Daily Themed Crossword June 21, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 21, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
June 21, 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 | Baby's mealtime stain-preventer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Casual shirt without buttons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Beg your pardon? sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Poem of tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___-mannered (rude and unpleasant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Australian flightless bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Miles ___ hour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Furry alien of 1980s TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Unexpected bump in the road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Ripped as paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Actor's stage signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | (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 | |
| #13 | Bit of back talk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Soul in French | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | You ___ me at hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Snow-capped mountain in Europe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Tax-collecting organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Air quality monitoring group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Thickness of a tissue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Baseball's Braves on a scoreboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | (2/6) He receives a handmade ___ (folded greeting) that reads Happy Fathr Day in purple crayon. The misspelling makes it perfect. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | PC key below X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Amtrak stop briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___-La-La (Make Me Happy) song by Al Green | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Exclamation when you have spilled milk perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | (3/6) The kids insist on a ___ (family activity) something with made-up rules. He loses but enjoys every second of it. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Sweet Child O' Mine band ___ N Roses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Tint at a paint shop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Egg in biological jargon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Hospital heart charts: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ Enterprise (Star Trek ship): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cabbage or broccoli for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Chicago Fire's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | (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 | |
| #35 | Conk on the head | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Chemical suffix with chlor or fluor (anagram of dei) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ and Ernie of Sesame Street | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Prom queen's crown | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Actress Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | The ___ on the Shelf (Christmas tradition) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Female chicken | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Actress Thurman of The House That Jack Built | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | 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 | |
| #44 | I ___ what you did there! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Special ___ (military missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Video recorders for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Hawaiian stringed instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Former track and field athlete ___ Lewis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ butter (ingredient in some moisturizers) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Sticky tree juice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ of the above (MCQ option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Johnny English e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Month with Earth Day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | (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. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | The Addams Family hairy cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Carte preceder in restaurants: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Baseball hat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Excuse me ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Karaoke performances | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Flip of a coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Like an I told you so! look | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Avoid deliberately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Web address ending for federal bodies for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Madison or Park in New York for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Birth month stone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Elbow joint part: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Party in the ___ Miley Cyrus song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Medium's gift: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 21, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 21, 2026, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PANCAKES at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 21, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 21, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 21, 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 8 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 21, 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 21, 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.