NYT Crossword June 28 2026 Answers

All 145 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein and Christina IversonEdited by Will Shortz“Down in the Valley”

PUZZLE GRID22×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1R2A3J4A5H6T7E8A9T10A11Q12U13A14S15M16O17S18S19OXIDE20ARCO21BURNT22SALON23SOLDL24IKEHO25TCAKES26AKIRA27ANTOINE28ETA29REM30CLEVER31NOSH32SHO33OKLI34KEALEAF35S36ASSIE37R38YSL39COLDEST40VOL41DEE42T43G44A45P46OLAV47WAT48C49HEDLI50K51EAHA52WK53E54A55T56S57SPIRE58ODIN59AXE60I61LLBET62STOC63K64S65AWO66L67D68ECO69ORA70STUCKOU71TLIKE72A73SORET74HUMB75HAD76NASH77ITCH78ASSETS79ORE80GON81O82J83S84BEE85B86OATH87S88ESSO89DROP90PEDLI91K92EFLIES93O94B95IE96BYE97LENT98MEN99A100NDALS101O102A103L104A105LEA106F107LET108BUILTLIK109E110ATAN111K112ELLA113ARGOTS114DAS115UKR116DIOS117M118I119O120BOISE121WORK122EDLI123KEACHARM124ERRED125ANNIE126ELIE127KAUAI128LAIR129YESNO130SLAP131STINT

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES145 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACounterpart of a rani5 lettersRAJAH

6AMilk source4 lettersTEAT

10AWater colors5 lettersAQUAS

15ACarpet on the forest floor4 lettersMOSS

19ARust, e.g.5 lettersOXIDE

20AScore direction for some stringed instruments4 lettersARCO

21ACrispy, say5 lettersBURNT

22AIntellectual gathering5 lettersSALON

23AWas an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak?16 lettersSOLDLIKEHOTCAKES

26ADirector Kurosawa5 lettersAKIRA

27A"The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-Exupéry7 lettersANTOINE

28ABit of travel info, for short3 lettersETA

29ADream stage3 lettersREM

30AMentally nimble6 lettersCLEVER

31AQuick bite4 lettersNOSH

32AFanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak?14 lettersSHOOKLIKEALEAF

35AMore likely to clap back7 lettersSASSIER

38ADesigner who helped popularize the beatnik look, in brief3 lettersYSL

39AWhat Alaska is, among all the states7 lettersCOLDEST

40ARemote button3 lettersVOL

41ASpec4 lettersDEET

43AExtra space3 lettersGAP

46AOne of five Norwegian kings4 lettersOLAV

47ADid some birding, in Valleyspeak?16 lettersWATCHEDLIKEAHAWK

53AGrub4 lettersEATS

57AArchitectural feature above a belfry5 lettersSPIRE

58AGod who sacrificed an eye for wisdom4 lettersODIN

59ASharp-edged tool3 lettersAXE

60A"Oh, sure"6 lettersILLBET

62ASupplies6 lettersSTOCKS

65ANowhere to be found4 lettersAWOL

67ARadio City Music Hall style, informally4 lettersDECO

69APop singer Rita3 lettersORA

70AHitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak?22 lettersSTUCKOUTLIKEASORETHUMB

75A"I've been ___!"3 lettersHAD

76AMathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 19944 lettersNASH

77ACraving4 lettersITCH

78AListings in a bankruptcy filing6 lettersASSETS

79AFirst state to implement a bottle deposit to fight littering6 lettersOREGON

81ASome pulpy drinks, for short3 lettersOJS

84A"Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the"4 lettersBEEB

86ASolemn words5 lettersOATHS

88AThe official fuel of the N.H.L. in Canada4 lettersESSO

89AMade some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak?16 lettersDROPPEDLIKEFLIES

93ACousin of a Tony4 lettersOBIE

96A"Ciao!"3 lettersBYE

97ATime to give up?4 lettersLENT

98A"It's Raining ___" (gay anthem)3 lettersMEN

99A"Oh, there's more ..."7 lettersANDALSO

102AIn the style of3 lettersALA

105AFolded handout7 lettersLEAFLET

108APrepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak?14 lettersBUILTLIKEATANK

112AFashion designer Emhoff4 lettersELLA

113ASpecialized vocabularies6 lettersARGOTS

114AGovt. lawyers3 lettersDAS

115AKyiv's country: Abbr.3 lettersUKR

116ASpanish "My God!"7 lettersDIOSMIO

120AState capital in the Treasure Valley5 lettersBOISE

121APerformed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak?16 lettersWORKEDLIKEACHARM

