6/23/26
TV Tuesday
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1A
That dude
HIM
4A
Ticket that’s offered free of charge
COMP
8A
“Top Chef” judge Colicchio
TOM
11A
“We take it one game ___ time” (sports cliché): 2 wds.
ATA
12A
Travels on a cruise ship
SAILS
14A
Lofty-sounding poem
ODE
15A
German-born supermodel who returned as the host of “Project Runway” in 2025: 2 wds.
HEIDIKLUM
17A
Family member honored in May
MOM
18A
Paintballs or cannonballs, for example
AMMO
19A
Fast-running bird from Down Under
EMU
20A
“The gloves ___ off!”
ARE
21A
Animal such as Pokémon’s Meowth or Glameow
CAT
24A
Belly that sticks out
GUT
26A
Program for a phone
APP
29A
Computers that run the operating system Tahoe
MACS
32A
Weeps convulsively
SOBS
35A
British supermodel who hosted the modeling reality show “The Face” in the 2010s: 2 wds.
NAOMICAMPBELL
38A
Lhasa ___ (dog with a thick coat)
APSO
39A
Instrument that rhymes with “hobo”
OBOE
40A
Hog farm area that might contain a trough
STY
41A
Very little kid
TOT
43A
What a liquid turns into when it boils
GAS
45A
Perform like Kendrick Lamar
RAP
47A
“WWE SmackDown” cable channel
USA
50A
Effortlessness
EASE
54A
In days of yore
AGO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
American supermodel who hosted “America’s Next Top Model” for most of its cycles: 2 wds.
TYRABANKS
58A
___ X (people born between 1965 and 1980)
GEN
59A
Become one
UNITE
60A
Extra $5 on top of a $25 restaurant bill, say
TIP
61A
Employ
USE
62A
Showed up to an event
CAME
63A
“Harriet the ___” (classic kids’ novel)
SPY
1D
Reaction to a one-liner: Hyph.
HAHA
2D
Collector’s ___ (rare thing)
ITEM
3D
Wound very badly
MAIM
4D
CBS police procedural that ended in 2015
CSI
5D
Tree used for hardwood floors
OAK
6D
Odometer unit
MILE
7D
Purple fruit
PLUM
8D
Main ingredients in marinara sauce
TOMATOES
9D
Stench
ODOR
10D
Viral video, say
MEME
13D
Overly happy with oneself
SMUG
16D
Nickname for a medical professional
DOC
22D
“Who ___ to say?”: 2 wds.
AMI
23D
Folded Mexican food
TACO
25D
___ port (slot for a thumb drive): Abbr.
USB
26D
Actress Gasteyer who was on “SNL” from 1996 to 2002
ANA
27D
Mushy food
PAP
28D
Reschedule to a later date
POSTPONE
30D
Car in a line outside an airport
CAB
31D
Visible air pollution
SMOG
33D
Crunchy, non-kosher sandwich, for short
BLT
34D
Wily
SLY
42D
Ballerina’s skirt
TUTU
44D
Salty offshoot of an ocean
SEA
45D
Pasta sauce brand
RAGU
46D
Becomes more mature
AGES
48D
In ___ (working well together)
SYNC
49D
Solo in an opera
ARIA
51D
“Soldier” or “carpenter” insects
ANTS
52D
Option on some YouTube ads
SKIP
53D
TV sports award
ESPY
56D
Device in a bank lobby: Abbr.
ATM
57D
Insect with a stinger
BEE