Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — June 9, 2026 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated June 9, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1P
2A
3W
4S
5P
6O
7E
8A
9C
10T
11E
D
I
T
12L
I
P
13Q
U
O
14T
O
G
A
15U
N
I
16T
17U
R
N
18T
19A
S
K
20I
21T
A
L
Y
22M
23O
24D
E
M
25L
E
I
26A
L
O
S
T
27G
E
R
M
28A
29N
30Y
31P
A
O
32M
E
D
33H
A
D
34F
R
35A
36N
C
E
37O
38B
E
Y
S
39H
I
S
S
40A
R
M
41J
42A
43P
A
N
44B
R
A
45A
T
O
46O
47B
48O
E
49Z
50E
51T
52A
53D
I
E
54C
O
G
55I
T
I
N
56A
T
M
57D
O
S
58L
A
L
A

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADog's feetPAWS
5APoet Edgar Allan ___POE
8APlay a roleACT
11AMake changes in a manuscript, sayEDIT
12AChapStick targetLIP
13AStatus ___ (existing state of affairs)QUO
14ADraped Ancient Roman garmentTOGA
15ACentral processing ___UNIT
17AContainer of ashesURN
18AAssigned workTASK
20AGuess 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
22AInternet device with a blinking lightMODEM
25AFloral Oahu wearLEI
26A"It's ___ cause" ("There's no hope for success"): 2 wds.ALOST
27A(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?GERMANY
31AKung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)PAO
32A___ school (place for future doctors, for short)MED
33ALinda Grant's "We ___ It So Good"HAD
34A(3/6) "Allez les Bleus!" We are the hosts of the 1998 World Cup and are famous for Zinedine Zidane. Who are we?FRANCE
37AFollows ordersOBEYS
39ABoa's "Back off!"HISS
40AOne of a hugging pairARM
41A(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?JAPAN
44ALingerie boutique purchaseBRA
45A"From ___ Zinc" (vitamin slogan): 2 wds.ATO
46AClarinet's cousinOBOE
49AActress Catherine ___-Jones from "Chicago"ZETA
53ADot-covered cubeDIE
54A"Just another ___ in the wheel"COG
55APut ___ writing (document something): 2 wds.ITIN
56AIt fills your wallet: Abbr.ATM
57AMS-___ (early operating system): Abbr.DOS
58AIn ___ land (dreaming): Hyph.LALA

Down

1DYour furry companionPET
2D"Much ___ About Nothing"ADO
3DHalloween hairpieceWIG
4D(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
5DAddition symbolPLUS
6DSound from a pigstyOINK
7DPrefix with "demic" or "dermal"EPI
8DLight bluish-green colorAQUA
9DHair ringlet, sayCURL
10D___ the Tiger (Frosted Flakes mascot)TONY
16DWedding cake layerTIER
19DQuantity, for shortAMT
21D___ Burton who directed "Beetlejuice"TIM
22DNavigator's chartMAP
23D"Frozen" snowmanOLAF
24D"When one ___ closes, another opens"DOOR
25DHeaded the groupLED
27D"More Than a Woman" band Bee ___GEES
28DInterrupter's throat-clearing soundAHEM
29DOld-fashioned "no"NAY
30DThree-feet measurements, for shortYDS
32DGame show hosts: Abbr.MCS
35D"Bingo!"AHA
36DEl ___ (climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean)NINO
37DPaddle's kinOAR
38D(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?BRAZIL
41D___ Pinkett Smith, actress from "Gotham"JADA
42D"Look ___ this way ...": 2 wds.ATIT
43DHaiku or sonnet, e.g.POEM
44DSeeks help, desperatelyBEGS
47DThree before EBCD
48DHugs, symbolicallyOOO
50DSeventh letter of the Greek alphabetETA
51D"Shop ___ you drop!" (shopping ad words)TIL
52DSanta ___ windsANA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.