Closest living relative of the [circled letters] Crossword Clue

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Closest living relative of the [circled letters] Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CLOSEST (adverb)
1. (superlative of `near’ or `close’) within the shortest distance
RELATIVE (noun)
1. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
2. a person related by blood or marriage
RELATIVE (adjective)
1. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to’
2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

More NYT Crossword (6/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Letters accompanying applications, for short

5. Includes without others knowing, in a way

9. "I haven't a clue"

16. Plant with an edible inner gel

17. Up to snuff

18. All over the place

19. Drove in an A.T.V., say, informally

21. Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across)

22. Unreal

23. Verify, as an editor might

25. Launch points in disc golf

28. "Everything good?," as a cook might ask

29. Laptop mode

30. Tap products

32. ID used for far more than its name suggests

33. Do wrong

34. They're just one problem after another

37. Spanish direction

41. Whatchamacallit

43. "One ___ Soldier" (1969 antiwar song)

44. Belgrade resident

47. Word on either side of "to"

48. Physician specializing in reproductive health, informally

49. Like some flights: Abbr.

51. Restrict

53. Long, hooded cloak that's also an author's name

55. Areas of influence

56. Part of many a mailing address, in brief

59. White dwarf phenomenon

61. ___ so often

62. Traps during a storm, perhaps

64. Vermont summer hrs.

66. Certain natural hairstyle

67. "Boy, you're asking too much" … or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across?

71. Popular browser for accessing the dark web

72. "Is it OK for us to leave?"

73. It's one for the history books

76. Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to A

81. Japanese audio brand

82. Secondary account, in social media slang

83. Boundaries

84. Be part of, as a film

85. "Surprised to see you here!"

88. Limber

89. Hindu god with an elephant head

92. Satchel with a gendered name

94. Defeats without difficulty

95. I ___ you!

96. Indian royal

100. Certain sib

101. M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team's

103. "Go on, beat it!"

104. Pizazz

105. "Qué ___ contigo?" ("What's wrong with you?")

107. Cancels out

110. Common holder of pens

111. Mathematical constant equal to two times pi

114. Honoré de Balzac's "___ Goriot"

115. Give a buzz

117. Farm play area

119. Clergyman known for his verbal gaffes

121. Takes little effort

123. Minimally

124. Habitat for [circled letters]

125. Starchy plant part in Asian cooking

129. Something running at a bar

130. Fateful day

131. Digital know-it-all

132. Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingo

133. Art museum that awards the annual Turner Prize

134. Reindeer cousins

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Down

1. Big name in the pasta aisle

2. One often pictured wearing pointy shoes

3. Task for an office gofer, maybe

4. Colorful wrap

5. Spoke sheepishly?

6. Compound found in marijuana, for short

7. What sets the tone

8. Calms

9. Natural predispositions

10. Builds

11. National park in Utah

12. "Here, try a sample"

13. Driver's alternative to automatic

14. Semiaquatic carnivore

15. Med. diagnostic

24. Show groups

25. Golfer Yani

26. The Jetsons son

27. Attended, as a lecture

31. Temporarily gave

35. This goes in one ear

36. {1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6}

38. Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps

39. Term for groups of [circled letters]

40. Teeny-tiny

42. Free

45. Sometimes-intentional jeans feature

46. Looked (upon)

50. "I want you to be honest …"

52. R&B group Bell Biv ___

54. Follower of "x" or "y"

56. Pennsylvania school, for short

57. Diez minus dos

58. Testify

60. Chicagos __ Planetarium

63. Salt's formula

65. Threads around a forum?

68. "Look at this!"

69. Part of WASP

70. "hahahaha"

74. Vow

75. Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief

77. Tot's injuries

78. Price for a return, perhaps

79. Sneaker brand

80. Political exile

81. Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters]

84. Audibly shocked

86. Big garage, essentially

87. They're sent after save-the-date cards

90. Tone

91. Memo abbr.

93. Eight bits

97. Nutty extract

98. French for "yellow"

99. Tick off

102. Filter option

106. Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at ’em"

108. Becomes wild, as a party

109. Fur pattern on a [circled letters]

112. Self-reflective question

113. Start to take off, as a onesie

116. Practically speechless?

117. Spelling bee?

118. Late singer Bryson

120. YouTube button with two lines

121. Bit of superhero wear

122. "Star Wars" character whose species is never named

124. "You reap what you ___"

126. Holiday whose name means "festival"

127. Mork's home planet

128. 'Indeed'

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