NYT Crossword June 28 2026 Answers (6/28/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for June 28 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword June 28, 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 28, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 6/28/26, 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 Counterpart of a rani
6A Milk source
10A Water colors
15A Carpet on the forest floor
19A Rust, e.g.
20A Score direction for some stringed instruments
21A Crispy, say
22A Intellectual gathering
23A Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak?
26A Director Kurosawa
27A "The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-Exupéry
28A Bit of travel info, for short
29A Dream stage
30A Mentally nimble
31A Quick bite
32A Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak?
35A More likely to clap back
38A Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in brief
39A What Alaska is, among all the states
40A Remote button
41A Spec
43A Extra space
46A One of five Norwegian kings
47A Did some birding, in Valleyspeak?
53A Grub
57A Architectural feature above a belfry
58A God who sacrificed an eye for wisdom
59A Sharp-edged tool
60A "Oh, sure"
62A Supplies
65A Nowhere to be found
67A Radio City Music Hall style, informally
69A Pop singer Rita
70A Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak?
75A "I've been ___!"
76A Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994
77A Craving
78A Listings in a bankruptcy filing
79A First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight littering
81A Some pulpy drinks, for short
84A "Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the"
86A Solemn words
88A The official fuel of the N.H.L. in Canada
89A Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak?
93A Cousin of a Tony
96A "Ciao!"
97A Time to give up?
98A "It's Raining ___" (gay anthem)
99A "Oh, there's more ..."
102A In the style of
105A Folded handout
108A Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak?
112A Fashion designer Emhoff
113A Specialized vocabularies
114A Govt. lawyers
115A Kyiv's country: Abbr.
116A Spanish "My God!"
120A State capital in the Treasure Valley
121A Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak?
124A Was mistaken
125A Little redhead in a long-running Broadway show
126A Nobel laureate Wiesel
127A Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmed
128A Spot to plot
129A Binary question type
130A High-five, e.g.
131A This won't last
1D Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz Museum
2D One acting on impulse?
3D Split from suddenly, in a way
4D Extras
5D Greek sun god
6D "Let this be a lesson!"
7D Shakespearean conjunction
8D Deep-seated desires
9D Wide and uninhibited, as a grin
10D Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
11D Hadron component
12D Iconic nerd of 1990s TV
13D Needing iron supplements, say
14D Lines on some grids: Abbr.
15D Get even?
16D Oily fruits
17D Irritated with
18D Wolf (down)
22D Course in a Brazilian meal
24D Word with job or track
25D New Mexico county or its seat
30D Neuron, e.g.
33D Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"
34D Eccentric sort
35D They shine during the day
36D Great heights
37D Move, in Realtor-speak
40D Some microbuses, in brief
42D Relating to some forces on Earth
44D "I knew it!"
45D Peaceful period
48D Swamp critter
49D "Keep dreaming"
50D Smallest relative of an ostrich
51D Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundle
52D "What can ___ to help?"
54D "What took so long?!"
55D Summary of a contract's details
56D Wild guess
60D Treats, in a way, as a swelling
61D So many
63D Riddle in Zen Buddhism
64D Pretty fishy
66D Leave alone
68D One might be named for a king or queen
70D Pump, say
71D God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goats
72D Got just right
73D Souvenir from the seashore
74D Improve
80D Competitor who has manners
82D "You had one ___!"
83D Washington, D.C.'s International ___ Museum
85D Jessica of "The Better Sister"
87D W-2 requirement, in brief
89D Person from South Asia
90D Whisky flavorer
91D Very involved (in)
92D Catchall phrase from Latin
94D Stepped up to the plate
95D Woes
99D Awe-inspiring light show
100D Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over rice
101D "Whew! Finished!"
103D Extol
104D Joints shown by no-show socks
106D Gathers (together)
107D Light into
108D Biblical tower locale
109D Clears, as profit
110D Welcome at the door
111D Something consumed by the ton by whales
117D Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curves
118D Modern-day Persia
119D Neglect to include
121D Route
122D Abbr. in a job posting
123D Carnival maker

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