TUESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword June 23 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the June 23, 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
"___ Don't Lie" (2005 Shakira hit)
HIPS
4
5A
Seat at a church service
PEW
3
8A
___-Wan Kenobi, Jedi master from "Star Wars"
OBI
3
11A
Do-it-yourself furniture brand
IKEA
4
12A
Airport baggage checkers: Abbr.
TSA
3
13A
"Don't ___ your foot in your mouth"
PUT
3
14A
Like many users of sign language
DEAF
4
15A
Knee injury letters
ACL
3
16A
"Mamma Mia! Here ___ Again" (2018 musical comedy): 2 wds.
WEGO
4
17A
Room-cooling machines: Abbr.
ACS
3
19A
Members of a pride
LIONS
5
21A
Horror movie result, usually
SCARE
5
24A
Need a surprise recruit on your hockey team? Look for this chimpanzee who shows his talent on the ice in 2000's "MVP: Most Valuable Primate"
JACK
4
25A
Skateboarding trick (rhymes with "collie")
OLLIE
5
26A
Prefix with "puncture" for an alternative therapy involving needles
ACU
3
27A
"Sister Wives" channel: Abbr.
TLC
3
30A
Need a basketball star on the team? Look for Air ___, the golden retriever who excels at slam dunks in the eponymous 1997 film
BUD
3
31A
Fly through
ACE
3
32A
"Boo" follower
HOO
3
33A
Ocean's smaller cousin
SEA
3
34A
Popular noodle dish from Vietnam
PHO
3
35A
Jacket for a skier
PARKA
5
37A
Need a crowd-pleaser on derby day? Look for this famous racehorse who becomes a sensation in the eponymous 2003 historical sports drama
SEABISCUIT
10
39A
___ Pavic, Croatian tennis player who was the co-winner of Mens doubles at the 2020 US Open
MATE
4
41A
Di-dah lead-in
LAH
3
42A
Speck of dust (anagram of "tome")
MOTE
4
43A
Nutrients found in meat, fish, and eggs
PROTEINS
8
48A
Watson who stars in "Beauty and the Beast"
EMMA
4
49A
Need a wildcard with big kicks? Look for this mule as he breaks records in the eponymous 1976 football comedy
GUS
3
50A
Positive's counterpart, for short
NEG
3
51A
"The First ___," Christmas carol
NOEL
4
52A
FBI operative, for short
AGT
3
53A
Extra bed in a hotel room
COT
3
1D
Stayed out of sight under a bed or behind a curtain, perhaps
HID
3
2D
Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy brand)
IKE
3
3D
Tiny round veggie that you'd get in a pod
PEA
3
4D
Apple's internet browser
SAFARI
6
5D
School fundraising groups: Abbr.
PTAS
4
6D
PC's "exit" button
ESC
3
7D
Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike ___
WALLACE
7
8D
"___ Sesame!" (Ali Baba's magical command)
OPEN
4
9D
Need on-court charisma and animated antics? Look for ___ Bunny as he hops into action in the 1996 basketball comedy "Space Jam"
BUGS
4
10D
"Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.
ITO
3
16D
Chinese stir-fry pan
WOK
3
18D
Passable grade, phonetically
CEE
3
20D
Post-operation site, in a hospital: Abbr.
ICU
3
21D
Cries loudly
SOBS
4
22D
Stray hair on a carpet, to a detective
CLUE
4
23D
Actor Alan of "M*A*S*H"
ALDA
4
24D
Esau's twin brother in the "Book of Genesis"
JACOB
5
27D
Drive-___ (fast food window)
THRU
4
28D
Thor's mischievous adopted brother, in the MCU
LOKI
4
29D
Layer of paint or make-up
COAT
4
31D
"Found it!" expression
AHA
3
34D
Carolinas ___ Dee River
PEE
3
35D
11th grader's exam: Abbr.
PSAT
4
36D
Tooth distress
ACHE
4
37D
Shoplift, say
STEAL
5
38D
"___ my appetite" ("I'm not hungry anymore"): 2 wds.
ILOST
5
39D
Need quick feet and a soccer ace? Look for this capuchin monkey as he brings victories in 2014's "Monkey in the Middle"
MOMO
4
40D
"Look ___, I'm Sandra Dee" ("Grease" song): 2 wds.
ATME
4
42D
The Hollow ___ poem by TS Eliot which has the famous lines This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but with a whimper
MEN
3
43D
FedEx Cup organization: Abbr.
PGA
3
44D
"As snug as a bug in a ___"
RUG
3
45D
"Ltd." cousin, for short
INC
3
46D
"The Matrix" hero
NEO
3
47D
Army rank, for short
SGT
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for June 23, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the June 23, 2026 puzzle
The June 23, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 33 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Tuesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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