Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Wednesday, June 15 2016

___ embarrassment – DIEOF
___ jeans – MOM

A Jackson sister – LATOYA
Actress Long – NIA
Allen who led the Green Mountain Boys – ETHAN
Android alternative – IOS
Auditions – TRYOUTS
Avenger with a hammer – THOR
Bah! – FEH
Billed to be – SOLDAS
Bit of name-calling – SLUR
Boy Scout uniform part – SASH
Braces oneself – GETSSET
Buds in Bordeaux – AMIS
Cavalry attack – CHARGE
College in Portland, Ore. – REED
Concerning – ASTO
Condition affecting TV’s Monk, informally – OCD
Country that’s an extremely close American ally, so to speak – FIFTYFIRSTSTATE
Couples cruise ship? – ARK
Debonair – DASHING
Easier to see – PLAINER
Elephantine – LARGE
Enjoyable – FUN
Fleur-de-___ – LYS
Follows – ENSUES
Formal response to “Who goes there?” – ITISI
He once asked “How far down can a thumb go?” – EBERT
He won the 1994 U.S. Open in a 20-hole playoff – ELS
Hyman ___, main antagonist in “The Godfather Part II” – ROTH
I can do that for you – LETME
In need of some garage work – DENTED
In the wrong place at the wrong time? – OFFSIDE
Kimono closer – OBI
Late justice Scalia – ANTONIN
Like a home purchase without financing – ALLCASH
Like monsoon season – WET

Luxuries – FRILLS
M.L.B. Triple Crown category – RBIS
Meager – SCANT
Measure of econ. strength – GNP
Mideast group – HAMAS
Muscle power – SINEW
No-___ zone – FLY
Nonbeliever – INFIDEL
Not just a – THE
Not just if – WHEN
One-hit wonder? – ACE
Org. for women taking courses? – LPGA
Oxymoronic purchase at a blowout sale? – TIRE
Pal of Stan on “South Park” – KYLE
Permanent, as bookshelves – BUILTIN
Pervades – INFUSES
Politico Cruz – TED
Pop diva Spears – BRITNEY
Power source for a subway train – THIRDRAIL
Quid pro quo – TRADE
Rant continuation … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme – ANDANOTHERTHING
Red card issuer, for short – REF
Rejections – NOS
Sashimi selection – EEL
Scrip writers – MDS
Sea eagle – ERN
Shows you! – HAH
Special perception – SIXTHSENSE
Temporary solution – STOPGAP
Tesla power source: Abbr. – ELEC
Theater, design, etc. – ARTS
They’ll check your bag at the airport, for short – TSA
Tiny, informally – ITSY
Title Seuss character, with “the” – LORAX
Travels a la Huckleberry Finn – RAFTS
Unwanted tagalong – FIFTHWHEEL
Up in the air, as what to air, for short – TBA
Used a rocker, e.g. – SAT
Word with work or window – SHOP