Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, June 20, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, June 20, 2026 features 72 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.5 letters. The longest answer is "NOTMYFINESTWORK".
Total Clues
72
Longest
NOTMYFINESTWORK
Avg Length
5.5
Shortest
RED
Featured Clue
""I've done better""
15 Letters
NOTMYFINESTWORK
ALLComplete Solution List
Dad's pop, perhaps
9CREAMSODA
Attempt, informally
5SWING
One might be used to launch promotional materials
9AIRCANNON
It's often set on the stove while cooking
5TIMER
That's not the whole story!
9PLOTPOINT
Fancy and then some
5ADORE
Like the eyes of an American coot
3RED
Be prepared to take a weight off someone's shoulders?
4SPOT
___ Howard, activist known as the "Mother of Pride"
6BRENDA
Said who's who or what's what?
4IDED
Allies often share one
5ENEMY
Turnovers, but not crumpets
4STAT
"Be my guest" and "Go right ahead"
3OKS
Fixture at a chocolate factory
3VAT
Rate of passage
4TOLL
With 28-Down, set hanging by a door
5SPARE
Soprano Fleming
5RENEE
Call for a pass?
3YEA
"I've done better"
15NOTMYFINESTWORK
Hooter
3OWL
Resonates beautifully
5SINGS
What might lead to a pile of dirty laundry
5CHUTE
___ Ewbank, Hall-of-Fame football coach
4WEEB
I
3EGO
Margaret featured in "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution"
3CHO
Punch
4BRIO
State-sponsored "wealth redistribution" scheme
5LOTTO
Support of a sort
4ARCH
"I'm not sure what to make of that"
6ITSODD
Helen with the podcast "Go Fact Yourself"
4HONG
Natural resource seen in arboretums?
3ORE
Blushing matter
5ROUGE
Creature whose appendages allow it to camouflage in masses of kelp
9SEADRAGON
N.B.A. analyst Burke
5DORIS
"That's what they say, anyway"
9ORSOIHEAR
Smooth and shiny.
5SLEEK
Celebratory opening
9LETSPARTY
Destination for a day trip from Sorrento
5CAPRI
Got to
5RILED
Break the bank, say?
5ERODE
What one might put on to impress others
3ACT
Plans, with "out"
4MAPS
Website with a "Submit a Rumor" tab
6SNOPES
Bulb that becomes translucent when heated
5ONION
"That's a subject you should absolutely avoid"
15DONTEVENGOTHERE
Fire
3ANT
Big name in lights
4STAR
Like Belmont's Big Sandy, among Triple Crown racetracks
6WIDEST
"Nice try, wise guy"
9IMONTOYOU
Jokey warning before diving into a niche topic
9NERDALERT
One of a noted quintet
9GREATLAKE
Small storage units
5BYTES
Stories of college students?
4DORM
Things that lions and zebras have in common
5MANES
See 31-Across
4KEYS
Fair weather followers
9SNOWBIRDS
Saw getting turned on, say
9POWERTOOL
Chillaxing, more formally
9ATLEISURE
Man's name whose first four letters spell a word describing its last letter
5RINGO
Score with some acid
4ETCH
Arena
5FIELD
Get outta here!
4WHOA
Get down
6BOOGIE
Some vacation rentals
6CONDOS
Moment of high spirits?
5TOAST
Got it!
5ROGER
Rijeka native
5CROAT
___ Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS's "Finding Your Roots"
5HENRY
Anchor position
4DESK
Shakehand or penhold, in table tennis
4GRIP
___ de Mayo (symbol on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay)
3SOL
Sound made when something snaps into place?
3AHA