NYT Crossword July 6 2026 Answers
All 74 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1ALong, detailed tales5 lettersSee answer ›6ABinds together4 lettersSee answer ›10ARussia's Peter the Great, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›14AHertz competitor5 lettersSee answer ›15AMuppet with a noted feud with a pet rock4 lettersSee answer ›16AJane Austen title character4 lettersSee answer ›17AEvent that might include juggling, singing and magic tricks10 lettersSee answer ›19A___ wave (summer phenomenon)4 lettersSee answer ›20ANorthern neighbor of Namibia6 lettersSee answer ›21AEat, as cattle might5 lettersSee answer ›22ASerpent seen on a sarcophagus3 lettersSee answer ›24ALooks of total confusion11 lettersSee answer ›27ACalm, as a lake6 lettersSee answer ›29ABard of ___, nickname for Shakespeare4 lettersSee answer ›30AIntellectual thoroughness5 lettersSee answer ›31AOlden days4 lettersSee answer ›33ATexter's "If you ask me …"3 lettersSee answer ›36AThree-part fire safety technique15 lettersSee answer ›40AOpposite of NNW3 lettersSee answer ›41AGive the boot4 lettersSee answer ›42AWhen farmers typically wake up5 lettersSee answer ›43AFlatbread with a palindromic name4 lettersSee answer ›45ASteve ___, 2003 N.F.L. M.V.P.-winning quarterback6 lettersSee answer ›46A2009 comedy about a bachelor party and its aftermath11 lettersSee answer ›51AGolf ball holder3 lettersSee answer ›52AColorful glows5 lettersSee answer ›53AGrapefruit relative6 lettersSee answer ›55ASome urban pollution4 lettersSee answer ›56ASections of a choir .... as hinted at by this puzzle's circled letters10 lettersSee answer ›60AIt comes and goes each day4 lettersSee answer ›61A"Frozen" princess4 lettersSee answer ›62AHall-of-Fame hoopster Thomas5 lettersSee answer ›63AWhere Eve reached for the forbidden fruit4 lettersSee answer ›64AGrammy-winning singer Lisa4 lettersSee answer ›65ALike the crying face emoji5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DUsed a chair3 lettersSee answer ›2DIn the manner of3 lettersSee answer ›3DArchipelago that helped shape Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"9 lettersSee answer ›4DPrayer ender4 lettersSee answer ›5DNuthatch or nightingale8 lettersSee answer ›6DCybertruck maker5 lettersSee answer ›7D___ Omar, first Somali American in Congress5 lettersSee answer ›8DAngsty subculture3 lettersSee answer ›9DPiglet's mother3 lettersSee answer ›10DCapital city between Baghdad, Iraq, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan10 lettersSee answer ›11DNegative attack on a political opponent5 lettersSee answer ›12DKnock the socks off5 lettersSee answer ›13DParking garage listing5 lettersSee answer ›18DRelayed, as a story4 lettersSee answer ›21D1960s Pontiac muscle car3 lettersSee answer ›22DAuto loan figs.4 lettersSee answer ›23DCuts open, as an envelope5 lettersSee answer ›25D24-___ gold5 lettersSee answer ›26D"Frozen" reindeer4 lettersSee answer ›28DEuropean capital that's home to the Little Mermaid statue10 lettersSee answer ›31DOffspring5 lettersSee answer ›32DWord after black or special3 lettersSee answer ›34DTemporary suspensions9 lettersSee answer ›35DBasic skateboarding jump5 lettersSee answer ›37DSinger Chappell with the double-platinum album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"4 lettersSee answer ›38DDilapidated8 lettersSee answer ›39DInstrument played by a Muse4 lettersSee answer ›44DSome small batteries3 lettersSee answer ›45DModern lead-in to coin or stock4 lettersSee answer ›46DOne of the five senses5 lettersSee answer ›47DLike sticky summer weather5 lettersSee answer ›48DWash away5 lettersSee answer ›49DExpress one's thoughts5 lettersSee answer ›50DWords of interest to a language learner, informally5 lettersSee answer ›54DOperate on using a beam4 lettersSee answer ›56DActor Kilmer3 lettersSee answer ›57DThe Yoko of "Dear Yoko"3 lettersSee answer ›58DPaver's goop3 lettersSee answer ›59DLike a shrinking violet3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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