Crossword Answers for Tuesday, 16 June 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Tuesday, 16 June 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery OBI
4
Come to pass HAP
7
American hakes LING
9
The conscious mind EGO
10
Open up and explore a new area PIONEERED
12
The day before EVE
13
Seize suddenly NAB
14
Win an athletic letter LETTERING
18
Go through HAS
19
A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida CAY
20
A written evaluation of a work of literature CRITICISM
23
Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength ROC
24
A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring SODA
25
An affirmative YES
26
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels BEL

Down

1
A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation OLIVE
2
The branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences BIOETHICS
3
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers INN
4
A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth HERBICIDE
5
Make older AGE
6
A group of aquatic mammals POD
8
A coming into being GENESIS
10
The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen PEL
11
Good hearing EAR
15
Make lacework by knotting or looping TAT
16
Of or in or relating to the nose NASAL
17
Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training GYM
20
A fit of weeping CRY
21
Eggs of female fish ROE
22
Adult male swan COB