NYT Crossword Answers - Jun 28

Down in the Valley

By Rebecca Goldstein and Christina Iverson

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  1. 1Counterpart of a raniRAJAH
  2. 6Milk sourceTEAT
  3. 10Water colorsAQUAS
  4. 15Carpet on the forest floorMOSS
  5. 19Rust, e.g.OXIDE
  6. 20Score direction for some stringed instrumentsARCO
  7. 21Crispy, sayBURNT
  8. 22Intellectual gatheringSALON
  9. 23Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak?SOLDLIKEHOTCAKES
  10. 26Director KurosawaAKIRA
  11. 27"The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-ExupéryANTOINE
  12. 28Bit of travel info, for shortETA
  13. 29Dream stageREM
  14. 30Mentally nimbleCLEVER
  15. 31Quick biteNOSH
  16. 32Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak?SHOOKLIKEALEAF
  17. 35More likely to clap backSASSIER
  18. 38Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in briefYSL
  19. 39What Alaska is, among all the statesCOLDEST
  20. 40Remote buttonVOL
  21. 41SpecDEET
  22. 43Extra spaceGAP
  23. 46One of five Norwegian kingsOLAV
  24. 47Did some birding, in Valleyspeak?WATCHEDLIKEAHAWK
  25. 53GrubEATS
  26. 57Architectural feature above a belfrySPIRE
  27. 58God who sacrificed an eye for wisdomODIN
  28. 59Sharp-edged toolAXE
  29. 60"Oh, sure"ILLBET
  30. 62SuppliesSTOCKS
  31. 65Nowhere to be foundAWOL
  32. 67Radio City Music Hall style, informallyDECO
  33. 69Pop singer RitaORA
  34. 70Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak?STUCKOUTLIKEASORETHUMB
  35. 75"I've been ___!"HAD
  36. 76Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994NASH
  37. 77CravingITCH
  38. 78Listings in a bankruptcy filingASSETS
  39. 79First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight litteringOREGON
  40. 81Some pulpy drinks, for shortOJS
  41. 84"Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the"BEEB
  42. 86Solemn wordsOATHS
  43. 88The official fuel of the N.H.L. in CanadaESSO
  44. 89Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak?DROPPEDLIKEFLIES
  45. 93Cousin of a TonyOBIE
  46. 96"Ciao!"BYE
  47. 97Time to give up?LENT
  48. 98"It's Raining ___" (gay anthem)MEN
  49. 99"Oh, there's more ..."ANDALSO
  50. 102In the style ofALA
  51. 105Folded handoutLEAFLET
  52. 108Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak?BUILTLIKEATANK
  53. 112Fashion designer EmhoffELLA
  54. 113Specialized vocabulariesARGOTS
  55. 114Govt. lawyersDAS
  56. 115Kyiv's country: Abbr.UKR
  57. 116Spanish "My God!"DIOSMIO
  58. 120State capital in the Treasure ValleyBOISE
  59. 121Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak?WORKEDLIKEACHARM
  60. 124Was mistakenERRED
  61. 125Little redhead in a long-running Broadway showANNIE
  62. 126Nobel laureate WieselELIE
  63. 127Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmedKAUAI
  64. 128Spot to plotLAIR
  65. 129Binary question typeYESNO
  66. 130High-five, e.g.SLAP
  67. 131This won't lastSTINT

