NYT Crossword July 22 2026 Answers

All 76 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 Rebecca GoldsteinEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2R3A4I5L6B7I8O9T10A11P12R13E14OOPSY15USURP16LOX17STEPR18IGHTUP19UPC20SIR21ERA22LET23SSEE24INO25N26AB27LE28PHDS29PILO30T31OAT32S33ITIS34TA35LON36C37ANON38REXES39PARTY40RICIN41SINGH42BANA43A44BET45HE46A47T48S49ENGR50RAS51P52BOTTLECAP53HOTD54A55TE56TI57A58CIO59EVO60TRY61YOUR62LUCK63LES64TIEUP65MOSHE66DRS67NORMS68STEIN

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
6ARegional life forms5 lettersBIOTA
14ACry after an accident5 lettersOOPSY
15ATake over5 lettersUSURP
16ADeli supply3 lettersLOX
20AMister3 lettersSIR
21AVictorian or Edwardian3 lettersERA
22A"Hmm, I'm thinking …"7 lettersLETSSEE
24APrivy to4 lettersINON
26AQualified, say4 lettersABLE
28ASome STEM degrees4 lettersPHDS
29AAce, e.g.5 lettersPILOT
31AWild ___4 lettersOATS
34AHawk's hook5 lettersTALON
39AIt's a celebration5 lettersPARTY
40AToxin in castor beans5 lettersRICIN
42AActor Eric of "Troy"4 lettersBANA
43AGet in bad with?4 lettersABET
45ARaises the temperature of5 lettersHEATS
49AMany a tech alum: Abbr.4 lettersENGR
50AWood sculptor's tool4 lettersRASP
52APop top?9 lettersBOTTLECAP
53AOrganic chemistry experiment?7 lettersHOTDATE
60ASee 17-Across11 lettersTRYYOURLUCK
63A"___ Misérables"3 lettersLES
64AKeep busy5 lettersTIEUP
65AIsraeli politician Dayan5 lettersMOSHE
67AThey're typical5 lettersNORMS
68AHandful in a beer garden?5 lettersSTEIN
DOWN
1DSpread dirt6 lettersGOSSIP
2DCorkscrew-shaped pasta6 lettersROTINI
5DRelative of a harp4 lettersLYRE
6DPet peeves8 lettersBUGABOOS
7DEstimation suffix3 lettersISH
8DPower source6 lettersOUTLET
10DCalendar notation: Abbr.4 lettersAPPT
12DVoluntold, say7 lettersROPEDIN
13DMore than necessary6 lettersEXCESS
25DMemory jogger8 lettersNOTECARD
27DPC hookup3 lettersLAN
30DCab4 lettersTAXI
32DDigitize, maybe4 lettersSCAN
37D"I'm so frustrated!"4 lettersARGH
39DBrief bathroom breaks, slangily8 lettersPITSTOPS
40DTrampled7 lettersRANOVER
41DHabitat with a wet floor3 lettersSEA
42DEyeballed6 lettersBEHELD
44DIce cream eponym6 lettersBREYER
46DPlay the blame game with6 lettersACCUSE
47DChinese martial art6 lettersTAICHI
48DNot sung, say6 lettersSPOKEN
51DMore, musically3 lettersPIU
54DAbbr. atop a memo4 lettersATTN
61D"Tasty!"3 lettersYUM
62DAuction offering3 lettersLOT
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