NYT Daily Crossword - Friday, June 5, 2026

An impressive but ultimately approachable Friday themeless from Kelly Moreno! THINGS I MISSED: 33A - turns out he's neither Norwegian nor German, but Polish (though named after the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen) 38A - named not after the mountain but after the town of Fujisaki where it was developed 39A - the dictionary entry for the verb form of this word is quite entertaining 45A - low-key one-hit wonder ("Whip It", 1980) 54A - I was completely wrong about the meaning of this motto, which translates to "gold and silver" (the "Treasure State" is rich in these precious metals), but I was right that Montana has less than 5% Hispanic/Latinx population, making the Spanish motto a little strange 55A - traditional wood-and-earth dwelling of the Navajo people 12D - my Roman history is rusty: it was buried in 79 CE 13D - among his earliest roles was a recurring guest spot on The Cosby Show 28D - among her earliest roles was playing a sex worker in "Malcolm X" (she has also appeared in numerous hip hop music videos) 37D - a.k.a. "rat-kangaroos" 46D - one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington and the first African-American woman to serve in the NYC mayoral cabinet