NYT Crossword Answers - Jun 21

Big Draw

By Hannah Slovut-Einertson

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  1. 1Letters accompanying applications, for shortRECS
  2. 5Includes without others knowing, in a wayBCCS
  3. 9"I haven't a clue"BEATSME
  4. 16Plant with an edible inner gelALOE
  5. 17Up to snuffABLE
  6. 18All over the placeERRATIC
  7. 19Drove in an A.T.V., say, informallyOFFROADED
  8. 21Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across)NECKING
  9. 22Unreal?FAKE
  10. 23Verify, as an editor mightFACTCHECK
  11. 25Launch points in disc golfTEEPADS
  12. 28"Everything good?," as a cook might askTASTEOK
  13. 29Laptop modeSLEEP
  14. 30Tap productsALES
  15. 32ID used for far more than its name suggestsSSN
  16. 33Do wrongERR
  17. 34They're just one problem after anotherIQTESTS
  18. 37Spanish directionESTE
  19. 41WhatchamacallitNOUN
  20. 43"One ___ Soldier" (1969 antiwar song)TIN
  21. 44Belgrade residentSERB
  22. 47Word on either side of "to"TOE
  23. 48Physician specializing in reproductive health, informallyGYNO
  24. 49Like some flights: Abbr.INTL
  25. 51RestrictTIEDOWN
  26. 53Long, hooded cloak that's also an author's nameCAPOTE
  27. 55Areas of influenceSPHERES
  28. 56Part of many a mailing address, in briefPOBOX
  29. 59White dwarf phenomenonNOVA
  30. 61___ so oftenEVERY
  31. 62Traps during a storm, perhapsICESIN
  32. 64Vermont summer hrs.EDT
  33. 66Certain natural hairstyleLOCS
  34. 67"Boy, you're asking too much" ... or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across?THATSATALLORDER
  35. 71Popular browser for accessing the dark webTOR
  36. 72"Is it OK for us to leave?"CANWEGO
  37. 73It's one for the history booksEON
  38. 76Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to AWORLDGIRAFFEDAY
  39. 81Japanese audio brandAIWA
  40. 82Secondary account, in social media slangALT
  41. 83BoundariesLIMITS
  42. 84Be part of, as a filmACTIN
  43. 85"Surprised to see you here!"OHHI
  44. 88LimberLITHE
  45. 89Hindu god with an elephant headGANESHA
  46. 92Satchel with a gendered nameMANBAG
  47. 94Defeats without difficultyACESOUT
  48. 95"I ___ you!"ENVY
  49. 96Indian royalRAJA
  50. 100Certain sibSIS
  51. 101M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team'sMETS
  52. 103"Go on, beat it!"GIT
  53. 104PizazzELAN
  54. 105"Qué ___ contigo?" ("What's wrong with you?")PASA
  55. 107Cancels outNEGATES
  56. 110Common holder of pensMUG
  57. 111Mathematical constant equal to two times piTAU
  58. 114Honoré de Balzac's "___ Goriot"PERE
  59. 115Give a buzzPHONE
  60. 117Farm play areaCORNPIT
  61. 119Clergyman known for his verbal gaffesSPOONER
  62. 121Takes little effortCOMESEASY
  63. 123MinimallyATAD
  64. 124Habitat for [circled letters]SAVANNA
  65. 125Starchy plant part in Asian cookingLOTUSROOT
  66. 129Something running at a barOPENTAB
  67. 130Fateful dayIDES
  68. 131Digital know-it-allSIRI
  69. 132Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingoWENTIPO
  70. 133Art museum that awards the annual Turner PrizeTATE
  71. 134Reindeer cousinsELKS

