Daily Themed Crossword June 8, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 8, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
June 8, 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 | The glass is ___ full (optimist's words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Baseball club | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Omelet-making utensil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | The Wood actor ___ Epps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Be in debt say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Not on as a switch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Hummus-holding bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | What the Ugly Duckling grew up to be | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Close friend slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Green with ___ (covetous feeling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Waters singer whose performance of Another Brick in the Wall enthralled 150000 fans at Potsdamer Platz Berlin in 1990 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Barbie's man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Segment of history | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Brownie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Beverage that may be green or black | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tony Danza sitcom ___ the Boss? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Rossi singer whose rendition of Sally enthralled 225000 fans at Modena in 2017 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Waka Waka singer | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Industrial show for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | It's found in a balloon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Contract-signing need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Restaurant boss for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | What Humpty Dumpty did on a wall | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Williams singer whose performance of Angels enthralled 135000 fans at Phoenix Park Dublin in 2003 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Famous boy king of Ancient Egypt informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | State of outrage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Domino of Blueberry Hill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Rappers Wayne and Jon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Sound of the seventh letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ one-eighty (turn around): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Let me let you ___ a little secret ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Soak up as gravy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Attach a pocket to a skirt say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ McCartney singer whose performance of Hey Jude enthralled 184000 fans at Maracana Stadium Rio de Janeiro in 1990 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Move like a kangaroo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Who ___ to judge?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Better ___ than never | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Sinatra whose classic delivery of I've Got the World on a String enthralled 175000 fans at Maracana Stadium Rio de Janeiro in 1980 | FRANK | 5 | |
| #39 | Hello Kitty's hair accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Well ___ (in the know) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Voice between baritone and alto (anagram of toner) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Vatican City's VIP | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Come from ___ (miles away) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Giants or Titans' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Auld Lang ___ (New Year's Eve song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Blocking vote | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Stare at in wonder (rhymes with hawk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Maria (hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Not too strict as security | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Snake on a pharaoh's headdress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ matter of fact I am not okay with it: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Joined at the ___ (inseparable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Rock that may contain silver or gold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Juan capital of Puerto Rico | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Toothed tool for your hair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Belonging to that boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | I smell ___! (suspect trickery): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Animated internet file suffix: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Peruses the newspaper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Garden bulb from the Netherlands | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Fixes as a game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Cakesters soft-baked treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Pager sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Turner singer whose encore of Paradise Is Here enthralled 180000 fans at Maracana Stadium Rio de Janeiro in 1988 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Tip of a stocking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Took in as a movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Gehrig of MLB | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | NBC show that launched the careers of many comedians: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 8, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 8, 2026, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHAKIRA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 8, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 8, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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.