Daily Themed Crossword June 26, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 26, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
June 26, 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 | Mouse catcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | ___ and greet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Line of theater seats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | You can run but you can't ___ ... (villain's line often) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Prefix with plane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Honest Presidential nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Jedi Master who said Do or do not there is no try | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Did a few laps in the pool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Destroy as a balloon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Acrobat's lifesaver at a circus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Opposite of liability | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Boxing match | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Call ___ day: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Shoes without heels | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Creamy guacamole ingredient whose single big seed proves it's actually a one-seeded berry! | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Dit's counterpart in Morse code | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | FedEx alternative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Neither this ___ that | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Classic pie ingredient that's botanically a vegetable but was reclassified by the USDA in 1947 as a fruit to avail of lower tariffs! | RHUBARB | 7 | |
| #20 | Antlered animal on Maine's flag | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Weary commuter's resthouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Bull's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Crystal ball alternative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Barbecue favorite on a cob that looks like a vegetable but is technically classified as a dry fruit! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Eggs in a biology textbook | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Code used to convey a secret message often | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Happy and light-hearted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Ancient superfood that is a unique fruit with a cluster of inverted flowers blooming inside a fleshy pod! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ship shout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ de cologne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Milk so to speak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Right this minute! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Power generator of a sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Love ___ neighbor ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Tally up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Crunchy butter ingredient that's actually a legume growing underground unlike almonds and cashews which grow on trees! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Pole on a ship (rhymes with fast) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Wee backward | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | It's the end of an ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Juicy red ketchup ingredient that is botanically a fruit but was legally declared a vegetable by the Supreme Court for tariff purposes! | TOMATO | 6 | |
| #42 | Performs like Dr. Dre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Double-reed instrument in an orchestra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Cried one's eyes out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Visitors from outer space: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Cul-de-___ (street with a dead end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Very boring slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Honolulu's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Drip-feed tubes for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | 12-year-term U.S. president: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Police radio alert: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | It's ___-brainer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Uno ___ tres ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Rock at a miner's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Container of ashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Personal story briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Marvel character played by Paul Rudd: Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | What a greedy person wants | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | The O of BYOB | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | British teapot warmer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Protein source in miso soup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Rent-a-car giant (anagram of visa) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Emotion that turns Bruce Banner into Hulk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Bird that may be scared away | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Exclamation of surprise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | High school diploma alternative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Duracell size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | So delicious! expression | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 26, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 26, 2026, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AVOCADO at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 26, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 26, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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.