NYT Crossword June 21 2026 Answers (6/21/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for June 21 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword June 21, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword June 21, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 6/21/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Letters accompanying applications, for short
5A Includes without others knowing, in a way
9A "I haven't a clue"
16A Plant with an edible inner gel
17A Up to snuff
18A All over the place
19A Drove in an A.T.V., say, informally
21A Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across)
22A Unreal?
23A Verify, as an editor might
25A Launch points in disc golf
28A "Everything good?," as a cook might ask
29A Laptop mode
30A Tap products
32A ID used for far more than its name suggests
33A Do wrong
34A They're just one problem after another
37A Spanish direction
41A Whatchamacallit
43A "One ___ Soldier" (1969 antiwar song)
44A Belgrade resident
47A Word on either side of "to"
48A Physician specializing in reproductive health, informally
49A Like some flights: Abbr.
51A Restrict
53A Long, hooded cloak that's also an author's name
55A Areas of influence
56A Part of many a mailing address, in brief
59A White dwarf phenomenon
61A ___ so often
62A Traps during a storm, perhaps
64A Vermont summer hrs.
66A Certain natural hairstyle
67A "Boy, you're asking too much" … or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across?
71A Popular browser for accessing the dark web
72A "Is it OK for us to leave?"
73A It's one for the history books
76A Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to A
81A Japanese audio brand
82A Secondary account, in social media slang
83A Boundaries
84A Be part of, as a film
85A "Surprised to see you here!"
88A Limber
89A Hindu god with an elephant head
92A Satchel with a gendered name
94A Defeats without difficulty
95A "I ___ you!"
96A Indian royal
100A Certain sib
101A M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team's
103A "Go on, beat it!"
104A Pizazz
105A "Qué ___ contigo?" ("What's wrong with you?")
107A Cancels out
110A Common holder of pens
111A Mathematical constant equal to two times pi
114A Honoré de Balzac's "___ Goriot"
115A Give a buzz
117A Farm play area
119A Clergyman known for his verbal gaffes
121A Takes little effort
123A Minimally
124A Habitat for [circled letters]
125A Starchy plant part in Asian cooking
129A Something running at a bar
130A Fateful day
131A Digital know-it-all
132A Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingo
133A Art museum that awards the annual Turner Prize
134A Reindeer cousins
1D Big name in the pasta aisle
2D One often pictured wearing pointy shoes
3D Task for an office gofer, maybe
4D Colorful wrap
5D Spoke sheepishly?
6D Compound found in marijuana, for short
7D What sets the tone
8D Calms
9D Natural predispositions
10D Builds
11D National park in Utah
12D "Here, try a sample"
13D Driver's alternative to automatic
14D Semiaquatic carnivore
15D Med. diagnostic
20D Closest living relative of the [circled letters]
24D Show groups
25D Golfer Yani
26D "The Jetsons" son
27D Attended, as a lecture
31D Temporarily gave
35D This goes in one ear
36D {1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6}
38D Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps
39D Term for groups of [circled letters]
40D Teeny-tiny
42D Free
45D Sometimes-intentional jeans feature
46D Looked upon
50D "I want you to be honest …"
52D R&B group Bell Biv ___
54D Follower of "x" or "y"
56D Pennsylvania school, for short
57D Diez minus dos
58D Testify
60D Chicago's ___ Planetarium
63D Salt's formula
65D Threads around a forum?
68D "Look at this!"
69D Part of WASP
70D "HAHAHAHA!"
74D Vow
75D Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief
77D Tot's injuries
78D Price for a return, perhaps
79D Sneaker brand
80D Political exile
81D Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters]
84D Audibly shocked
86D Big garage, essentially
87D They're sent after save-the-date cards
90D Tone
91D Memo abbr.
93D Eight bits
97D Nutty extract
98D French for "yellow"
99D Tick off
102D Filter option
106D Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at ’em"
108D Becomes wild, as a party
109D Fur pattern on a [circled letters]
112D Self-reflective question
113D Start to take off, as a onesie
116D Practically speechless?
117D Spelling bee?
118D Late singer Bryson
120D YouTube button with two lines
121D Bit of superhero wear
122D "Star Wars" character whose species is never named
124D "You reap what you ___"
126D Holiday whose name means "festival"
127D Mork's home planet
128D "Indeed"

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