124AWas mistaken5 lettersERRED

125ALittle redhead in a long-running Broadway show5 lettersANNIE

126ANobel laureate Wiesel4 lettersELIE

127AIsland where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmed5 lettersKAUAI

128ASpot to plot4 lettersLAIR

129ABinary question type5 lettersYESNO

130AHigh-five, e.g.4 lettersSLAP

131AThis won't last5 lettersSTINT

DOWN

1DSanta ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz Museum4 lettersROSA

2DOne acting on impulse?4 lettersAXON

3DSplit from suddenly, in a way4 lettersJILT

4DExtras6 lettersADDONS

5DGreek sun god6 lettersHELIOS

6D"Let this be a lesson!"8 lettersTAKEHEED

7DShakespearean conjunction3 lettersERE

8DDeep-seated desires5 lettersACHES

9DWide and uninhibited, as a grin6 lettersTOOTHY

10DStart of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"3 lettersABC

11DHadron component5 lettersQUARK

12DIconic nerd of 1990s TV5 lettersURKEL

13DNeeding iron supplements, say6 lettersANEMIC

14DLines on some grids: Abbr.3 lettersSTS

15DGet even?9 lettersMAKELEVEL

16DOily fruits6 lettersOLIVES

17DIrritated with6 lettersSOREAT

18DWolf (down)5 lettersSNARF

22DCourse in a Brazilian meal6 lettersSALADA

24DWord with job or track6 lettersINSIDE

25DNew Mexico county or its seat4 lettersTAOS

30DNeuron, e.g.4 lettersCELL

33DActress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"4 lettersOLGA

34DEccentric sort4 lettersKOOK

35DThey shine during the day9 lettersSOAPSTARS

36DGreat heights9 lettersALTITUDES

37DMove, in Realtor-speak4 lettersRELO

40DSome microbuses, in brief3 lettersVWS

42DRelating to some forces on Earth5 lettersTIDAL

44D"I knew it!"3 lettersAHA

45DPeaceful period3 lettersPAX

48DSwamp critter4 lettersCROC

49D"Keep dreaming"6 lettersHECKNO

50DSmallest relative of an ostrich4 lettersKIWI

51DKind of mushroom that comes in a bundle5 lettersENOKI

52D"What can ___ to help?"4 lettersWEDO

54D"What took so long?!"9 lettersABOUTTIME

55DSummary of a contract's details9 lettersTERMSHEET

56DWild guess4 lettersSTAB

60DTreats, in a way, as a swelling4 lettersICES

61DSo many6 lettersLOTSOF

63DRiddle in Zen Buddhism4 lettersKOAN

64DPretty fishy3 lettersSUS

66DLeave alone5 lettersLETBE

68DOne might be named for a king or queen3 lettersERA

70DPump, say4 lettersSHOE

71DGod who rides in a chariot pulled by two goats4 lettersTHOR

72DGot just right4 lettersACED

73DSouvenir from the seashore5 lettersSHELL

74DImprove4 lettersHEAL

80DCompetitor who has manners9 lettersGOODLOSER

82D"You had one ___!"3 lettersJOB

83DWashington, D.C.'s International ___ Museum3 lettersSPY

85DJessica of "The Better Sister"4 lettersBIEL

87DW-2 requirement, in brief3 lettersSSN

89DPerson from South Asia4 lettersDESI

90DWhisky flavorer4 lettersPEAT

91DVery involved (in)8 lettersKNEEDEEP

92DCatchall phrase from Latin6 lettersETALIA

94DStepped up to the plate6 lettersBATTED

95DWoes4 lettersILLS

99DAwe-inspiring light show6 lettersAURORA

100DSushi consisting of thin slices of fish over rice6 lettersNIGIRI

101D"Whew! Finished!"6 lettersOKDONE

103DExtol4 lettersLAUD

104DJoints shown by no-show socks6 lettersANKLES

106DGathers (together)6 lettersFLOCKS

107DLight into6 lettersLASHAT

108DBiblical tower locale5 lettersBABEL

109DClears, as profit5 lettersEARNS

110DWelcome at the door5 lettersASKIN

111DSomething consumed by the ton by whales5 lettersKRILL

117DHome of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curves4 lettersMAUI

118DModern-day Persia4 lettersIRAN

119DNeglect to include4 lettersOMIT

121DRoute3 lettersWAY

122DAbbr. in a job posting3 lettersEEO

123DCarnival maker3 lettersKIA

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