NYT Crossword Answers for June 28, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for June 28, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

Counterpart of a rani View hint and explanation

RAJAH

Milk source View hint and explanation

TEAT

10A

Water colors View hint and explanation

AQUAS

15A

Carpet on the forest floor View hint and explanation

MOSS

19A

Rust, e.g. View hint and explanation

OXIDE

20A

Score direction for some stringed instruments View hint and explanation

ARCO

21A

Crispy, say View hint and explanation

BURNT

22A

Intellectual gathering View hint and explanation

SALON

23A

Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

SOLDLIKEHOTCAKES

26A

Director Kurosawa View hint and explanation

AKIRA

27A

"The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-Exupéry View hint and explanation

ANTOINE

28A

Bit of travel info, for short View hint and explanation

ETA

29A

Dream stage View hint and explanation

REM

30A

Mentally nimble View hint and explanation

CLEVER

31A

Quick bite View hint and explanation

NOSH

32A

Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

SHOOKLIKEALEAF

35A

More likely to clap back View hint and explanation

SASSIER

38A

Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in brief View hint and explanation

YSL

39A

What Alaska is, among all the states View hint and explanation

COLDEST

40A

Remote button View hint and explanation

VOL

41A

Spec View hint and explanation

DEET

43A

Extra space View hint and explanation

GAP

46A

One of five Norwegian kings View hint and explanation

OLAV

47A

Did some birding, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

WATCHEDLIKEAHAWK

53A

Grub View hint and explanation

EATS

57A

Architectural feature above a belfry View hint and explanation

SPIRE

58A

God who sacrificed an eye for wisdom View hint and explanation

ODIN

59A

Sharp-edged tool View hint and explanation

AXE

60A

"Oh, sure" View hint and explanation

ILLBET

62A

Supplies View hint and explanation

STOCKS

65A

Nowhere to be found View hint and explanation

AWOL

67A

Radio City Music Hall style, informally View hint and explanation

DECO

69A

Pop singer Rita View hint and explanation

ORA

70A

Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

STUCKOUTLIKEASORETHUMB

75A

"I've been ___!" View hint and explanation

HAD

76A

Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994 View hint and explanation

NASH

77A

Craving View hint and explanation

ITCH

78A

Listings in a bankruptcy filing View hint and explanation

ASSETS

79A

First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight littering View hint and explanation

OREGON

81A

Some pulpy drinks, for short View hint and explanation

OJS

84A

"Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the" View hint and explanation

BEEB

86A

Solemn words View hint and explanation

OATHS

88A

The official fuel of the N.H.L. in Canada View hint and explanation

ESSO

89A

Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

DROPPEDLIKEFLIES

93A

Cousin of a Tony View hint and explanation

OBIE

96A

"Ciao!" View hint and explanation

BYE

97A

Time to give up? View hint and explanation

LENT

98A

"It's Raining ___" (gay anthem) View hint and explanation

MEN

99A

"Oh, there's more ..." View hint and explanation

ANDALSO

102A

In the style of View hint and explanation

ALA

105A

Folded handout View hint and explanation

LEAFLET

108A

Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

BUILTLIKEATANK

112A

Fashion designer Emhoff View hint and explanation

ELLA

113A

Specialized vocabularies View hint and explanation

ARGOTS

114A

Govt. lawyers View hint and explanation

DAS

115A

Kyiv's country: Abbr. View hint and explanation

UKR

116A

Spanish "My God!" View hint and explanation

DIOSMIO

120A

State capital in the Treasure Valley View hint and explanation

BOISE

121A

Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak? View hint and explanation

WORKEDLIKEACHARM

124A

Was mistaken View hint and explanation

ERRED

125A

Little redhead in a long-running Broadway show View hint and explanation

ANNIE

126A

Nobel laureate Wiesel View hint and explanation

ELIE

127A

Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmed View hint and explanation

KAUAI

128A

Spot to plot View hint and explanation

LAIR

129A

Binary question type View hint and explanation

YESNO

130A

High-five, e.g. View hint and explanation

SLAP

131A

This won't last View hint and explanation

STINT

Down Answers

Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz Museum View hint and explanation

