NYT Crossword July 27 2026 Answers

All 71 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 Aidan DeshongEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID14×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3A4G5S6U7M8O9S10O11H12O13NOTE14INON15EMIR16IDON17TCARE18MEGA19PONZU20GAS21LIGHT22S23MILEYFACE24S25O26O27THE28CSI29OHIO30M31R32S33ON34C35E36SOLO37MONI38SLAND39S40KYLO41ASH42LEGO43AT44V45O46USTED47S48C49OTTI50E51DOG52TOBESAFE53G54A55M56E57R58EVEN59GRA60YSCALE61PESO62ROLE63IDLE64STEW65ANTS66DEAD

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

ALL CLUES71 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMale deer4 lettersSTAG
5ANational sport of Japan4 lettersSUMO
9APosh N.Y.C. neighborhood4 lettersSOHO
13APost-it ___4 lettersNOTE
14APrivy to4 lettersINON
15AMideast ruler4 lettersEMIR
16A"Either way is fine with me"9 lettersIDONTCARE
18APrefix with hit or bit4 lettersMEGA
19ACitrusy Japanese sauce5 lettersPONZU
22AFriendly emoticon10 lettersSMILEYFACE
24ARelieve, as pain6 lettersSOOTHE
33AFairy tale opening word4 lettersONCE
41A___ Wednesday3 lettersASH
42AInterlocking toy brand4 lettersLEGO
43AFour-wheeler, for short3 lettersATV
45AKicked out of office6 lettersOUSTED
52AAs a precaution8 lettersTOBESAFE
58AAll tied up4 lettersEVEN
61ACurrency in Chihuahua4 lettersPESO
62AJob for an actor4 lettersROLE
63ARun in neutral4 lettersIDLE
64ARuminate (over)4 lettersSTEW
65A"A Bug's Life" bugs4 lettersANTS
66AOut of battery4 lettersDEAD
DOWN
1DScissors sound4 lettersSNIP
2DHeading on a list of tasks4 lettersTODO
3DLots and lots4 lettersATON
7DFable's takeaway5 lettersMORAL
8D"Just a moment!"6 lettersONESEC
9DPenultimate tournament round10 lettersSEMIFINALS
10DLast Greek letter5 lettersOMEGA
11DPitch that's hard to hit?5 lettersHIGHC
12DGive a formal speech5 lettersORATE
17DHeinie4 lettersTUSH
23DOfficewide message4 lettersMEMO
24DSignal at sea3 lettersSOS
25D"Um, sure"4 lettersOHOK
26DCovered in grease4 lettersOILY
27D"You missed your chance"10 lettersTOOLATENOW
31DSingle-stranded molecule3 lettersRNA
32DPalindromic sib3 lettersSIS
34DTech review site4 lettersCNET
35DLiving on the ___4 lettersEDGE
37DBig name in applesauce5 lettersMOTTS
38D"Go away, fly!"4 lettersSHOO
39DGrass bought in rolls3 lettersSOD
44D"The little blue pill"6 lettersVIAGRA
46DBranded fluffy slippers4 lettersUGGS
47DThings taken on a walk?5 lettersSTEPS
54DLow scorer on a pH test4 lettersACID
55DConstructed4 lettersMADE
60D"Certainly!"3 lettersYES
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