NYT Crossword Answers for June 9, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for June 9, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

"Put a sock ___!" View hint and explanation

INIT

Bottomless pit View hint and explanation

ABYSS

10A

Home of the W.N.B.A.'s Fever, informally View hint and explanation

INDY

14A

Viral phenomenon View hint and explanation

MEME

15A

Curse word cover-up View hint and explanation

BLEEP

16A

Singer Del Rey View hint and explanation

LANA

17A

Very impressed View hint and explanation

AWED

18A

Echolocation technology View hint and explanation

SONAR

19A

One who can't handle the truth? View hint and explanation

LIAR

20A

Sport in an octagon, for short View hint and explanation

MMA

21A

Chafes excessively View hint and explanation

RUBSRAW

23A

Acid View hint and explanation

LSD

24A

"The door's open!" View hint and explanation

ENTER

26A

Elasticized part of sweatpants View hint and explanation

WAIST

28A

Nearly unique View hint and explanation

EXCEEDINGLYRARE

33A

Assists, in basketball slang View hint and explanation

DIMES

34A

Headed for the hills View hint and explanation

RAN

35A

Romaine course View hint and explanation

SALAD

36A

Influential individual View hint and explanation

ICON

37A

Collection of photographs or songs View hint and explanation

ALBUM

39A

Broadway award View hint and explanation

TONY

40A

Lump in one's throat View hint and explanation

TONSIL

42A

Modifies View hint and explanation

AMENDS

44A

Org. with Orioles, Blue Jays and Cardinals View hint and explanation

MLB

46A

City with Carnival samba parades, informally View hint and explanation

RIO

47A

Compromise that, ideally, leaves both parties satisfied View hint and explanation

HAPPYMEDIUM

52A

Take to the skies View hint and explanation

SOAR

54A

English soccer star ___ James View hint and explanation

REECE

55A

Sonic boom generator? View hint and explanation

SEGA

58A

Prediction of a negative outcome that is true of 21-, 28- and 47-Across View hint and explanation

THISWONTENDWELL

61A

"We feel the same way" View hint and explanation

USTOO

62A

Airport raced through in "Home Alone," in brief View hint and explanation

ORD

63A

Info collected by a spy View hint and explanation

INTEL

64A

Sound of a cartoon hit View hint and explanation

BOINK

65A

Deep sorrow View hint and explanation

WOE

66A

Cruising the Caribbean, say View hint and explanation

ATSEA

Down Answers

Spiritual leader at a mosque View hint and explanation

IMAM

State that's home to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum View hint and explanation

NEWMEXICO

"Sheesh, gimme a break!" View hint and explanation

IMEANCMON

___ talk View hint and explanation

TED

Really ridiculous View hint and explanation

ABSURD

Carnivorous cinematic alien View hint and explanation

BLOB

Deep desires View hint and explanation

YENS

Cook in a very hot cast-iron pan, say View hint and explanation

SEAR

Be a bed hog, maybe View hint and explanation

SPRAWL

10D

Under the weather View hint and explanation

ILL

11D

Where employees work on tips and receive tips View hint and explanation

NAILSALON

12D

Half of a biological helix View hint and explanation

DNASTRAND

13D

Spot for a swing set View hint and explanation

YARD

21D

Dee who directed 2017's "Mudbound" View hint and explanation

REES

22D

Methods View hint and explanation

WAYS

25D

Decade after the aughts View hint and explanation

TEENS

27D

Steaming mad View hint and explanation

IRATE

28D

Make some alterations View hint and explanation

EDIT

29D

Not online, for short View hint and explanation

IRL

30D

Snatch up View hint and explanation

NAB

31D

Wildebeest View hint and explanation

GNU

32D

Ice cream brand with an apostrophe in its name View hint and explanation

EDYS

37D

Football standout View hint and explanation

ALLPRO

38D

Word with name or voyage View hint and explanation

MAIDEN

41D

Little pest View hint and explanation

IMP

43D

"Little old me?" View hint and explanation

MOI

45D

"Toodle-oo!" View hint and explanation

BYENOW

46D

Fall back View hint and explanation

RECEDE

47D

Western half of Hispaniola View hint and explanation

HAITI

48D

Activity that may prompt burning questions? View hint and explanation

ARSON

49D

Parisian subway View hint and explanation

METRO

50D

Squad captained by Lindsey Horan to win Olympic gold in '24, for short View hint and explanation

USWNT

51D

Gets together with View hint and explanation

MEETS

52D

Bit of concert memorabilia, once View hint and explanation

STUB

53D

Very, very much View hint and explanation

OHSO

56D

Utter delight View hint and explanation

GLEE

57D

Penne ___ vodka View hint and explanation

ALLA

59D

Stir-frying vessel View hint and explanation

WOK

60D

Part of una semana View hint and explanation

DIA