Crossword Answers for Sunday, 28 June 2026

All 44 answers to the daily crossword for Sunday, 28 June 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Made of fermented honey and water MEAD
5
A manifestation of insincerity ACTS
9
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band BANDIT
11
The place designated as the end GOAL
12
Towards the shore from the water ASHORE
13
Place one's stake ANTE
14
A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur BOA
15
Take a sample of TRY
17
A small elite group FEW
18
A former copper coin of Pakistan and India ANNA
20
Characteristic of a man MALE
22
Lay claim to; as of an idea CLAIMED
24
A feeling of strong eagerness ELAN
25
A sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan GEMS
28
The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet MEM
30
Express in words SAY
32
A street or road in France RUE
33
Chop or split with an ax AXES
35
The scene of any event or action LOCALE
37
United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style MONK
38
Someone who skates SKATER
39
Not in favor of ANTI
40
Good discernment EYES

Down

1
English writer MASON
2
An improvement that makes something more agreeable ENHANCEMENT
3
A rapid active commotion ADO
4
Obscene terms for feces DIRT
5
Title for a civil or military leader AGA
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Form a group or unite CONFEDERATE
7
United States poet and critic TATE
8
A large number or amount or extent SLEW
9
A small cake leavened with yeast BABA
10
Either extremity of something that has length TERMINALS
16
Sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked YAM
19
Completely given to or absorbed by ALL
21
The limb of an animal used for food LEG
23
An associate degree in arts AAS
26
A slipper that has no fitting around the heel MULES
27
An observer who perceives visually SEER
28
Informal terms for a mother MAMA
29
Sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures EXON
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An oppressive power YOKE
34
Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow SKI
36
A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida CAY