NYT Crossword Answers 06/21/26

NYT Across Clues

• 1A Letters accompanying applications, for short RECS
• 5A Includes without others knowing, in a way BCCS
• 9A “I haven’t a clue” BEATSME
• 16A Plant with an edible inner gel ALOE
• 17A Up to snuff ABLE
• 18A All over the place ERRATIC
• 19A Drove in an A.T.V., say, informally OFFROADED
• 21A Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across) NECKING
• 22A Unreal? FAKE
• 23A Verify, as an editor might FACTCHECK
• 25A Launch points in disc golf TEEPADS
• 28A “Everything good?,” as a cook might ask TASTEOK
• 29A Laptop mode SLEEP
• 30A Tap products ALES
• 32A ID used for far more than its name suggests SSN
• 33A Do wrong ERR
• 34A They’re just one problem after another IQTESTS
• 37A Spanish direction ESTE
• 41A Whatchamacallit NOUN
• 43A “One ___ Soldier” (1969 antiwar song) TIN
• 44A Belgrade resident SERB
• 47A Word on either side of “to” TOE
• 48A Physician specializing in reproductive health, informally GYNO
• 49A Like some flights: Abbr. INTL
• 51A Restrict TIEDOWN
• 53A Long, hooded cloak that’s also an author’s name CAPOTE
• 55A Areas of influence SPHERES
• 56A Part of many a mailing address, in brief POBOX
• 59A White dwarf phenomenon NOVA
• 61A ___ so often EVERY
• 62A Traps during a storm, perhaps ICESIN
• 64A Vermont summer hrs. EDT
• 66A Certain natural hairstyle LOCS
• 67A “Boy, you’re asking too much” ? or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across? THATSATALLORDER
• 71A Popular browser for accessing the dark web TOR
• 72A “Is it OK for us to leave?” CANWEGO
• 73A It’s one for the history books EON
• 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 WORLDGIRAFFEDAY
• 81A Japanese audio brand AIWA
• 82A Secondary account, in social media slang ALT
• 83A Boundaries LIMITS
• 84A Be part of, as a film ACTIN
• 85A “Surprised to see you here!” OHHI
• 88A Limber LITHE
• 89A Hindu god with an elephant head GANESHA
• 92A Satchel with a gendered name MANBAG
• 94A Defeats without difficulty ACESOUT
• 95A “I ___ you!” ENVY
• 96A Indian royal RAJA
• 100A Certain sib SIS
• 101A M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team’s METS
• 103A “Go on, beat it!” GIT
• 104A Pizazz ELAN
• 105A “Qué ___ contigo?” (“What’s wrong with you?”) PASA
• 107A Cancels out NEGATES
• 110A Common holder of pens MUG
• 111A Mathematical constant equal to two times pi TAU
• 114A Honoré de Balzac’s “___ Goriot” PERE
• 115A Give a buzz PHONE
• 117A Farm play area CORNPIT
• 119A Clergyman known for his verbal gaffes SPOONER
• 121A Takes little effort COMESEASY
• 123A Minimally ATAD
• 124A Habitat for [circled letters] SAVANNA
• 125A Starchy plant part in Asian cooking LOTUSROOT
• 129A Something running at a bar OPENTAB
• 130A Fateful day IDES
• 131A Digital know-it-all SIRI
• 132A Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingo WENTIPO
• 133A Art museum that awards the annual Turner Prize TATE
• 134A Reindeer cousins ELKS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Big name in the pasta aisle RAO
• 2D One often pictured wearing pointy shoes ELF
• 3D Task for an office gofer, maybe COFFEERUN
• 4D Colorful wrap SERAPE
• 5D Spoke sheepishly? BAAED
• 6D Compound found in marijuana, for short CBD
• 7D What sets the tone CLEF
• 8D Calms SEDATES
• 9D Natural predispositions BENTS
• 10D Builds ERECTS
• 11D National park in Utah ARCHES
• 12D “Here, try a sample” TAKEONE
• 13D Driver’s alternative to automatic STICK
• 14D Semiaquatic carnivore MINK
• 15D Med. diagnostic ECG
• 20D Closest living relative of the [circled letters] OKAPI
• 24D Show groups CASTS
• 25D Golfer Yani TSENG
• 26D “The Jetsons” son ELROY
• 27D Attended, as a lecture SATINON
• 31D Temporarily gave LENTTO
• 35D This goes in one ear QTIP
• 36D {1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6} SETS
• 38D Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps STORECREDIT
• 39D Term for groups of [circled letters] TOWERS
• 40D Teeny-tiny EENSY
• 42D Free NOCOST
• 45D Sometimes-intentional jeans feature RIP
• 46D Looked upon BEHELD
• 50D “I want you to be honest ?” LEVELWITHME
• 52D R&B group Bell Biv ___ DEVOE
• 54D Follower of “x” or “y” AXIS
• 56D Pennsylvania school, for short PITT
• 57D Diez minus dos OCHO
• 58D Testify BEARWITNESS
• 60D Chicago’s ___ Planetarium ADLER
• 63D Salt’s formula NACL
• 65D Threads around a forum? TOGA
• 68D “Look at this!” TADA
• 69D Part of WASP ANGLO
• 70D “HAHAHAHA!” ROFL
• 74D Vow OATH
• 75D Where Ferrari is “RACE,” in brief NYSE
• 77D Tot’s injuries OWIES
• 78D Price for a return, perhaps RANSOM
• 79D Sneaker brand FILA
• 80D Political exile EMIGRE
• 81D Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters] ACACIA
• 84D Audibly shocked AGASP
• 86D Big garage, essentially HANGAR
• 87D They’re sent after save-the-date cards INVITES
• 90D Tone HUE
• 91D Memo abbr. ATTN
• 93D Eight bits BYTE
• 97D Nutty extract ALMONDOIL
• 98D French for “yellow” JAUNE
• 99D Tick off ANGER
• 102D Filter option SEPIA
• 106D Small superhero whose catchphrase starts “Up and at ?em” ATOMANT
• 108D Becomes wild, as a party GETSLIT
• 109D Fur pattern on a [circled letters] SPOTS
• 112D Self-reflective question ARENTI
• 113D Start to take off, as a onesie UNSNAP
• 116D Practically speechless? HOARSE
• 117D Spelling bee? COVEN
• 118D Late singer Bryson PEABO
• 120D YouTube button with two lines PAUSE
• 121D Bit of superhero wear CAPE
• 122D “Star Wars” character whose species is never named YODA
• 124D “You reap what you ___” SOW
• 126D Holiday whose name means “festival” TET
• 127D Mork’s home planet ORK
• 128D “Indeed” TIS