Down

  1. 1Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz MuseumROSA
  2. 2One acting on impulse?AXON
  3. 3Split from suddenly, in a wayJILT
  4. 4ExtrasADDONS
  5. 5Greek sun godHELIOS
  6. 6"Let this be a lesson!"TAKEHEED
  7. 7Shakespearean conjunctionERE
  8. 8Deep-seated desiresACHES
  9. 9Wide and uninhibited, as a grinTOOTHY
  10. 10Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"ABC
  11. 11Hadron componentQUARK
  12. 12Iconic nerd of 1990s TVURKEL
  13. 13Needing iron supplements, sayANEMIC
  14. 14Lines on some grids: Abbr.STS
  15. 15Get even?MAKELEVEL
  16. 16Oily fruitsOLIVES
  17. 17Irritated withSOREAT
  18. 18Wolf (down)SNARF
  19. 22Course in a Brazilian mealSALADA
  20. 24Word with job or trackINSIDE
  21. 25New Mexico county or its seatTAOS
  22. 30Neuron, e.g.CELL
  23. 33Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"OLGA
  24. 34Eccentric sortKOOK
  25. 35They shine during the daySOAPSTARS
  26. 36Great heightsALTITUDES
  27. 37Move, in Realtor-speakRELO
  28. 40Some microbuses, in briefVWS
  29. 42Relating to some forces on EarthTIDAL
  30. 44"I knew it!"AHA
  31. 45Peaceful periodPAX
  32. 48Swamp critterCROC
  33. 49"Keep dreaming"HECKNO
  34. 50Smallest relative of an ostrichKIWI
  35. 51Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundleENOKI
  36. 52"What can ___ to help?"WEDO
  37. 54"What took so long?!"ABOUTTIME
  38. 55Summary of a contract's detailsTERMSHEET
  39. 56Wild guessSTAB
  40. 60Treats, in a way, as a swellingICES
  41. 61So manyLOTSOF
  42. 63Riddle in Zen BuddhismKOAN
  43. 64Pretty fishySUS
  44. 66Leave aloneLETBE
  45. 68One might be named for a king or queenERA
  46. 70Pump, saySHOE
  47. 71God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goatsTHOR
  48. 72Got just rightACED
  49. 73Souvenir from the seashoreSHELL
  50. 74ImproveHEAL
  51. 80Competitor who has mannersGOODLOSER
  52. 82"You had one ___!"JOB
  53. 83Washington, D.C.'s International ___ MuseumSPY
  54. 85Jessica of "The Better Sister"BIEL
  55. 87W-2 requirement, in briefSSN
  56. 89Person from South AsiaDESI
  57. 90Whisky flavorerPEAT
  58. 91Very involved (in)KNEEDEEP
  59. 92Catchall phrase from LatinETALIA
  60. 94Stepped up to the plateBATTED
  61. 95WoesILLS
  62. 99Awe-inspiring light showAURORA
  63. 100Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over riceNIGIRI
  64. 101"Whew! Finished!"OKDONE
  65. 103ExtolLAUD
  66. 104Joints shown by no-show socksANKLES
  67. 106Gathers (together)FLOCKS
  68. 107Light intoLASHAT
  69. 108Biblical tower localeBABEL
  70. 109Clears, as profitEARNS
  71. 110Welcome at the doorASKIN
  72. 111Something consumed by the ton by whalesKRILL
  73. 117Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curvesMAUI
  74. 118Modern-day PersiaIRAN
  75. 119Neglect to includeOMIT
  76. 121RouteWAY
  77. 122Abbr. in a job postingEEO
  78. 123Carnival makerKIA

