NYT Crossword July 22 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Rebecca GoldsteinEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES76 CLUES
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1AObject of an extensive search5 lettersSee answer ›6ARegional life forms5 lettersSee answer ›11ALead-in to destination and determination3 lettersSee answer ›14ACry after an accident5 lettersSee answer ›15ATake over5 lettersSee answer ›16ADeli supply3 lettersSee answer ›17AWith 60-Across, invitation to play 38-Down11 lettersSee answer ›19ASeller's bottom lines, for short?3 lettersSee answer ›20AMister3 lettersSee answer ›21AVictorian or Edwardian3 lettersSee answer ›22A"Hmm, I'm thinking …"7 lettersSee answer ›24APrivy to4 lettersSee answer ›26AQualified, say4 lettersSee answer ›28ASome STEM degrees4 lettersSee answer ›29AAce, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›31AWild ___4 lettersSee answer ›33A"You are correct about that"4 lettersSee answer ›34AHawk's hook5 lettersSee answer ›36AIt doesn't include the Apocrypha5 lettersSee answer ›38ATall-eared cats from Devon or Cornwall5 lettersSee answer ›39AIt's a celebration5 lettersSee answer ›40AToxin in castor beans5 lettersSee answer ›41ASurname that derives from the Sanskrit word for "lion"5 lettersSee answer ›42AActor Eric of "Troy"4 lettersSee answer ›43AGet in bad with?4 lettersSee answer ›45ARaises the temperature of5 lettersSee answer ›49AMany a tech alum: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›50AWood sculptor's tool4 lettersSee answer ›52APop top?9 lettersSee answer ›53AOrganic chemistry experiment?7 lettersSee answer ›56A___ Maria, dark coffee liqueur3 lettersSee answer ›58AExec overseeing A.I. integration3 lettersSee answer ›59AAnnual video game competition, for short3 lettersSee answer ›60ASee 17-Across11 lettersSee answer ›63A"___ Misérables"3 lettersSee answer ›64AKeep busy5 lettersSee answer ›65AIsraeli politician Dayan5 lettersSee answer ›66ASome people doing residencies: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›67AThey're typical5 lettersSee answer ›68AHandful in a beer garden?5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSpread dirt6 lettersSee answer ›2DCorkscrew-shaped pasta6 lettersSee answer ›3DOrange-colored liqueur served in a namesake spritz6 lettersSee answer ›4DMeans of making some connections, for short3 lettersSee answer ›5DRelative of a harp4 lettersSee answer ›6DPet peeves8 lettersSee answer ›7DEstimation suffix3 lettersSee answer ›8DPower source6 lettersSee answer ›9D"You are correct about that"4 lettersSee answer ›10DCalendar notation: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›11DPrize dangling from a 38-Down booth8 lettersSee answer ›12DVoluntold, say7 lettersSee answer ›13DMore than necessary6 lettersSee answer ›18DSomething you might put stock in, for short3 lettersSee answer ›23DRisqué game that teenagers might give a whirl?13 lettersSee answer ›25DMemory jogger8 lettersSee answer ›27DPC hookup3 lettersSee answer ›30DCab4 lettersSee answer ›32DDigitize, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›35DDunham who wrote the memoir "Famesick"4 lettersSee answer ›37D"I'm so frustrated!"4 lettersSee answer ›38DCarnival game depicted in this puzzle8 lettersSee answer ›39DBrief bathroom breaks, slangily8 lettersSee answer ›40DTrampled7 lettersSee answer ›41DHabitat with a wet floor3 lettersSee answer ›42DEyeballed6 lettersSee answer ›44DIce cream eponym6 lettersSee answer ›46DPlay the blame game with6 lettersSee answer ›47DChinese martial art6 lettersSee answer ›48DNot sung, say6 lettersSee answer ›51DMore, musically3 lettersSee answer ›54DAbbr. atop a memo4 lettersSee answer ›55DCharlie's Angels or the Chipmunks4 lettersSee answer ›57DBody parts linked in a square dance, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›61D"Tasty!"3 lettersSee answer ›62DAuction offering3 lettersSee answer ›
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