NYT Crossword June 28, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Counterpart of a rani 5 6A Milk source 4 10A Water colors 5 15A Carpet on the forest floor 4 19A Rust, e.g. 5 20A Score direction for some stringed instruments 4 21A Crispy, say 5 22A Intellectual gathering 5 23A Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak? 16 26A Director Kurosawa 5 27A "The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-Exupéry 7 28A Bit of travel info, for short 3 29A Dream stage 3 30A Mentally nimble 6 31A Quick bite 4 32A Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak? 14 35A More likely to clap back 7 38A Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in brief 3 39A What Alaska is, among all the states 7 40A Remote button 3 41A Spec 4 43A Extra space 3 46A One of five Norwegian kings 4 47A Did some birding, in Valleyspeak? 16 53A Grub 4 57A Architectural feature above a belfry 5 58A God who sacrificed an eye for wisdom 4 59A Sharp-edged tool 3 60A "Oh, sure" 6 62A Supplies 6 65A Nowhere to be found 4 67A Radio City Music Hall style, informally 4 69A Pop singer Rita 3 70A Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak? 22 75A "I've been ___!" 3 76A Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994 4 77A Craving 4 78A Listings in a bankruptcy filing 6 79A First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight littering 6 81A Some pulpy drinks, for short 3 84A "Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the" 4 86A Solemn words 5 88A The official fuel of the N.H.L. in Canada 4 89A Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak? 16 93A Cousin of a Tony 4 96A "Ciao!" 3 97A Time to give up? 4 98A "It's Raining ___" (gay anthem) 3 99A "Oh, there's more ..." 7 102A In the style of 3 105A Folded handout 7 108A Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak? 14 112A Fashion designer Emhoff 4 113A Specialized vocabularies 6 114A Govt. lawyers 3 115A Kyiv's country: Abbr. 3 116A Spanish "My God!" 7 120A State capital in the Treasure Valley 5 121A Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak? 16 124A Was mistaken 5 125A Little redhead in a long-running Broadway show 5 126A Nobel laureate Wiesel 4 127A Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmed 5 128A Spot to plot 4 129A Binary question type 5 130A High-five, e.g. 4 131A This won't last 5

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1D Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz Museum 4 2D One acting on impulse? 4 3D Split from suddenly, in a way 4 4D Extras 6 5D Greek sun god 6 6D "Let this be a lesson!" 8 7D Shakespearean conjunction 3 8D Deep-seated desires 5 9D Wide and uninhibited, as a grin 6 10D Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" 3 11D Hadron component 5 12D Iconic nerd of 1990s TV 5 13D Needing iron supplements, say 6 14D Lines on some grids: Abbr. 3 15D Get even? 9 16D Oily fruits 6 17D Irritated with 6 18D Wolf (down) 5 22D Course in a Brazilian meal 6 24D Word with job or track 6 25D New Mexico county or its seat 4 30D Neuron, e.g. 4 33D Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace" 4 34D Eccentric sort 4 35D They shine during the day 9 36D Great heights 9 37D Move, in Realtor-speak 4 40D Some microbuses, in brief 3 42D Relating to some forces on Earth 5 44D "I knew it!" 3 45D Peaceful period 3 48D Swamp critter 4 49D "Keep dreaming" 6 50D Smallest relative of an ostrich 4 51D Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundle 5 52D "What can ___ to help?" 4 54D "What took so long?!" 9 55D Summary of a contract's details 9 56D Wild guess 4 60D Treats, in a way, as a swelling 4 61D So many 6 63D Riddle in Zen Buddhism 4 64D Pretty fishy 3 66D Leave alone 5 68D One might be named for a king or queen 3 70D Pump, say 4 71D God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goats 4 72D Got just right 4 73D Souvenir from the seashore 5 74D Improve 4 80D Competitor who has manners 9 82D "You had one ___!" 3 83D Washington, D.C.'s International ___ Museum 3 85D Jessica of "The Better Sister" 4 87D W-2 requirement, in brief 3 89D Person from South Asia 4 90D Whisky flavorer 4 91D Very involved (in) 8 92D Catchall phrase from Latin 6 94D Stepped up to the plate 6 95D Woes 4 99D Awe-inspiring light show 6 100D Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over rice 6 101D "Whew! Finished!" 6 103D Extol 4 104D Joints shown by no-show socks 6 106D Gathers (together) 6 107D Light into 6 108D Biblical tower locale 5 109D Clears, as profit 5 110D Welcome at the door 5 111D Something consumed by the ton by whales 5 117D Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curves 4 118D Modern-day Persia 4 119D Neglect to include 4 121D Route 3 122D Abbr. in a job posting 3 123D Carnival maker 3