NYT Crossword July 20 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Eric RollfingEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3R4A5W6N7A8D9E10R11P12C13S14ABATE15ELITE16AHI17LIGHT18SWITCH19GAP20TREE21EEGS22I23TEMS24DRI25VER26GROVE27SCRA28B29BLETIL30E31A32SMR33RUE34SEEK35PUP36S37P38OUSE39S40WOE41ETA42S43IRS44A45SSN46POCK47ETCH48A49NGE50PEATY51TEET52H53E54GIRTH55T56HOR57FAR58M59ALA60I61FEELF62ORYOU63LOC64CORAL65DEEDS66ATE67SENDS68DEKES

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AScarecrow stuffing5 lettersSTRAW
11ASome HP products3 lettersPCS
14AEbb5 lettersABATE
15ATop-tier group5 lettersELITE
17AOn/off device11 lettersLIGHTSWITCH
21ABrain tests, for short4 lettersEEGS
24AGolf club for teeing off6 lettersDRIVER
26ASmall orchard5 lettersGROVE
27AOne with Q or Z is worth 10 points12 lettersSCRABBLETILE
33ARegret3 lettersRUE
34APursue4 lettersSEEK
35AYoung Yorkie, e.g.3 lettersPUP
36ABetter halves7 lettersSPOUSES
40ABlue state?3 lettersWOE
41AGPS guesses4 lettersETAS
43AApril 15 deadline org.3 lettersIRS
50ALike many English bogs5 lettersPEATY
51ABegin to grow choppers6 lettersTEETHE
54AMeasure around the middle5 lettersGIRTH
55ANorse god of thunder4 lettersTHOR
57AAgricultural locale4 lettersFARM
59AChicken ___ king3 lettersALA
63ARapper Tone ___3 lettersLOC
64AReef material5 lettersCORAL
66AHad dinner, say3 lettersATE
67ATransmits5 lettersSENDS
68AHockey feints5 lettersDEKES
DOWN
1DAdd some seasoning to4 lettersSALT
3DWild party5 lettersRAGER
4DFaith no more?7 lettersATHEISM
5DMore than damp3 lettersWET
6DBig name in baseball caps6 lettersNEWERA
7DSacha Baron Cohen persona4 lettersALIG
9DAnd more like that: Abbr.3 lettersETC
10DPut back on the payroll6 lettersREHIRE
13DDrinks daintily4 lettersSIPS
18DPrognosticator4 lettersSEER
23DYoung ’uns4 lettersTOTS
26DUtter delight4 lettersGLEE
30DBarely get, with "out"3 lettersEKE
35DGet-up-and-go3 lettersPEP
37D"It's a shame, really!"4 lettersPITY
38DMonster of Tolkiendom3 lettersORC
39DVery wise4 lettersSAGE
42D32-card card game4 lettersSKAT
45DLiberate7 lettersSETFREE
48DBikini and others6 lettersATOLLS
49DSpongy ball material4 lettersNERF
52D"Frida" star Salma5 lettersHAYEK
53DSlowly chip away at5 lettersERODE
54DFancy party4 lettersGALA
55DGull relative4 lettersTERN
56DLettuce unit4 lettersHEAD
58D"No ___, no fuss!"4 lettersMUSS
61DOpponent3 lettersFOE
62DUnfamiliar3 lettersODD
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