NYT Crossword · The New York Times

The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 4, 2019

Q: Can I see past crossword answers?

Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive .

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated Nov 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM ETHow we make hints

This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.

76 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

Down clues & answers

Know someone stuck on this one? The link opens on the hints, not the answer.

WhatsApp X Reddit

Previous The Crossword answer

Monday, June 3, 2019

across

1. 33 1/3 r.p.m. records: LPS
4. Cher or Adele, musically: ALTO
8. Allude (to): REFER
13. Annoy: IRK
14. Building for bovines: BARN
15. Mogadishu native: SOMALI
16. *Chief source of support: MAINSTAY
18. Self-centeredness: EGOISM
19. ___ fixe (preoccupation): IDEE
20. General Mills puffed corn cereal: KIX
21. Distances in Britain: METRES
22. *Chapel Hill athlete: TARHEEL
24. Pyromaniacs' pleasures: FIRES
25. Monogram for Long John Silver's creator: RLS
26. Cut (off): LOP
27. Outbuilding for storage: SHED
30. Quarrel: ARGUE
33. Yankee great Yogi: BERRA
35. Park or Madison, on an N.Y.C. map: AVE
36. Bouncy youngster in Pooh's crowd: ROO
37. Praise after a proper response to the end of the answer to each starred clue: GOODDOG
39. Kesey who wrote "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest": KEN
40. Vow sworn at the altar: IDO
41. Round Mongolian tents: YURTS
42. Wary: LEERY
44. Spot for a teacher's apple or Apple: DESK
46. Virtuous conduct, in Confucianism: TAO
47. Dot follower in a website address: COM
48. Pass, as a law: ENACT
50. *"Why?": HOWCOME
54. Saudi city where Muhammad is buried: MEDINA
56. One running for office, informally: POL
57. Noteworthy periods: ERAS
58. First king of the Franks (A.D. 481): CLOVIS
59. *Tend an absent resident's property: HOUSESIT
61. M.L.B. division that includes the Astros: ALWEST
62. Prefix with tasse meaning "half": DEMI
63. Word before "blastoff": ONE
64. Uptight: TENSE
65. Harmonious, after "in": SYNC
66. Originally named: NEE

down

1. Outer boundary: LIMIT
2. Devil's fashion choice, in a Meryl Streep film: PRADA
3. Person on a slippery slope: SKIER
4. Midsection muscles, briefly: ABS
5. Potato treats for Hanukkah: LATKES
6. Backpacker's path: TRAIL
7. Black, banded gemstone: ONYX
8. Radioer's "Got it": ROGER
9. Is melodramatic: EMOTES
10. *Equitable treatment: FAIRSHAKE
11. Otherwise: ELSE
12. Edges, as of craters: RIMS
15. Athlete getting part-time pay: SEMIPRO
17. India's first P.M.: NEHRU
23. Plaintive poem: ELEGY
24. Fiestas and Fusions: FORDS
26. Resulted in: LEDTO
28. ___ and anon: EVER
29. Reject as false: DENY
30. Extremely dry: ARID
31. Went as a passenger: RODE
32. *Soft bedding material: GOOSEDOWN
33. Title character in a Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary: BORAT
34. Radiant: AGLOW
38. One rejected by a group: OUTCAST
43. Roast host: EMCEE
45. Butchers' tools: KNIVES
47. Op-ed offering: COLUMN
49. Plant seed with a licoricelike flavor: ANISE
50. Poppycock: HOOEY
51. "Citizen Kane" star Welles: ORSON
52. State that's the largest U.S. producer of lobsters: MAINE
53. Beauty mogul Lauder: ESTEE
54. Exam for a wannabe doc: MCAT
55. Her: Fr.: ELLE
56. Degrees after M.A.s: PHDS
60. Error indicator in a quotation: SIC

Hints and full breakdown for Jun 3

More daily puzzle hints

How the week is built

Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.

Crossword-solving habits worth building

Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.

The Crossword FAQ

When is the next crossword released?

Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.

What is a rebus square?

A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.

Which day is the hardest?

Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.

Can I see past crossword answers?

Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.