NYT Crossword July 21 2026 Answers

All 77 clues from the Tuesday 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 Kenneth CortesEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1L2A3B4S5D6N7A8T9H10A11W12S13ALOE14DEAL15T16SAYHI17BADA18BINGBA19DABOOM20ONESIE21AURORA22RIGOR23SMOG24N25I26B27S28SAND29B30LAST31SERUM32OAK33JURORS34G35O36O37UTWI38T39HABANG40AUGHTS41HEM42LARGE43S44TARB45U46R47S48T49ACER50ALOT51SHOR52T53O54HYEAH55HEINIE56R57E58DWINESU59PERNOVA60PRIUS61PTRAP62ORES63GASPS64STY65SATE

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

ALL CLUES77 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Chocolate" pets4 lettersLABS
5AGenome component3 lettersDNA
8ABreaks in winter weather5 lettersTHAWS
13A___ vera4 lettersALOE
14AGave a hand5 lettersDEALT
16AGreet someone informally5 lettersSAYHI
17A"Easy-peasy!"16 lettersBADABINGBADABOOM
20AAttire for an infant6 lettersONESIE
22ASeverity5 lettersRIGOR
24APen tips4 lettersNIBS
28AClean with a rough spray9 lettersSANDBLAST
31ABlood ___5 lettersSERUM
32AAcorn producer3 lettersOAK
40A2000-09, with "the"6 lettersAUGHTS
41A___ and haw3 lettersHEM
42AJumbo5 lettersLARGE
43AColorful taffy candy brand9 lettersSTARBURST
49ALaptop brand4 lettersACER
50ATons4 lettersALOT
53A"Really?"6 lettersOHYEAH
55ABackside6 lettersHEINIE
56A2023 double-platinum Chappell Roan record16 lettersREDWINESUPERNOVA
60AToyota hybrid5 lettersPRIUS
62AThings assayers assay4 lettersORES
63AReactions akin to "OMG!"5 lettersGASPS
64APigs' digs3 lettersSTY
65AFill up4 lettersSATE
DOWN
1DHard work5 lettersLABOR
3DCorner store6 lettersBODEGA
4DFall, e.g.6 lettersSEASON
5DReading room3 lettersDEN
8DOld Russian ruler4 lettersTSAR
9DCuban dance style8 lettersHABANERA
10DActress Edebiri3 lettersAYO
12D___ card3 lettersSIM
15DFortune-telling deck5 lettersTAROT
18DAviary inhabitant4 lettersBIRD
19DHound3 lettersDOG
26DTown4 lettersBURG
27DTexting format, in brief3 lettersSMS
29DMany internet spammers4 lettersBOTS
30DRule3 lettersLAW
31DTeacher for a day3 lettersSUB
33DPart of a doorframe4 lettersJAMB
35DShrek, e.g.4 lettersOGRE
36D"Wow, real mature"8 lettersOHGROWUP
37DSport-___3 lettersUTE
38D"Ow! Watch it!"8 lettersTHATHURT
40DIn the manner of3 lettersALA
43DPower-saving computer mode5 lettersSLEEP
48DHot pot holder6 lettersTRIVET
50DNovelist Rand3 lettersAYN
52DBackcomb5 lettersTEASE
54DCat's warning4 lettersHISS
57DLong period3 lettersERA
58DPut down3 lettersDIS
59DSalary3 lettersPAY
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