NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jun 21, 2026

Complete answer list for the June 21, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 17×27144 clues

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Across 71

  1. 1Letters accompanying applications, for short ↗RECS
  2. 5Includes without others knowing, in a way ↗BCCS
  3. 9"I haven't a clue" ↗BEATSME
  4. 16Plant with an edible inner gel ↗ALOE
  5. 17Up to snuff ↗ABLE
  6. 18All over the place ↗ERRATIC
  7. 19Drove in an A.T.V., say, informally ↗OFFROADED
  8. 21Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across) ↗NECKING
  9. 22Unreal? ↗FAKE
  10. 23Verify, as an editor might ↗FACTCHECK
  11. 25Launch points in disc golf ↗TEEPADS
  12. 28"Everything good?," as a cook might ask ↗TASTEOK
  13. 29Laptop mode ↗SLEEP
  14. 30Tap products ↗ALES
  15. 32ID used for far more than its name suggests ↗SSN
  16. 33Do wrong ↗ERR
  17. 34They're just one problem after another ↗IQTESTS
  18. 37Spanish direction ↗ESTE
  19. 41Whatchamacallit ↗NOUN
  20. 43"One ___ Soldier" (1969 antiwar song) ↗TIN
  21. 44Belgrade resident ↗SERB
  22. 47Word on either side of "to" ↗TOE
  23. 48Physician specializing in reproductive health, informally ↗GYNO
  24. 49Like some flights: Abbr. ↗INTL
  25. 51Restrict ↗TIEDOWN
  26. 53Long, hooded cloak that's also an author's name ↗CAPOTE
  27. 55Areas of influence ↗SPHERES
  28. 56Part of many a mailing address, in brief ↗POBOX
  29. 59White dwarf phenomenon ↗NOVA
  30. 61___ so often ↗EVERY
  31. 62Traps during a storm, perhaps ↗ICESIN
  32. 64Vermont summer hrs. ↗EDT
  33. 66Certain natural hairstyle ↗LOCS
  34. 67"Boy, you're asking too much" … or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across? ↗THATSATALLORDER
  35. 71Popular browser for accessing the dark web ↗TOR
  36. 72"Is it OK for us to leave?" ↗CANWEGO
  37. 73It's one for the history books ↗EON
  38. 76Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to A ↗WORLDGIRAFFEDAY
  39. 81Japanese audio brand ↗AIWA
  40. 82Secondary account, in social media slang ↗ALT
  41. 83Boundaries ↗LIMITS
  42. 84Be part of, as a film ↗ACTIN
  43. 85"Surprised to see you here!" ↗OHHI
  44. 88Limber ↗LITHE
  45. 89Hindu god with an elephant head ↗GANESHA
  46. 92Satchel with a gendered name ↗MANBAG
  47. 94Defeats without difficulty ↗ACESOUT
  48. 95"I ___ you!" ↗ENVY
  49. 96Indian royal ↗RAJA
  50. 100Certain sib ↗SIS
  51. 101M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team's ↗METS
  52. 103"Go on, beat it!" ↗GIT
  53. 104Pizazz ↗ELAN
  54. 105"Qué ___ contigo?" ("What's wrong with you?") ↗PASA
  55. 107Cancels out ↗NEGATES
  56. 110Common holder of pens ↗MUG
  57. 111Mathematical constant equal to two times pi ↗TAU
  58. 114Honoré de Balzac's "___ Goriot" ↗PERE
  59. 115Give a buzz ↗PHONE
  60. 117Farm play area ↗CORNPIT
  61. 119Clergyman known for his verbal gaffes ↗SPOONER
  62. 121Takes little effort ↗COMESEASY
  63. 123Minimally ↗ATAD
  64. 124Habitat for [circled letters] ↗SAVANNA
  65. 125Starchy plant part in Asian cooking ↗LOTUSROOT
  66. 129Something running at a bar ↗OPENTAB
  67. 130Fateful day ↗IDES
  68. 131Digital know-it-all ↗SIRI
  69. 132Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingo ↗WENTIPO
  70. 133Art museum that awards the annual Turner Prize ↗TATE
  71. 134Reindeer cousins ↗ELKS