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Counterpart of a rani — Answer: RAJAH
  2. 6. Milk source — Answer: TEAT
  3. 10. Water colors — Answer: AQUAS
  4. 15. Carpet on the forest floor — Answer: MOSS
  5. 19. Rust, e.g. — Answer: OXIDE
  6. 20. Score direction for some stringed instruments — Answer: ARCO
  7. 21. Crispy, say — Answer: BURNT
  8. 22. Intellectual gathering — Answer: SALON
  9. 23. Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: SOLDLIKEHOTCAKES
  10. 26. Director Kurosawa — Answer: AKIRA
  11. 27. "The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-Exupéry — Answer: ANTOINE
  12. 28. Bit of travel info, for short — Answer: ETA
  13. 29. Dream stage — Answer: REM
  14. 30. Mentally nimble — Answer: CLEVER
  15. 31. Quick bite — Answer: NOSH
  16. 32. Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: SHOOKLIKEALEAF
  17. 35. More likely to clap back — Answer: SASSIER
  18. 38. Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in brief — Answer: YSL
  19. 39. What Alaska is, among all the states — Answer: COLDEST
  20. 40. Remote button — Answer: VOL
  21. 41. Spec — Answer: DEET
  22. 43. Extra space — Answer: GAP
  23. 46. One of five Norwegian kings — Answer: OLAV
  24. 47. Did some birding, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: WATCHEDLIKEAHAWK
  25. 53. Grub — Answer: EATS
  26. 57. Architectural feature above a belfry — Answer: SPIRE
  27. 58. God who sacrificed an eye for wisdom — Answer: ODIN
  28. 59. Sharp-edged tool — Answer: AXE
  29. 60. "Oh, sure" — Answer: ILLBET
  30. 62. Supplies — Answer: STOCKS
  31. 65. Nowhere to be found — Answer: AWOL
  32. 67. Radio City Music Hall style, informally — Answer: DECO
  33. 69. Pop singer Rita — Answer: ORA. Hint: This singer's name sounds like the first part of a common phrase for a time of day! 🌅
  34. 70. Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: STUCKOUTLIKEASORETHUMB
  35. 75. "I've been ___!" — Answer: HAD
  36. 76. Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994 — Answer: NASH
  37. 77. Craving — Answer: ITCH
  38. 78. Listings in a bankruptcy filing — Answer: ASSETS
  39. 79. First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight littering — Answer: OREGON
  40. 81. Some pulpy drinks, for short — Answer: OJS
  41. 84. "Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the" — Answer: BEEB
  42. 86. Solemn words — Answer: OATHS
  43. 88. The official fuel of the N.H.L. in Canada — Answer: ESSO
  44. 89. Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: DROPPEDLIKEFLIES
  45. 93. Cousin of a Tony — Answer: OBIE
  46. 96. "Ciao!" — Answer: BYE
  47. 97. Time to give up? — Answer: LENT
  48. 98. "It's Raining ___" (gay anthem) — Answer: MEN
  49. 99. "Oh, there's more ..." — Answer: ANDALSO
  50. 102. In the style of — Answer: ALA. Hint: Think of a compact phrase meaning “in the manner of” someone or something. 🧭
  51. 105. Folded handout — Answer: LEAFLET
  52. 108. Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: BUILTLIKEATANK
  53. 112. Fashion designer Emhoff — Answer: ELLA
  54. 113. Specialized vocabularies — Answer: ARGOTS
  55. 114. Govt. lawyers — Answer: DAS
  56. 115. Kyiv's country: Abbr. — Answer: UKR
  57. 116. Spanish "My God!" — Answer: DIOSMIO
  58. 120. State capital in the Treasure Valley — Answer: BOISE
  59. 121. Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak? — Answer: WORKEDLIKEACHARM
  60. 124. Was mistaken — Answer: ERRED
  61. 125. Little redhead in a long-running Broadway show — Answer: ANNIE
  62. 126. Nobel laureate Wiesel — Answer: ELIE
  63. 127. Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmed — Answer: KAUAI
  64. 128. Spot to plot — Answer: LAIR
  65. 129. Binary question type — Answer: YESNO
  66. 130. High-five, e.g. — Answer: SLAP
  67. 131. This won't last — Answer: STINT