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  1. 1Big name in the pasta aisleRAO
  2. 2One often pictured wearing pointy shoesELF
  3. 3Task for an office gofer, maybeCOFFEERUN
  4. 4Colorful wrapSERAPE
  5. 5Spoke sheepishly?BAAED
  6. 6Compound found in marijuana, for shortCBD
  7. 7What sets the toneCLEF
  8. 8CalmsSEDATES
  9. 9Natural predispositionsBENTS
  10. 10BuildsERECTS
  11. 11National park in UtahARCHES
  12. 12"Here, try a sample"TAKEONE
  13. 13Driver's alternative to automaticSTICK
  14. 14Semiaquatic carnivoreMINK
  15. 15Med. diagnosticECG
  16. 20Closest living relative of the [circled letters]OKAPI
  17. 24Show groupsCASTS
  18. 25Golfer YaniTSENG
  19. 26"The Jetsons" sonELROY
  20. 27Attended, as a lectureSATINON
  21. 31Temporarily gaveLENTTO
  22. 35This goes in one earQTIP
  23. 36{1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6}SETS
  24. 38Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhapsSTORECREDIT
  25. 39Term for groups of [circled letters]TOWERS
  26. 40Teeny-tinyEENSY
  27. 42FreeNOCOST
  28. 45Sometimes-intentional jeans featureRIP
  29. 46Looked uponBEHELD
  30. 50"I want you to be honest ..."LEVELWITHME
  31. 52R&B; group Bell Biv ___DEVOE
  32. 54Follower of "x" or "y"AXIS
  33. 56Pennsylvania school, for shortPITT
  34. 57Diez minus dosOCHO
  35. 58TestifyBEARWITNESS
  36. 60Chicago's ___ PlanetariumADLER
  37. 63Salt's formulaNACL
  38. 65Threads around a forum?TOGA
  39. 68"Look at this!"TADA
  40. 69Part of WASPANGLO
  41. 70"HAHAHAHA!"ROFL
  42. 74VowOATH
  43. 75Where Ferrari is "RACE," in briefNYSE
  44. 77Tot's injuriesOWIES
  45. 78Price for a return, perhapsRANSOM
  46. 79Sneaker brandFILA
  47. 80Political exileEMIGRE
  48. 81Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters]ACACIA
  49. 84Audibly shockedAGASP
  50. 86Big garage, essentiallyHANGAR
  51. 87They're sent after save-the-date cardsINVITES
  52. 90ToneHUE
  53. 91Memo abbr.ATTN
  54. 93Eight bitsBYTE
  55. 97Nutty extractALMONDOIL
  56. 98French for "yellow"JAUNE
  57. 99Tick offANGER
  58. 102Filter optionSEPIA
  59. 106Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at 'em"ATOMANT
  60. 108Becomes wild, as a partyGETSLIT
  61. 109Fur pattern on a [circled letters]SPOTS
  62. 112Self-reflective questionARENTI
  63. 113Start to take off, as a onesieUNSNAP
  64. 116Practically speechless?HOARSE
  65. 117Spelling bee?COVEN
  66. 118Late singer BrysonPEABO
  67. 120YouTube button with two linesPAUSE
  68. 121Bit of superhero wearCAPE
  69. 122"Star Wars" character whose species is never namedYODA
  70. 124"You reap what you ___"SOW
  71. 126Holiday whose name means "festival"TET
  72. 127Mork's home planetORK
  73. 128"Indeed"TIS

