NYT Crossword July 23 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday 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 Damon GulczynskiEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2E3A4T5H6S7T8A9R10A11P12E13ENCHILADA14S15AROD16IDLEGOSSIP17SMOG18HOT19NO20SCORE21Q22U23IPPE24D25USERID26SUPRAS27N28ISAN29TOPSY30RACE31T32R33O34T35ATE36OLE37AAH38BAD39U40ATAD41C42ANTI43N44AMIB45MOLTEN46S47C48ARAB49S50WANSON51ORDEAL52S53ADV54LEDA55EP56ICDE57F58E59A60T61IPOD62DARKENERGY63DEN64STONEWARE

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMore than just a disapproving look9 lettersDEATHSTAR
10AScruff of the neck3 lettersAPE
13AFondita offerings10 lettersENCHILADAS
16A"The Devil's radio"10 lettersIDLEGOSSIP
17APollution portmanteau4 lettersSMOG
18AReally peeved3 lettersHOT
19AWhat a pointless game has?7 lettersNOSCORE
21AOutfitted7 lettersQUIPPED
25APassword preceder6 lettersUSERID
27APassover month5 lettersNISAN
29A___-turvy5 lettersTOPSY
30ASprint, e.g.4 lettersRACE
31AHome run hitter's gait4 lettersTROT
35ADowned3 lettersATE
36APart in a play3 lettersOLE
37A"That's the spot!"3 lettersAAH
38A"Tyrone" singer Erykah4 lettersBADU
40ANot much4 lettersATAD
41A"Will you let me?"5 lettersCANTI
45ALike obsidian rock, once6 lettersMOLTEN
49ALast hurrah7 lettersSWANSON
51ATrials by fire7 lettersORDEALS
54AHelen of Troy's mother4 lettersLEDA
55AIgnominious outcome10 lettersEPICDEFEAT
63ANot admit3 lettersDEN
64APottery so named for its hardness9 lettersSTONEWARE
DOWN
1DAgnus ___3 lettersDEI
3DKnee stabilizer, in brief3 lettersACL
4DNot just any3 lettersTHE
5DAttractive feature of a job7 lettersHIGHPAY
6DSingle-masted vessels6 lettersSLOOPS
7DSweet or sour5 lettersTASTE
8DPodcast interruptions3 lettersADS
10DStrong suit?5 lettersARMOR
12DFollower of double or gilt5 lettersEDGED
14DChampion, as a cause6 lettersSPOUSE
15DBudding6 lettersASCENT
21DMinimum, in a way5 lettersQUOTA
22DIncreased5 lettersUPPED
23DLetters before ".gov"3 lettersIRS
24DForensic facilities7 lettersDNALABS
32DSought comfort from, say5 lettersRANTO
33DLike granola5 lettersOATEN
34DUnnamed article4 lettersTHIN
39DIll-prepared6 lettersUNREAD
40DDidn't stay on topic6 lettersAMBLED
41DCome together7 lettersCONVENE
45DInfuriate6 lettersMADDEN
46DSphere, e.g.5 lettersSOLID
47DCrinkly fabric5 lettersCREPE
48DExtension5 lettersADDON
50DTotally bizarre5 lettersWACKO
52DPlaces to get masks4 lettersSPAS
57DHandful3 lettersFEW
58DLong stretch3 lettersERA
59DCabinet dept. since 18893 lettersAGR
60DGospel musician Tribbett3 lettersTYE
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