“Not exactly …” NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / June 7, 2026

Crossword Answer

1 ? I

2 ? S

3 ? H

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Hint 1

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Think of a suffix that softens the edges of time or color, making things less exact.

Hint 2

meaning

Reveal Hint

A suffix used to indicate approximation or resemblance.

Hint 3

explanation

Reveal Hint

The clue "Not exactly …" suggests something that is approximate or not precise. The suffix '???' is commonly used in English to indicate an approximation, such as 'five-???' meaning around five o'clock.

Hint 4

another clue

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-esque, Somewhat, informally, Kinda-sorta suffix, Standoff's conclusion?, “Kinda sorta”

NYT Crossword June 7 2026 Answers

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1 ? R
2 ? I
3 ? G
4 ? I
5 ? D
6 ? P
7 ? H
8 ? O
9 ? E
10 ? B
11 ? E
12 ? S
13 ? O
14 ? C
15 ? K
16 ? E
17 ? T
18 ? A
? D
? O
? R
? E
19 ? S
20 ? R
? A
? I
? L
? S
? A
? T
21 ? C
? H
? A
? S
? E
? R
22 ? G
? A
? T
? E
? C
? H
23 ? A
? N
? G
? E
? L
? I
? C
24 ? E
? N
? S
? U
? R
? E
25 ? A
? H
? A
26 ? K
? A
27 ? S
? B
? A
? H
28 ? T
? H
29 ? E
? N
? E
? A
30 ? S
? O
? L
31 ? I
32 ? S
? T
? E
? N
? C
33 ? H
34 ? E
? S
35 ? S
? T
? A
? B
36 ? L
37 ? E
38 ? S
39 ? S
? O
? N
40 ? A
? T
? A
41 ? G
? S
? I
? X
42 ? N
? E
? S
? T
? L
? E
? U
? P
43 ? A
? T
? B
? A
? T
44 ? S
45 ? S
? P
46 ? R
? Y
47 ? A
? N
? G
? I
48 ? M
49 ? A
? D
? R
? E
50 ? S
? P
51 ? E
52 ? C
? T
? A
? T
? E
53 ? D
54 ? I
? N
? N
? E
? R
55 ? S
? M
? O
? O
? T
56 ? H
57 ? I
? S
? H
58 ? T
? E
? T
? E
59 ? S
? C
? O
? N
? E
60 ? G
? I
? F
? S
61 ? A
62 ? T
? R
? A
? I
63 ? N
64 ? C
65 ? L
? E
? A
? N
? E
? D
66 ? T
? W
? O
? O
? U
? T
? O
67 ? F
68 ? T
69 ? H
? R
? E
? E
70 ? A
71 ? R
72 ? T
73 ? T
? E
? S
? T
74 ? M
? O
? R
? A
? Y
? S
75 ? S
76 ? M
77 ? O
78 ? G
79 ? C
? A
? R
? E
? S
80 ? E
81 ? M
82 ? U
83 ? S
84 ? R
? I
? D
85 ? T
86 ? S
? H
? A
? P
? E
87 ? C
? H
? I
? A
? S
88 ? M
? U
? S
? C
89 ? L
? E
? M
? E
90 ? N
91 ? T
? I
? N
? E
? S
92 ? E
? R
? A
? S
93 ? R
? A
? R
? E
94 ? S
? O
95 ? M
? A
? L
? I
96 ? P
? A
? G
? E
97 ? R
98 ? A
99 ? N
? K
100 ? A
? D
101 ? D
102 ? S
103 ? S
? O
? N
? O
? F
104 ? A
105 ? T
? H
? E
? R
? E
? S
? T
106 ? I
? M
? E
? A
? N
107 ? T
? I
? T
108 ? H
? E
? F
109 ? T
110 ? R
? U
? S
? H
111 ? I
? N
112 ? H
? E
? A
? R
? T
113 ? S
114 ? S
? T
? E
115 ? W
116 ? A
117 ? S
? A
? B
? I
118 ? T
? O
119 ? D
120 ? D
? L
? E
? S
121 ? S
? O
122 ? F
? T
? E
? N
123 ? E
? L
? I
? T
? E
? S
124 ? A
? N
? Y
? S
? I
? Z
? E
125 ? T
? U
? D
? O
? R
? S
126 ? D
? E
? C
? E
? N
? T
127 ? L
? E
? E
? W
? A
? Y
128 ? P
? A
? S
? S
? E

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Clue Analysis

The 3-letter answer to “”Not exactly …”” in the NYT Crossword June 7 2026 is ISH.

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A: The most common and recent 3-letter answer for ""Not exactly …"" is ISH.

A: The clue "Not exactly …" suggests something that is approximate or not precise. The suffix 'ISH' is commonly used in English to indicate an approximation, such as 'five-ish' meaning around five o'clock.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on June 07, 2026.

A: A suffix used to indicate approximation or resemblance.

A: -esque, Somewhat, informally, Kinda-sorta suffix, Standoff's conclusion?, “Kinda sorta”

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