NYT Crossword · 3 Down
“Tel ___” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 as 3 Down. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 3 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jun 23, 2026 · 3 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 25, 2026 · 77 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 14, 2023 · 40 Down · 4 letters
- Aug 18, 2023 · 27 Down · 4 letters
- Mar 21, 2018 · 10 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 17, 2018 · 35 Across · 4 letters
- May 5, 2016 · 58 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 26, 2015 · 59 Across · 4 letters
- May 29, 2013 · 54 Across · 4 letters
- Jun 26, 2012 · 62 Across · 4 letters
- Feb 24, 2011 · 7 Down · 4 letters
- Aug 30, 2009 · 85 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 3, 2008 · 38 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 18, 2007 · 16 Across · 4 letters
- Apr 2, 2007 · 60 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 26, 2006 · 59 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 24, 2005 · 84 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 28, 2004 · 14 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 25, 2003 · 61 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 5, 2003 · 3 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 4, 2003 · 10 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 10, 2003 · 51 Across · 4 letters
- Mar 9, 2003 · 30 Down · 4 letters
- May 21, 2002 · 7 Down · 4 letters
- Feb 5, 2002 · 1 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 3, 2001 · 59 Down · 4 letters
- May 29, 2001 · 7 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 29, 2001 · 129 Down · 4 letters
- May 17, 2000 · 12 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 26, 1999 · 61 Across · 7 letters
- Oct 4, 1999 · 2 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 2, 1999 · 4 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 9, 1998 · 16 Across · 4 letters
- Apr 3, 1997 · 62 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 6, 1995 · 54 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 31, 1995 · 14 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 26, 1993 · 3 Down · 4 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Across
- 1Swiss currency crossword clue5 letters
- 6Kind of clef used for the viola crossword clue4 letters
- 10Command to Rover crossword clue4 letters
- 14Word after lucky or little crossword clue5 letters
- 15Reserve in advance crossword clue4 letters
- 16Only PG-rated in terms of sexual content, say crossword clue4 letters
- 17Menzel with a Tony for "Wicked" crossword clue5 letters
- 18___ fresca (Latin American refreshment) crossword clue4 letters
- 19Neural signal conductor crossword clue4 letters
- 20One might involve a false account crossword clue10 letters
- 22Judgmental sounds crossword clue4 letters
- 23Outrage crossword clue3 letters
- 24Grp. that adjusts oil production crossword clue4 letters
- 26$100 bills, slangily crossword clue6 letters
- 30Alias crossword clue8 letters
- 34Casual greeting crossword clue5 letters
- 35The Rev. Leonard Clement, in an Agatha Christie novel crossword clue5 letters
- 36Hide ___ hair crossword clue3 letters
- 37Emotional state crossword clue4 letters
- 38Rash crossword clue5 letters
- 39Target of Glade or Febreze crossword clue4 letters
- 40Tidy updo, say crossword clue3 letters
- 41Deices, as a road crossword clue5 letters
- 42Wipe out crossword clue5 letters
- 43Notable features of the Charleston, S.C., skyline crossword clue8 letters
- 45Like some roofs crossword clue6 letters
- 46Eye irritation crossword clue4 letters
- 47Some small batteries crossword clue3 letters
- 48Member of an ancient Peruvian empire crossword clue4 letters
- 50Doesn't lie, exactly … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters crossword clue10 letters
- 57Babe in a stable crossword clue4 letters
- 58Nondairy spread crossword clue4 letters
- 59"Blue" locale in a 1977 Linda Ronstadt classic crossword clue5 letters
- 60Big rig crossword clue4 letters
- 61Sit (down) heavily crossword clue4 letters
- 62Montréal traffic sign crossword clue5 letters
- 63Peak in Greek myth crossword clue4 letters
- 64Huff and puff crossword clue4 letters
- 65"Geez-o-Pete!" crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Bank-protecting agcy. crossword clue4 letters
- 2Make over crossword clue4 letters
- 4Number of digits in a Social Security number crossword clue4 letters
- 5Transparent quality crossword clue7 letters
- 6Taper off crossword clue5 letters
- 7Apple's apple, for one crossword clue4 letters
- 8College campus offering crossword clue4 letters
- 9"All right! Enough already!" crossword clue8 letters
- 10New York's ___ Island crossword clue6 letters
- 11One might involve false accounts crossword clue10 letters
- 12In a frenzy crossword clue4 letters
- 13Yearnings crossword clue4 letters
- 21Yearbook div. crossword clue3 letters
- 25For each crossword clue3 letters
- 26Detangles, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 27Big whoop crossword clue5 letters
- 28Bad calls? crossword clue10 letters
- 29It took more than 70 yrs. to complete its first edition crossword clue3 letters
- 30They may be raised in defiance crossword clue5 letters
- 31Follower of the Gospels? crossword clue4 letters
- 32Most dangerous animal in Maine, it's said crossword clue5 letters
- 33Messed up crossword clue5 letters
- 35Word of farewell in old Rome crossword clue4 letters
- 38Comet discovered in 1995 crossword clue8 letters
- 39Globe crossword clue3 letters
- 41Secretly watch, with "on" crossword clue3 letters
- 42Region of Oakland and Alameda crossword clue7 letters
- 44Plus other things, in Latin crossword clue6 letters
- 45Rip-roaring good time crossword clue3 letters
- 47Take in a stray, say crossword clue5 letters
- 48"In that event …" crossword clue4 letters
- 49Vetoes crossword clue4 letters
- 51Jazzy Fitzgerald crossword clue4 letters
- 52Like the color of a safety vest, typically crossword clue4 letters
- 53"Hyde and ___" (1955 Bugs Bunny short) crossword clue4 letters
- 54Literary Jane crossword clue4 letters
- 55Things stepped on by bad ballroom dancers crossword clue4 letters
- 56The "R" of R.B.G. crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Tel ___”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with A and ends with V, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Tel ___” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 3 Down. It has appeared 37 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Tel ___” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is AVIV. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.