NYT Crossword July 15 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jonathan Raksin and Jeff ChenEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2L3L4I5N6A7T8R9A10A11P12E13D14SAUNA15ROAD16DELI17TURNI18NGPRO19ODIN20ODE21LOUIE22ORATE23MADSCR24AMBLES25E26M27PIRE28LISP29ROOST30O31R32BIT33O34V35A36ICET37FRUIT38AWED39EST40TAKEN41BLEND42R43YAN44BOARDS45F46LYING47C48O49LORS50OASES51OPENS52I53P54A55GULL56SPEEDC57UBER58GRAD59KERR60HAITI61YAMS62ISAY63TESSA

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABold way to go when bluffing5 lettersALLIN
6ABlade brand4 lettersATRA
10AMocked, in a way4 lettersAPED
15AArtery4 lettersROAD
16APlace for a hero4 lettersDELI
17AGiving up one's amateur status10 lettersTURNINGPRO
19AValhalla V.I.P.4 lettersODIN
22AEmulate Cicero5 lettersORATE
23AFrantic rushes12 lettersMADSCRAMBLES
28ADaffy Duck characteristic4 lettersLISP
29AThing to rule, proverbially5 lettersROOST
30AMoon's path5 lettersORBIT
33ALargest human cells3 lettersOVA
37AGood source of vitamin C5 lettersFRUIT
38AThunderstruck4 lettersAWED
39ABallpark fig.3 lettersEST
40ALiam Neeson action trilogy5 lettersTAKEN
41AMany a rosé wine5 lettersBLEND
44AWord with college or message6 lettersBOARDS
45ASomething it's good to pass with12 lettersFLYINGCOLORS
50APlaces for hot dates?5 lettersOASES
51AMoves pawn to e4, e.g.5 lettersOPENS
52A"Hazy" drink3 lettersIPA
58AMortarboard wearer4 lettersGRAD
61AMajor export of Ghana4 lettersYAMS
62ABrit's exclamation4 lettersISAY
DOWN
1DRegarding4 lettersASTO
2DHail4 lettersLAUD
3DDraw4 lettersLURE
4DDays or Knights follower3 lettersINN
5DFinger painting?7 lettersNAILART
9DBotheration3 lettersADO
10DCute to the max6 lettersADORBS
11DStandard bicycle propulsion10 lettersPEDALPOWER
12DUpper echelon5 lettersELITE
18DCentral point4 lettersNODE
22DPass over4 lettersOMIT
23DAtomizer output4 lettersMIST
24DCame to rest4 lettersALIT
25DThe "E" in HOMES4 lettersERIE
26DSome comfy kicks4 lettersMOCS
27DSpoken-word event10 lettersPOETRYSLAM
31DNarrator on "Euphoria"3 lettersRUE
32DStorage container3 lettersBIN
34DPeddle4 lettersVEND
35DTacks on4 lettersADDS
37DVampire double feature?4 lettersFANG
38D"What a pity!"4 lettersALAS
40DCatches some rays4 lettersTANS
41DSour soup7 lettersBORSCHT
43DRates of return6 lettersYIELDS
46DEarly 2000s first lady5 lettersLAURA
47DHangs in there5 lettersCOPES
48DWork with a libretto5 lettersOPERA
49DDistrustful5 lettersLEERY
53DContents of some carriers4 lettersPETS
54DHighlight of a 48-Down4 lettersARIA
56DWord with run or lift3 lettersSKI
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