Down

  1. 1. Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz Museum — Answer: ROSA
  2. 2. One acting on impulse? — Answer: AXON
  3. 3. Split from suddenly, in a way — Answer: JILT
  4. 4. Extras — Answer: ADDONS
  5. 5. Greek sun god — Answer: HELIOS
  6. 6. "Let this be a lesson!" — Answer: TAKEHEED
  7. 7. Shakespearean conjunction — Answer: ERE
  8. 8. Deep-seated desires — Answer: ACHES
  9. 9. Wide and uninhibited, as a grin — Answer: TOOTHY
  10. 10. Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" — Answer: ABC
  11. 11. Hadron component — Answer: QUARK
  12. 12. Iconic nerd of 1990s TV — Answer: URKEL
  13. 13. Needing iron supplements, say — Answer: ANEMIC
  14. 14. Lines on some grids: Abbr. — Answer: STS
  15. 15. Get even? — Answer: MAKELEVEL
  16. 16. Oily fruits — Answer: OLIVES
  17. 17. Irritated with — Answer: SOREAT
  18. 18. Wolf (down) — Answer: SNARF
  19. 22. Course in a Brazilian meal — Answer: SALADA
  20. 24. Word with job or track — Answer: INSIDE
  21. 25. New Mexico county or its seat — Answer: TAOS
  22. 30. Neuron, e.g. — Answer: CELL
  23. 33. Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace" — Answer: OLGA
  24. 34. Eccentric sort — Answer: KOOK
  25. 35. They shine during the day — Answer: SOAPSTARS
  26. 36. Great heights — Answer: ALTITUDES
  27. 37. Move, in Realtor-speak — Answer: RELO
  28. 40. Some microbuses, in brief — Answer: VWS
  29. 42. Relating to some forces on Earth — Answer: TIDAL
  30. 44. "I knew it!" — Answer: AHA
  31. 45. Peaceful period — Answer: PAX
  32. 48. Swamp critter — Answer: CROC
  33. 49. "Keep dreaming" — Answer: HECKNO
  34. 50. Smallest relative of an ostrich — Answer: KIWI
  35. 51. Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundle — Answer: ENOKI
  36. 52. "What can ___ to help?" — Answer: WEDO
  37. 54. "What took so long?!" — Answer: ABOUTTIME
  38. 55. Summary of a contract's details — Answer: TERMSHEET
  39. 56. Wild guess — Answer: STAB. Hint: Taking a shot in the dark can lead to surprising outcomes! 🎯
  40. 60. Treats, in a way, as a swelling — Answer: ICES
  41. 61. So many — Answer: LOTSOF
  42. 63. Riddle in Zen Buddhism — Answer: KOAN
  43. 64. Pretty fishy — Answer: SUS
  44. 66. Leave alone — Answer: LETBE. Hint: Give it space and do not interfere. 🛑
  45. 68. One might be named for a king or queen — Answer: ERA
  46. 70. Pump, say — Answer: SHOE
  47. 71. God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goats — Answer: THOR
  48. 72. Got just right — Answer: ACED
  49. 73. Souvenir from the seashore — Answer: SHELL
  50. 74. Improve — Answer: HEAL
  51. 80. Competitor who has manners — Answer: GOODLOSER
  52. 82. "You had one ___!" — Answer: JOB
  53. 83. Washington, D.C.'s International ___ Museum — Answer: SPY
  54. 85. Jessica of "The Better Sister" — Answer: BIEL
  55. 87. W-2 requirement, in brief — Answer: SSN
  56. 89. Person from South Asia — Answer: DESI
  57. 90. Whisky flavorer — Answer: PEAT
  58. 91. Very involved (in) — Answer: KNEEDEEP
  59. 92. Catchall phrase from Latin — Answer: ETALIA
  60. 94. Stepped up to the plate — Answer: BATTED
  61. 95. Woes — Answer: ILLS. Hint: Sometimes life can be a bit rough, can't it? 😟
  62. 99. Awe-inspiring light show — Answer: AURORA
  63. 100. Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over rice — Answer: NIGIRI
  64. 101. "Whew! Finished!" — Answer: OKDONE
  65. 103. Extol — Answer: LAUD
  66. 104. Joints shown by no-show socks — Answer: ANKLES
  67. 106. Gathers (together) — Answer: FLOCKS
  68. 107. Light into — Answer: LASHAT
  69. 108. Biblical tower locale — Answer: BABEL
  70. 109. Clears, as profit — Answer: EARNS
  71. 110. Welcome at the door — Answer: ASKIN
  72. 111. Something consumed by the ton by whales — Answer: KRILL
  73. 117. Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curves — Answer: MAUI
  74. 118. Modern-day Persia — Answer: IRAN
  75. 119. Neglect to include — Answer: OMIT
  76. 121. Route — Answer: WAY. Hint: A path or means of getting somewhere, often the simplest option. 🛣️
  77. 122. Abbr. in a job posting — Answer: EEO
  78. 123. Carnival maker — Answer: KIA

