Daily Themed Crossword June 20, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 20, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
June 20, 2026 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ Clapton Wonderful Tonight singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Father affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Braying beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Winnie-the-___ (fictional teddy bear) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Car brand with a four-ring logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ChapStick target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Why is ___ dark in here?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Insects that make honey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Lingerie part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Music holders that may be burned: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Chocolate ___ fudge-filled vanilla bar coated with cake that was everyone's top pick when the ice cream truck came by on a hot '80s day | ECLAIR | 6 | |
| #12 | On the beach | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Aussie animal with a pouch informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | It's ___-win situation!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Do you have ___ idea how this works? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Birds ___ Feather (Billie Eilish song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Christmas or Thanksgiving for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Sporty car from the sixties: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___-Up Pop sherbet treat in a cardboard tube that you couldn't wait to grab from the ice cream truck on a hot '90s day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Aren't ___ cute couple?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Port for flash drives: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Tell a fib | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___-Ball Screwball fruity ice cup with gumballs at the bottom that made every ice cream truck stop a sticky quest on a hot '90s day | TWO | 3 | |
| #24 | Electric cars sold by Elon Musk | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ and the Chipmunks (animated film with singing rodents) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Pint glass filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Singer Winehouse known for her track Valerie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Strawberry ___ crumbly pink bar with a vanilla core that was the crowd favorite at the ice cream truck on a hot '80s day | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | What may be filled with ink or oink? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Miami ___ NBA team from Florida | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Turkey ___ (ragtime dance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Letter after emm phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Baseball positions: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Infinity Pool actress ___ Goth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Prefix with dermis or center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Decay as veggies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Apple's mobile platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Taco taco-shaped waffle cone treat that was a must-have from the ice cream truck on a hot '80s day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Give credit where it's ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Like ___ caught in headlights (frozen): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Dance club that might have a rotating mirrored ball | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Actress Jessica from Fantastic Four | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Voice from an iPhone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Practice in a boxing ring say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Opposite of present | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | ___ and drop (computer action) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Roller coaster part where you might be upside down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Say ___ (dentist's request) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Cone shaved ice treat covered in syrup that made waiting for the ice cream truck totally worth it on a hot '90s day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Something you might mend in an old sock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Shape of ___ (Ed Sheeran song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ house (packed venue) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Home to Bangalore Bangkok and Beijing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | 1962 hit ___ a Rebel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Off-roading wheels: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Turns on as a car | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Accessory that holds up one's pants | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Something made on a shooting star | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Majesty's Secret Service (Bond film): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | The Amish e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Right on brother! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Coal Miner's Daughter singer Loretta ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Primatologist's interest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Bumbling sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Body part that may be in a sling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Fish with a Kohaku variety | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Concern for someone picking you up at the airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 20, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 20, 2026, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHORTCAKE at 9 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 6 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 20, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 20, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 20, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 20, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 20, 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.