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

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

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  1. 1. Big name in the pasta aisle — Answer: RAO
  2. 2. One often pictured wearing pointy shoes — Answer: ELF
  3. 3. Task for an office gofer, maybe — Answer: COFFEERUN
  4. 4. Colorful wrap — Answer: SERAPE. Hint: Think of a bright shoulder cloth from Latin America. 🌈
  5. 5. Spoke sheepishly? — Answer: BAAED
  6. 6. Compound found in marijuana, for short — Answer: CBD
  7. 7. What sets the tone — Answer: CLEF
  8. 8. Calms — Answer: SEDATES
  9. 9. Natural predispositions — Answer: BENTS
  10. 10. Builds — Answer: ERECTS. Hint: Constructs or puts up describes this action 🏗️
  11. 11. National park in Utah — Answer: ARCHES
  12. 12. "Here, try a sample" — Answer: TAKEONE
  13. 13. Driver's alternative to automatic — Answer: STICK
  14. 14. Semiaquatic carnivore — Answer: MINK
  15. 15. Med. diagnostic — Answer: ECG
  16. 20. Closest living relative of the [circled letters] — Answer: OKAPI
  17. 24. Show groups — Answer: CASTS
  18. 25. Golfer Yani — Answer: TSENG
  19. 26. "The Jetsons" son — Answer: ELROY
  20. 27. Attended, as a lecture — Answer: SATINON
  21. 31. Temporarily gave — Answer: LENTTO
  22. 35. This goes in one ear — Answer: QTIP
  23. 36. {1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6} — Answer: SETS
  24. 38. Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps — Answer: STORECREDIT
  25. 39. Term for groups of [circled letters] — Answer: TOWERS
  26. 40. Teeny-tiny — Answer: EENSY
  27. 42. Free — Answer: NOCOST
  28. 45. Sometimes-intentional jeans feature — Answer: RIP
  29. 46. Looked upon — Answer: BEHELD
  30. 50. "I want you to be honest ..." — Answer: LEVELWITHME
  31. 52. R&B; group Bell Biv ___ — Answer: DEVOE
  32. 54. Follower of "x" or "y" — Answer: AXIS
  33. 56. Pennsylvania school, for short — Answer: PITT
  34. 57. Diez minus dos — Answer: OCHO
  35. 58. Testify — Answer: BEARWITNESS
  36. 60. Chicago's ___ Planetarium — Answer: ADLER
  37. 63. Salt's formula — Answer: NACL
  38. 65. Threads around a forum? — Answer: TOGA
  39. 68. "Look at this!" — Answer: TADA
  40. 69. Part of WASP — Answer: ANGLO
  41. 70. "HAHAHAHA!" — Answer: ROFL
  42. 74. Vow — Answer: OATH
  43. 75. Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief — Answer: NYSE
  44. 77. Tot's injuries — Answer: OWIES
  45. 78. Price for a return, perhaps — Answer: RANSOM
  46. 79. Sneaker brand — Answer: FILA
  47. 80. Political exile — Answer: EMIGRE
  48. 81. Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters] — Answer: ACACIA
  49. 84. Audibly shocked — Answer: AGASP. Hint: This is the sound of someone reacting with sudden surprise 😮
  50. 86. Big garage, essentially — Answer: HANGAR
  51. 87. They're sent after save-the-date cards — Answer: INVITES
  52. 90. Tone — Answer: HUE
  53. 91. Memo abbr. — Answer: ATTN
  54. 93. Eight bits — Answer: BYTE
  55. 97. Nutty extract — Answer: ALMONDOIL
  56. 98. French for "yellow" — Answer: JAUNE
  57. 99. Tick off — Answer: ANGER
  58. 102. Filter option — Answer: SEPIA
  59. 106. Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at 'em" — Answer: ATOMANT
  60. 108. Becomes wild, as a party — Answer: GETSLIT
  61. 109. Fur pattern on a [circled letters] — Answer: SPOTS
  62. 112. Self-reflective question — Answer: ARENTI
  63. 113. Start to take off, as a onesie — Answer: UNSNAP
  64. 116. Practically speechless? — Answer: HOARSE
  65. 117. Spelling bee? — Answer: COVEN
  66. 118. Late singer Bryson — Answer: PEABO
  67. 120. YouTube button with two lines — Answer: PAUSE
  68. 121. Bit of superhero wear — Answer: CAPE
  69. 122. "Star Wars" character whose species is never named — Answer: YODA
  70. 124. "You reap what you ___" — Answer: SOW
  71. 126. Holiday whose name means "festival" — Answer: TET
  72. 127. Mork's home planet — Answer: ORK
  73. 128. "Indeed" — Answer: TIS

