Daily Themed Crossword June 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
June 9, 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 | Dog's feet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Poet Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Play a role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Make changes in a manuscript say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ChapStick target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Status ___ (existing state of affairs) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Draped Ancient Roman garment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Central processing ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Container of ashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Assigned work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Guess the FIFA World Cup host nation! (1/6) Forza Azzurri! We hosted the 1990 World Cup and are famous for Paolo Maldini. Who are we? | ITALY | 5 | |
| #12 | Internet device with a blinking light | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Floral Oahu wear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | It's ___ cause (There's no hope for success): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | (2/6) Das Runde muss ins Eckige! We are the hosts of the 2006 World Cup and are famous for Miroslav Klose. Who are we? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ school (place for future doctors for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Linda Grant's We ___ It So Good | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | (3/6) Allez les Bleus! We are the hosts of the 1998 World Cup and are famous for Zinedine Zidane. Who are we? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Follows orders | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Boa's Back off! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | One of a hugging pair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | (4/6) Nippon Ole! We are the co-hosts of the 2002 World Cup with South Korea and are famous for Hidetoshi Nakata. Who are we? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Lingerie boutique purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | From ___ Zinc (vitamin slogan): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Clarinet's cousin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Actress Catherine ___-Jones from Chicago | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Dot-covered cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Just another ___ in the wheel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Put ___ writing (document something): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | It fills your wallet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | MS-___ (early operating system): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | In ___ land (dreaming): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Your furry companion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Halloween hairpiece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | (5/6) I believe that we will win! United ___! We are the co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup and are famous for Landon Donovan. Who are we? | STATES | 6 | |
| #38 | Addition symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Sound from a pigsty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Prefix with demic or dermal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Light bluish-green color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Hair ringlet say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ the Tiger (Frosted Flakes mascot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Wedding cake layer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Quantity for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ Burton who directed Beetlejuice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Navigator's chart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Frozen snowman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | When one ___ closes another opens | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Headed the group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | More Than a Woman band Bee ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Interrupter's throat-clearing sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Old-fashioned no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Three-feet measurements for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Game show hosts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Bingo! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | El ___ (climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Paddle's kin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | (6/6) ... com muito orgulho com muito amor We are the hosts of the 2014 World Cup and are famous for Pele. Who are we? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #60 | ___ Pinkett Smith actress from Gotham | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Look ___ this way ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Haiku or sonnet e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Seeks help desperately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Three before E | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Hugs symbolically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Important information for an airport greeter: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Shop ___ you drop! (shopping ad words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Santa ___ winds | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 9, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GERMANY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 9, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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.