MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 69 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword June 22 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the June 22, 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
Judge and attorney's field
LAW
3
4A
Police officer, slangily
COP
3
7A
"Viva ___ Vegas," song by Elvis Presley
LAS
3
10A
Self-images that can be "bruised" or "boosted"
EGOS
4
12A
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" tool
OAR
3
13A
"Cut me ___ slack!" ("Give me a break!")
SOME
4
14A
Heredity unit
GENE
4
15A
Hog's house
STY
3
16A
Field furrow maker (rhymes with "clow")
PLOW
4
17A
Belief that can be "busted"
MYTH
4
19A
Unaccounted-for soldiers: Abbr.
MIAS
4
20A
Name repeated twice in the title of a 1999 Grammy-winning hit by Santana ... and the first name for tennis player Sharapova
MARIA
5
23A
___ Man ("The Wizard of Oz" character)
TIN
3
24A
"Roses ___ red ..."
ARE
3
25A
Go ___ a tangent (get sidetracked): 2 wds.
OFFON
5
28A
George Strait's "One Night ___ Time": 2 wds.
ATA
3
31A
___ doll (homemade doll, perhaps)
RAG
3
32A
Almost an eternity
EON
3
33A
Frank McCourts book ___: A Memoir
TIS
3
34A
Network with an eye logo: Abbr.
CBS
3
35A
Old hand
PRO
3
36A
Name cried out in a 1970 rock hit by Eric Clapton featuring the line "... you've got me on my knees"
LAYLA
5
38A
Prefix with "fill" to mean an area for garbage disposal
LAND
4
39A
Dandruff location
SCALP
5
40A
Alternative rock band with Nick Brown as its pianist
MONA
4
41A
Animal's warm coat
FUR
3
42A
Billie ___, name popularized by Michael Jackson's eponymous 1983 hit, along with his iconic moonwalk dance move
JEAN
4
44A
Zero, in a Premier League match
NIL
3
46A
They might be in your favor?
ODDS
4
50A
"___ dokie!"
OKIE
4
51A
___-eyed (innocent-looking)
DOE
3
52A
One with a crystal ball
SEER
4
53A
Name in the title of a 1972 Michael Jackson song sung as a tribute to a loyal mouse ... and the first name for actor Affleck
BEN
3
54A
___-man army
ONE
3
55A
Sail the seven ___ (be an explorer)
SEAS
4
1D
"Break a ___!" ("Good luck!")
LEG
3
2D
Under ___ (minor)
AGE
3
3D
Brought the trophy home, say
WON
3
4D
"How much does it ___?" ("What's the price?")
COST
4
5D
Under ___ (sworn to tell the truth)
OATH
4
6D
Open slightly, as with a crowbar
PRY
3
7D
Name in the title of a 1970 classic by the Kinks that is set in a Soho club where the champagne "tastes just like Coca-Cola"
LOLA
4
8D
Famous ___ (cookie brand)
AMOS
4
9D
Use a needle and thread
SEW
3
11D
Game that's right before the finals, for short
SEMI
4
13D
What many fidget toys do
SPIN
4
18D
Chinese basketballer ___ Ming
YAO
3
19D
Hour division, for short
MIN
3
20D
"I Need to Know" singer Anthony
MARC
4
21D
Kuwaiti or Qatari, e.g.
ARAB
4
22D
List of dos and don'ts, briefly
REGS
4
23D
"I can't, I've got a ___ of work"
TON
3
26D
Name in the title of a 1975 international hit by ABBA with the nostalgic refrain "there was something in the air that night ..."
FERNANDO
8
27D
Menu contents
FOOD
4
28D
"Right back ___!" ("You too!"): 2 wds.
ATYA
4
29D
Cashier's drawer
TILL
4
30D
___ Rocky ("Goldie" rapper)
ASAP
4
35D
Peter ___, Wendy Darling's friend
PAN
3
36D
Baton Rouge school: Abbr.
LSU
3
37D
Crossword direction, half the time
ACROSS
6
38D
Like a reclusive wolf
LONE
4
40D
"State and ___," 2000 comedy film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
MAIN
4
41D
Head for the hills, say
FLEE
4
42D
LinkedIn listing
JOB
3
43D
Scrape by
EKE
3
45D
Also making waves in textspeak: Abbr.
ION
3
47D
"Cee" follower, alphabetically
DEE
3
48D
Narcotics-busting organization: Abbr.
DEA
3
49D
GRE takers for short
SRS
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for June 22, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the June 22, 2026 puzzle
The June 22, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 69 clues — 35 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Monday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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