiian stringed instrument, for short
UKE
3
21D
Former track and field athlete ___ Lewis
CARL
4
22D
___ butter (ingredient in some moisturizers)
SHEA
4
23D
Sticky tree juice
SAP
3
24D
___ of the above (MCQ option)
ALL
3
25D
Johnny English, e.g.
SPY
3
28D
Month with Earth Day, for short
APR
3
29D
(6/6) "#1 ___," the proud claim on that classic mug he uses every morning ... and what 20a, 35a, 42a, 54a, and 9d prove beyond a doubt.
DAD
3
31D
"The Addams Family" hairy cousin
ITT
3
34D
"Carte" preceder in restaurants: 2 wds.
ALA
3
35D
Baseball hat
CAP
3
36D
"Excuse me ..."
AHEM
4
37D
Karaoke performances
SONGS
5
38D
Flip of a coin
TOSS
4
39D
Like an "I told you so!" look
SMUG
4
41D
Avoid deliberately
SHUN
4
42D
Web address ending for federal bodies, for short
GOV
3
43D
___ Maria
AVE
3
44D
Lapidarys muse
GEM
3
45D
Elbow joint part: Abbr.
UCL
3
47D
"Party in the ___," Miley Cyrus song
USA
3
48D
Medium's "gift": Abbr.
ESP
3
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1B
2I
3B
4T
5E
6E
7H
8U
9H
10O
D
E
11I
L
L
12E
M
U
13P
E
R
14A
L
F
15S
N
A
G
16T
17O
R
E
18C
19U
E
20P
A
N
21C
A
K
E
22S
23S
24A
25S
S
26A
M
E
27H
28A
29D
30A
L
P
31I
R
S
32E
P
A
33P
L
Y
34A
T
L
35C
A
R
D
36A
L
T
37S
38T
A
39S
H
A
40O
O
P
41S
42G
43A
M
E
44G
45U
N
S
46H
47U
48E
49O
V
U
M
50E
C
G
S
51U
S
S
52V
E
G
53M
L
S
54N
A
P
The completed 13 x 13 grid for June 21, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the June 21, 2026 puzzle
The June 21, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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