Down 73

  1. 1Big name in the pasta aisle ↗RAO
  2. 2One often pictured wearing pointy shoes ↗ELF
  3. 3Task for an office gofer, maybe ↗COFFEERUN
  4. 4Colorful wrap ↗SERAPE
  5. 5Spoke sheepishly? ↗BAAED
  6. 6Compound found in marijuana, for short ↗CBD
  7. 7What sets the tone ↗CLEF
  8. 8Calms ↗SEDATES
  9. 9Natural predispositions ↗BENTS
  10. 10Builds ↗ERECTS
  11. 11National park in Utah ↗ARCHES
  12. 12"Here, try a sample" ↗TAKEONE
  13. 13Driver's alternative to automatic ↗STICK
  14. 14Semiaquatic carnivore ↗MINK
  15. 15Med. diagnostic ↗ECG
  16. 20Closest living relative of the [circled letters] ↗OKAPI
  17. 24Show groups ↗CASTS
  18. 25Golfer Yani ↗TSENG
  19. 26"The Jetsons" son ↗ELROY
  20. 27Attended, as a lecture ↗SATINON
  21. 31Temporarily gave ↗LENTTO
  22. 35This goes in one ear ↗QTIP
  23. 36{1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6} ↗SETS
  24. 38Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps ↗STORECREDIT
  25. 39Term for groups of [circled letters] ↗TOWERS
  26. 40Teeny-tiny ↗EENSY
  27. 42Free ↗NOCOST
  28. 45Sometimes-intentional jeans feature ↗RIP
  29. 46Looked upon ↗BEHELD
  30. 50"I want you to be honest …" ↗LEVELWITHME
  31. 52R&B group Bell Biv ___ ↗DEVOE
  32. 54Follower of "x" or "y" ↗AXIS
  33. 56Pennsylvania school, for short ↗PITT
  34. 57Diez minus dos ↗OCHO
  35. 58Testify ↗BEARWITNESS
  36. 60Chicago's ___ Planetarium ↗ADLER
  37. 63Salt's formula ↗NACL
  38. 65Threads around a forum? ↗TOGA
  39. 68"Look at this!" ↗TADA
  40. 69Part of WASP ↗ANGLO
  41. 70"HAHAHAHA!" ↗ROFL
  42. 74Vow ↗OATH
  43. 75Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief ↗NYSE
  44. 77Tot's injuries ↗OWIES
  45. 78Price for a return, perhaps ↗RANSOM
  46. 79Sneaker brand ↗FILA
  47. 80Political exile ↗EMIGRE
  48. 81Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters] ↗ACACIA
  49. 84Audibly shocked ↗AGASP
  50. 86Big garage, essentially ↗HANGAR
  51. 87They're sent after save-the-date cards ↗INVITES
  52. 90Tone ↗HUE
  53. 91Memo abbr. ↗ATTN
  54. 93Eight bits ↗BYTE
  55. 97Nutty extract ↗ALMONDOIL
  56. 98French for "yellow" ↗JAUNE
  57. 99Tick off ↗ANGER
  58. 102Filter option ↗SEPIA
  59. 106Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at ’em" ↗ATOMANT
  60. 108Becomes wild, as a party ↗GETSLIT
  61. 109Fur pattern on a [circled letters] ↗SPOTS
  62. 112Self-reflective question ↗ARENTI
  63. 113Start to take off, as a onesie ↗UNSNAP
  64. 116Practically speechless? ↗HOARSE
  65. 117Spelling bee? ↗COVEN
  66. 118Late singer Bryson ↗PEABO
  67. 120YouTube button with two lines ↗PAUSE
  68. 121Bit of superhero wear ↗CAPE
  69. 122"Star Wars" character whose species is never named ↗YODA
  70. 124"You reap what you ___" ↗SOW
  71. 126Holiday whose name means "festival" ↗TET
  72. 127Mork's home planet ↗ORK
  73. 128"Indeed" ↗TIS