Daily Themed Crossword June 12, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 12, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
June 12, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Beanie or fedora e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sample some tea say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | You ___ what I mean? (Do you relate?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Bravo! at a stadium | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Lisa (painting at the Louvre) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Magician's letters before cadabra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Group that checks bags at the airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Make ___ meet (earn just enough money to survive) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | From ___ to riches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Not striped as a billiard ball | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Mind-body practice with the lotus position practiced on a mat whose name is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning to yoke | YOGA | 4 | |
| #12 | 3 on a grandfather clock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ boy! (Well done!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Huge series of waves caused by an undersea earthquake whose name was borrowed from the Japanese word for harbor wave | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Special Forces' green cap | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___-rock (music genre for The Killers) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Big name in residential security services (anagram of tad): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Big boat that held animal pairs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Here's to the happy couple e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Sudsy hair-washing product whose name is derived from the Hindi word for a head massage | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Bangkok native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Olympic team for Simone Biles: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Low-cost home loan organization commonly known as Fannie Mae: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Musical instrument with black and white keys whose name is a shortened form of the Italian word meaning soft and loud | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Blast (Mountain Dew flavor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Why are you looking ___ that way?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Bartender's bonus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | The essay is due ___ before Monday morning: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Low in fat as meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ Direction (Harry Styles' former band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Start to freeze? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Washington's Sea-___ Airport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Of Mice and ___ John Steinbeck novella | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Red ___ (cinnamon-flavored candies) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | In addition to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Greenish-blue color (rhymes with seal) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Like father like ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ 500 (annual racing event held in May) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | El ___ Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Martial art form with colored belts taught in dojos whose name comes from the Japanese word for empty hand | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Group with alley-oops: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Non-profit URL ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ it a cat I saw? (palindrome) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Social ___ (Tiktok and Instagram e.g.) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Sorry am ___ your way?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Gift of the ___ (ability to talk well) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ little teapot ... (nursery rhyme): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Spider's web to a fly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Nestle's bubbly chocolate bar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Pic on a pec for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Narrow opening in a piggy bank to put coins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Great Salt Lake's locale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Verification cards that 14a might check: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Letters that announce a wrestling winner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Day between Wednesday and Friday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Animal-spotting expedition often taken in jeeps whose name was borrowed from the Swahili word for journey | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Sn on the periodic table | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Popular ski city in Colorado | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | ___ Tai rum-based cocktail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Barley ingredient that gives beer its color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | I ___ hearty meal before the hike: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Chemist's building block | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Three's opposite on a clock face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | We're ready to serve you! sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Drag show accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Raggedy redhead on a toy shelf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Little bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Apple Store buy for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 12, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 12, 2026, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TSUNAMI at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for June 12, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 12, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 12, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for June 12, 2026 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 12, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.