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Counterpart of a raniRAJAH
6Milk sourceTEAT
10Water colorsAQUAS
15Carpet on the forest floorMOSS
19Rust, e.g.OXIDE
20Score direction for some stringed instrumentsARCO
21Crispy, sayBURNT
22Intellectual gatheringSALON
23Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak?SOLDLIKEHOTCAKES
26Director KurosawaAKIRA
27"The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-ExupéryANTOINE
28Bit of travel info, for shortETA
29Dream stageREM
30Mentally nimbleCLEVER
31Quick biteNOSH
32Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak?SHOOKLIKEALEAF
35More likely to clap backSASSIER
38Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in briefYSL
39What Alaska is, among all the statesCOLDEST
40Remote buttonVOL
41SpecDEET
43Extra spaceGAP
46One of five Norwegian kingsOLAV
47Did some birding, in Valleyspeak?WATCHEDLIKEAHAWK
53GrubEATS
57Architectural feature above a belfrySPIRE
58God who sacrificed an eye for wisdomODIN
59Sharp-edged toolAXE
60"Oh, sure"ILLBET
62SuppliesSTOCKS
65Nowhere to be foundAWOL
67Radio City Music Hall style, informallyDECO
69Pop singer RitaORA
70Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak?STUCKOUTLIKEASORETHUMB
75"I've been ___!"HAD
76Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994NASH
77CravingITCH
78Listings in a bankruptcy filingASSETS
79First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight litteringOREGON
81Some pulpy drinks, for shortOJS
84"Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the"BEEB
86Solemn wordsOATHS
88The official fuel of the N.H.L. in CanadaESSO
89Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak?DROPPEDLIKEFLIES
93Cousin of a TonyOBIE
96"Ciao!"BYE
97Time to give up?LENT
98"It's Raining ___" (gay anthem)MEN
99"Oh, there's more ..."ANDALSO
102In the style ofALA
105Folded handoutLEAFLET
108Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak?BUILTLIKEATANK
112Fashion designer EmhoffELLA
113Specialized vocabulariesARGOTS
114Govt. lawyersDAS
115Kyiv's country: Abbr.UKR
116Spanish "My God!"DIOSMIO
120State capital in the Treasure ValleyBOISE
121Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak?WORKEDLIKEACHARM
124Was mistakenERRED
125Little redhead in a long-running Broadway showANNIE
126Nobel laureate WieselELIE
127Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmedKAUAI
128Spot to plotLAIR
129Binary question typeYESNO
130High-five, e.g.SLAP
131This won't lastSTINT

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#ClueAnswer
1Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz MuseumROSA
2One acting on impulse?AXON
3Split from suddenly, in a wayJILT
4ExtrasADDONS
5Greek sun godHELIOS
6"Let this be a lesson!"TAKEHEED
7Shakespearean conjunctionERE
8Deep-seated desiresACHES
9Wide and uninhibited, as a grinTOOTHY
10Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"ABC
11Hadron componentQUARK
12Iconic nerd of 1990s TVURKEL
13Needing iron supplements, sayANEMIC
14Lines on some grids: Abbr.STS
15Get even?MAKELEVEL
16Oily fruitsOLIVES
17Irritated withSOREAT
18Wolf (down)SNARF
22Course in a Brazilian mealSALADA
24Word with job or trackINSIDE
25New Mexico county or its seatTAOS
30Neuron, e.g.CELL
33Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"OLGA
34Eccentric sortKOOK
35They shine during the daySOAPSTARS
36Great heightsALTITUDES
37Move, in Realtor-speakRELO
40Some microbuses, in briefVWS
42Relating to some forces on EarthTIDAL
44"I knew it!"AHA
45Peaceful periodPAX
48Swamp critterCROC
49"Keep dreaming"HECKNO
50Smallest relative of an ostrichKIWI
51Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundleENOKI
52"What can ___ to help?"WEDO
54"What took so long?!"ABOUTTIME
55Summary of a contract's detailsTERMSHEET
56Wild guessSTAB
60Treats, in a way, as a swellingICES
61So manyLOTSOF
63Riddle in Zen BuddhismKOAN
64Pretty fishySUS
66Leave aloneLETBE
68One might be named for a king or queenERA
70Pump, saySHOE
71God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goatsTHOR
72Got just rightACED
73Souvenir from the seashoreSHELL
74ImproveHEAL
80Competitor who has mannersGOODLOSER
82"You had one ___!"JOB
83Washington, D.C.'s International ___ MuseumSPY
85Jessica of "The Better Sister"BIEL
87W-2 requirement, in briefSSN
89Person from South AsiaDESI
90Whisky flavorerPEAT
91Very involved (in)KNEEDEEP
92Catchall phrase from LatinETALIA
94Stepped up to the plateBATTED
95WoesILLS
99Awe-inspiring light showAURORA
100Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over riceNIGIRI
101"Whew! Finished!"OKDONE
103ExtolLAUD
104Joints shown by no-show socksANKLES
106Gathers (together)FLOCKS
107Light intoLASHAT
108Biblical tower localeBABEL
109Clears, as profitEARNS
110Welcome at the doorASKIN
111Something consumed by the ton by whalesKRILL
117Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curvesMAUI
118Modern-day PersiaIRAN
119Neglect to includeOMIT
121RouteWAY
122Abbr. in a job postingEEO
123Carnival makerKIA

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