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IT'S ABOUT TIME: Explained at 121-Across

Sunday, June 7, 2026 Constructed by Steve Faiella 144 clues
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Across

  1. May honorees 5 ℓ
  2. Clumsy person 3 ℓ
  3. Fail to attend 4 ℓ
  4. Get dressed for the game 6 ℓ
  5. Choose by ballot 5 ℓ
  6. Stay out of sight 4 ℓ
  7. Firehouse vehicle 6 ℓ
  8. Hooting bird 3 ℓ
  9. Former Chinese Chairman 3 ℓ
  10. Not using weapons or tools 17 ℓ
  11. Unwavering, as a gaze 6 ℓ
  12. Croatia neighbor 6 ℓ
  13. Cousins of giraffes 6 ℓ
  14. Apple computer 4 ℓ
  15. Works out with dumbbells 12 ℓ
  16. On an ocean cruise 5 ℓ
  17. Sedan or SUV 3 ℓ
  18. "That's a shame!" 4 ℓ
  19. Sessions with executive department heads 15 ℓ
  20. Law & Order spinoff 3 ℓ
  21. Western "Hooray!" 5 ℓ
  22. Foul odor 6 ℓ
  23. Retired professors 7 ℓ
  24. Adds to a conversation 12 ℓ
  25. Pal of Pooh 3 ℓ
  26. Get new bearings 8 ℓ
  27. Biblical paradise 4 ℓ
  28. Ill will 5 ℓ
  29. Fly into __ (get furious) 5 ℓ
  30. Person from Edinburgh 4 ℓ
  31. Air leak sound 4 ℓ
  32. Sounds from Santa 5 ℓ
  33. Changes because of 8 ℓ
  34. English prep school 4 ℓ
  35. Tennis great Rafael 5 ℓ
  36. "Central" prefix 3 ℓ
  37. Devices for cross-cutting wood 12 ℓ
  38. Smooth and glossy, as fabric 6 ℓ
  39. Upper-atmosphere layer 5 ℓ
  40. When shadows are shortest 7 ℓ
  41. Military hierarchies 15 ℓ
  42. John __ Lennon 3 ℓ
  43. Loosen, as knots 5 ℓ
  44. Informal refusal 3 ℓ
  45. Rural accommodations 4 ℓ
  46. Outdoor parking areas 4 ℓ
  47. Person you know 12 ℓ
  48. Temple platforms 6 ℓ
  49. Marshy ground 6 ℓ
  50. Small sofa 6 ℓ
  51. Theme of the puzzle 17 ℓ
  52. Prefix for pod 3 ℓ
  53. Ending like -ish 3 ℓ
  54. Debate participant 6 ℓ
  55. Home for birds and bees 4 ℓ
  56. Website manager, for short 5 ℓ
  57. Sphere in soups 3 ℓ
  58. Chinese philosopher 6 ℓ
  59. Grains in granola 4 ℓ
  60. Swamp grasses 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Kitten's cries 4 ℓ
  2. Dentist's recommendation 5 ℓ
  3. Look forward to 5 ℓ
  4. Extra energy, informally 5 ℓ
  5. Most annoying 8 ℓ
  6. Disentangles 6 ℓ
  7. Metal in pewter 3 ℓ
  8. Small-town grocery initials 3 ℓ
  9. Doff a derby 5 ℓ
  10. "Go ahead, __ I care!" 5 ℓ
  11. Gem from the ocean 5 ℓ
  12. "__ glad to!" 4 ℓ
  13. Capturer of ballpark smooches 7 ℓ
  14. "Steady as __ goes" 3 ℓ
  15. Smirnoff rival 5 ℓ
  16. Muscle soreness 4 ℓ
  17. Parcel (out) 4 ℓ
  18. Touched down 4 ℓ
  19. NL East team 3 ℓ
  20. Slugger's stat 3 ℓ
  21. Mexican desert plant 5 ℓ
  22. Intermission follower 5 ℓ
  23. Droop 3 ℓ
  24. Monogram of the "March to the Sea" general 3 ℓ
  25. On the __ (fleeing) 3 ℓ
  26. Marries again 6 ℓ
  27. Penny prez 3 ℓ
  28. Heroic pilot 3 ℓ
  29. "Dear __ or madam..." 3 ℓ
  30. Most pleasant 6 ℓ
  31. Ordinal suffix 3 ℓ
  32. Makes simpler 5 ℓ
  33. Overly diluted 4 ℓ
  34. Charged atom 3 ℓ
  35. "This instant!" 3 ℓ
  36. Yet to be perused 6 ℓ
  37. Urban accommodations 5 ℓ
  38. Cuban line dance 5 ℓ
  39. HBO rival 3 ℓ
  40. Subatomic particle 5 ℓ
  41. Clothes pressers 5 ℓ
  42. Vietnamese New Year 3 ℓ
  43. 401(k) kin 3 ℓ
  44. King's __ (much money) 6 ℓ
  45. "There was no other choice!" 6 ℓ
  46. Speaker's platforms 5 ℓ
  47. Impostors 5 ℓ
  48. Pinnacle 3 ℓ
  49. "Hurry up!" 6 ℓ
  50. Amazes 5 ℓ
  51. Fr. holy woman 3 ℓ
  52. Undercover operative 3 ℓ
  53. Musk of Tesla 4 ℓ
  54. Wine and dine 3 ℓ
  55. Mexican chili pepper 5 ℓ
  56. Commando weapon 3 ℓ
  57. __ favor for (help out) 3 ℓ
  58. Native Alaskan 5 ℓ
  59. Outside the law 8 ℓ
  60. Abbr. for two-name people 3 ℓ
  61. Football great Marino 3 ℓ
  62. __ Arbor, MI 3 ℓ
  63. PGA Tour distances 3 ℓ
  64. Least factual 7 ℓ
  65. __ Majesty the Queen 3 ℓ
  66. Espionage org. 3 ℓ
  67. __ del Fuego 6 ℓ
  68. Loses color 5 ℓ
  69. From rays 5 ℓ
  70. HBO rival 3 ℓ
  71. "Jack Sprat could __ fat" 5 ℓ
  72. Org. serving O'Hare 3 ℓ
  73. Actress Woodard 5 ℓ
  74. Crete's highest pt. 5 ℓ
  75. Eagle's home 5 ℓ
  76. Camera lens setting 5 ℓ
  77. Taxpayer IDs 4 ℓ
  78. Lose traction 4 ℓ
  79. Pinnacle 4 ℓ
  80. Ostrich cousin 4 ℓ
  81. Was a passenger 4 ℓ
  82. ACLU concerns 3 ℓ
  83. Bit of a bar mix 3 ℓ
  84. In the past 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, June 7, 2026 is titled “IT'S ABOUT TIME: Explained at 121-Across” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. The puzzle features 144 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday IT'S ABOUT TIME: Explained at 121-Across Crossword June 7 2026 Answers