NYT Daily Crossword - Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Kathy Bloomer gives us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in today's Tuesday grid. (And actually I didn't realize this until afterward, but all of the entries containing the first part of the circled theme words also have something in common and thematically related - or opposed, more like.) THINGS I MISSED: 1A - Switzerland is not an EU member nation 14A - the latter phrase often used to refer to a troublesome child 26A - another explanation involves the word "century", which of course is etymologically related to the French "cent" 35A - a Catholic term for a "representative", but still not sure of his specific position in this fictional setting 63A - this is a real mountain, but its appearance in Greek myth is relatively minor 1D - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (a government agency)