ROSA

One acting on impulse? View hint and explanation

AXON

Split from suddenly, in a way View hint and explanation

JILT

Extras View hint and explanation

ADDONS

Greek sun god View hint and explanation

HELIOS

"Let this be a lesson!" View hint and explanation

TAKEHEED

Shakespearean conjunction View hint and explanation

ERE

Deep-seated desires View hint and explanation

ACHES

Wide and uninhibited, as a grin View hint and explanation

TOOTHY

10D

Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" View hint and explanation

ABC

11D

Hadron component View hint and explanation

QUARK

12D

Iconic nerd of 1990s TV View hint and explanation

URKEL

13D

Needing iron supplements, say View hint and explanation

ANEMIC

14D

Lines on some grids: Abbr. View hint and explanation

STS

15D

Get even? View hint and explanation

MAKELEVEL

16D

Oily fruits View hint and explanation

OLIVES

17D

Irritated with View hint and explanation

SOREAT

18D

Wolf (down) View hint and explanation

SNARF

22D

Course in a Brazilian meal View hint and explanation

SALADA

24D

Word with job or track View hint and explanation

INSIDE

25D

New Mexico county or its seat View hint and explanation

TAOS

29D

/28/2026 View hint and explanation

30D

Neuron, e.g. View hint and explanation

CELL

33D

Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace" View hint and explanation

OLGA

34D

Eccentric sort View hint and explanation

KOOK

35D

They shine during the day View hint and explanation

SOAPSTARS

36D

Great heights View hint and explanation

ALTITUDES

37D

Move, in Realtor-speak View hint and explanation

RELO

40D

Some microbuses, in brief View hint and explanation

VWS

42D

Relating to some forces on Earth View hint and explanation

TIDAL

44D

"I knew it!" View hint and explanation

AHA

45D

Peaceful period View hint and explanation

PAX

48D

Swamp critter View hint and explanation

CROC

49D

"Keep dreaming" View hint and explanation

HECKNO

50D

Smallest relative of an ostrich View hint and explanation

KIWI

51D

Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundle View hint and explanation

ENOKI

52D

"What can ___ to help?" View hint and explanation

WEDO

54D

"What took so long?!" View hint and explanation

ABOUTTIME

55D

Summary of a contract's details View hint and explanation

TERMSHEET

56D

Wild guess View hint and explanation

STAB

60D

Treats, in a way, as a swelling View hint and explanation

ICES

61D

So many View hint and explanation

LOTSOF

63D

Riddle in Zen Buddhism View hint and explanation

KOAN

64D

Pretty fishy View hint and explanation

SUS

66D

Leave alone View hint and explanation

LETBE

68D

One might be named for a king or queen View hint and explanation

ERA

70D

Pump, say View hint and explanation

SHOE

71D

God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goats View hint and explanation

THOR

72D

Got just right View hint and explanation

ACED

73D

Souvenir from the seashore View hint and explanation

SHELL

74D

Improve View hint and explanation

HEAL

80D

Competitor who has manners View hint and explanation

GOODLOSER

82D

"You had one ___!" View hint and explanation

JOB

83D

Washington, D.C.'s International ___ Museum View hint and explanation

SPY

85D

Jessica of "The Better Sister" View hint and explanation

BIEL

87D

W-2 requirement, in brief View hint and explanation

SSN

89D

Person from South Asia View hint and explanation

DESI

90D

Whisky flavorer View hint and explanation

PEAT

91D

Very involved (in) View hint and explanation

KNEEDEEP

92D

Catchall phrase from Latin View hint and explanation

ETALIA

94D

Stepped up to the plate View hint and explanation

BATTED

95D

Woes View hint and explanation

ILLS

99D

Awe-inspiring light show View hint and explanation

AURORA

100D

Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over rice View hint and explanation

NIGIRI

101D

"Whew! Finished!" View hint and explanation

OKDONE

103D

Extol View hint and explanation

LAUD

104D

Joints shown by no-show socks View hint and explanation

ANKLES

106D

Gathers (together) View hint and explanation

FLOCKS

107D

Light into View hint and explanation

LASHAT

108D

Biblical tower locale View hint and explanation

BABEL

109D

Clears, as profit View hint and explanation

EARNS

110D

Welcome at the door View hint and explanation

ASKIN

111D

Something consumed by the ton by whales View hint and explanation

KRILL

117D

Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curves View hint and explanation

MAUI

118D

Modern-day Persia View hint and explanation

IRAN

119D

Neglect to include View hint and explanation

OMIT

121D

Route View hint and explanation

WAY

122D

Abbr. in a job posting View hint and explanation

EEO

123D

Carnival maker View hint and explanation

KIA