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Letters accompanying applications, for shortRECS
5Includes without others knowing, in a wayBCCS
9"I haven't a clue"BEATSME
16Plant with an edible inner gelALOE
17Up to snuffABLE
18All over the placeERRATIC
19Drove in an A.T.V., say, informallyOFFROADED
21Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across)NECKING
22Unreal?FAKE
23Verify, as an editor mightFACTCHECK
25Launch points in disc golfTEEPADS
28"Everything good?," as a cook might askTASTEOK
29Laptop modeSLEEP
30Tap productsALES
32ID used for far more than its name suggestsSSN
33Do wrongERR
34They're just one problem after anotherIQTESTS
37Spanish directionESTE
41WhatchamacallitNOUN
43"One ___ Soldier" (1969 antiwar song)TIN
44Belgrade residentSERB
47Word on either side of "to"TOE
48Physician specializing in reproductive health, informallyGYNO
49Like some flights: Abbr.INTL
51RestrictTIEDOWN
53Long, hooded cloak that's also an author's nameCAPOTE
55Areas of influenceSPHERES
56Part of many a mailing address, in briefPOBOX
59White dwarf phenomenonNOVA
61___ so oftenEVERY
62Traps during a storm, perhapsICESIN
64Vermont summer hrs.EDT
66Certain natural hairstyleLOCS
67"Boy, you're asking too much" ... or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across?THATSATALLORDER
71Popular browser for accessing the dark webTOR
72"Is it OK for us to leave?"CANWEGO
73It's one for the history booksEON
76Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to AWORLDGIRAFFEDAY
81Japanese audio brandAIWA
82Secondary account, in social media slangALT
83BoundariesLIMITS
84Be part of, as a filmACTIN
85"Surprised to see you here!"OHHI
88LimberLITHE
89Hindu god with an elephant headGANESHA
92Satchel with a gendered nameMANBAG
94Defeats without difficultyACESOUT
95"I ___ you!"ENVY
96Indian royalRAJA
100Certain sibSIS
101M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team'sMETS
103"Go on, beat it!"GIT
104PizazzELAN
105"Qué ___ contigo?" ("What's wrong with you?")PASA
107Cancels outNEGATES
110Common holder of pensMUG
111Mathematical constant equal to two times piTAU
114Honoré de Balzac's "___ Goriot"PERE
115Give a buzzPHONE
117Farm play areaCORNPIT
119Clergyman known for his verbal gaffesSPOONER
121Takes little effortCOMESEASY
123MinimallyATAD
124Habitat for [circled letters]SAVANNA
125Starchy plant part in Asian cookingLOTUSROOT
129Something running at a barOPENTAB
130Fateful dayIDES
131Digital know-it-allSIRI
132Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingoWENTIPO
133Art museum that awards the annual Turner PrizeTATE
134Reindeer cousinsELKS

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#ClueAnswer
1Big name in the pasta aisleRAO
2One often pictured wearing pointy shoesELF
3Task for an office gofer, maybeCOFFEERUN
4Colorful wrapSERAPE
5Spoke sheepishly?BAAED
6Compound found in marijuana, for shortCBD
7What sets the toneCLEF
8CalmsSEDATES
9Natural predispositionsBENTS
10BuildsERECTS
11National park in UtahARCHES
12"Here, try a sample"TAKEONE
13Driver's alternative to automaticSTICK
14Semiaquatic carnivoreMINK
15Med. diagnosticECG
20Closest living relative of the [circled letters]OKAPI
24Show groupsCASTS
25Golfer YaniTSENG
26"The Jetsons" sonELROY
27Attended, as a lectureSATINON
31Temporarily gaveLENTTO
35This goes in one earQTIP
36{1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6}SETS
38Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhapsSTORECREDIT
39Term for groups of [circled letters]TOWERS
40Teeny-tinyEENSY
42FreeNOCOST
45Sometimes-intentional jeans featureRIP
46Looked uponBEHELD
50"I want you to be honest ..."LEVELWITHME
52R&B; group Bell Biv ___DEVOE
54Follower of "x" or "y"AXIS
56Pennsylvania school, for shortPITT
57Diez minus dosOCHO
58TestifyBEARWITNESS
60Chicago's ___ PlanetariumADLER
63Salt's formulaNACL
65Threads around a forum?TOGA
68"Look at this!"TADA
69Part of WASPANGLO
70"HAHAHAHA!"ROFL
74VowOATH
75Where Ferrari is "RACE," in briefNYSE
77Tot's injuriesOWIES
78Price for a return, perhapsRANSOM
79Sneaker brandFILA
80Political exileEMIGRE
81Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters]ACACIA
84Audibly shockedAGASP
86Big garage, essentiallyHANGAR
87They're sent after save-the-date cardsINVITES
90ToneHUE
91Memo abbr.ATTN
93Eight bitsBYTE
97Nutty extractALMONDOIL
98French for "yellow"JAUNE
99Tick offANGER
102Filter optionSEPIA
106Small superhero whose catchphrase starts "Up and at 'em"ATOMANT
108Becomes wild, as a partyGETSLIT
109Fur pattern on a [circled letters]SPOTS
112Self-reflective questionARENTI
113Start to take off, as a onesieUNSNAP
116Practically speechless?HOARSE
117Spelling bee?COVEN
118Late singer BrysonPEABO
120YouTube button with two linesPAUSE
121Bit of superhero wearCAPE
122"Star Wars" character whose species is never namedYODA
124"You reap what you ___"SOW
126Holiday whose name means "festival"TET
127Mork's home planetORK
128"Indeed"TIS

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