New York Times Crossword July 12 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 12 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 138 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
One-named singer from County DonegalENYA4Across1
Spot treatment provider?PETSPA6Across5
You might need to lose a few to get themABS3Across11
Problem with a storyHOLE4Across14
Shallot relativesLEEKS5Across18
Icon beside a usernameAVATAR6Across20
Push-up, for exampleBRA3Across21
Asia's rejuvenated North ___ SeaARAL4Across22
"I vant to suck your blood!"BITINGREMARK12Across23
White Claws, e.g.SELTZERS8Across25
Twisted balloon shapes, typicallyANIMALS7Across27
Doesn't wait to find out, sayASKS4Across28
Video game setting for noobsEASYMODE8Across29
Sculptor's degree, for shortBFA3Across30
Little annoyanceFLEA4Across31
Turkey partANKARA6Across32
"I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!"GROUNDLESSACCUSATION20Across33
Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_SUE3Across40
Reef settingCAY3Across41
ProfoundDEEP4Across42
PreserveSAVE4Across43
Prepared to prayKNEELED7Across44
ContradictoryATODDS6Across47
"In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in BelgiumBRUGES6Across50
Digs in the snow?IGLOO5Across52
Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informallyDLINE5Across53
Certain bony protrusionsBUNIONS7Across54
"If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!"THINLYVEILEDTHREAT18Across55
Prodigal ___SON3Across60
ApexACME4Across61
Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" seriesEOIN4Across62
Palindromic family memberSIS3Across63
"I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!"PATRONIZINGCOMMENT18Across66
What fighter pilots fight, for shortGFORCES7Across73
NogginsDOMES5Across76
Device for sending group messages?OUIJA5Across77
Lap, maybeREPASS6Across78
OafGALOOT6Across79
Surf in a daring wayHANGTEN7Across81
"You can say that again"AMEN4Across83
Japanese city known for its beefKOBE4Across84
Shop ___VAC3Across85
Pack-bearing beastASS3Across86
"Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!"BACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENT20Across87
Stroke gentlyCARESS6Across95
Puts awayICES4Across96
Planner unitDAY3Across97
"Don't fall for that!"ITSATRAP8Across98
Like many wines and cheesesAGED4Across101
Gallery collectionFINEART7Across102
Where one might drink a mai tai or piña coladaPOOLSIDE8Across106
"I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!"BALDFACEDLIE12Across107
Kind of contraceptiveORAL4Across109
CompeteVIE3Across110
Josh of "No Country for Old Men"BROLIN6Across111
Love seats, e.g.SOFAS5Across112
Certain body-weight exercisesDIPS4Across113
The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universeEND3Across114
Daisy relativesASTERS6Across115
Quitter's wordCANT4Across116
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Actor IdrisELBA4Down1
German dissentNEIN4Down2
Himalayan menaceYETI4Down3
With hands on hipsAKIMBO6Down4
Common occurrences for scratch golfersPARS4Down5
Apple consumerEVE3Down6
Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhuskTAMALE6Down7
EquilibriaSTASES6Down8
Heavy coatsPARKAS6Down9
Torah vesselsARKS4Down10
Things marked during attendanceABSENCES8Down11
End itBREAKUP7Down12
They might be green or redSALSAS6Down13
Dress for a job you probably don't want?HAZMATSUIT10Down14
Apt name for a tuxedo catOREO4Down15
Embellish as with unnecessary wordsLARD4Down16
AlternativelyELSE4Down17
Screw-upSNAFU5Down19
RicochetGLANCE6Down24
Supermodel BanksTYRA4Down26
GroovyFLY3Down31
Crushed, in a wayACED4Down32
Rarin' to goGUNGHO6Down33
Land, as a fishREELIN6Down34
Palindromic family memberDAD3Down35
ContributedADDED5Down36
Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am"IAGO4Down37
Baker's necessityOVEN4Down38
Loch ___NESS4Down39
SketchesSKITS5Down40
Vast spanEON3Down45
[That was a good one]LOL3Down46
The thing in "The Thing," for oneALIEN5Down47
"Open ___ midnight"TIL3Down48
UnitedONE3Down49
No es ___ (Spanish put-down)BUENO5Down50
Cellular messengerRNA3Down51
Audience statDEMO4Down53
___-a-bracBRIC4Down54
David who directed the final four Harry Potter filmsYATES5Down56
Tape playersVCRS4Down57
2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movieTENET5Down58
Uses more than one's fair share ofHOGS4Down59
Tofu alternativeSEITAN6Down63
As a jokeINJEST6Down64
Obsessive supporters, in modern lingoSTANS5Down65
Bull rings?PRANKCALLS10Down66
Some summer purchases, informallyACS3Down67
Laid offIDLED5Down68
MadhouseZOO3Down69
Texter's qualifierIMO3Down70
Dude in JamaicaMON3Down71
Root beer orderMUG3Down72
ClutchGRAB4Down73
Disaster relief org.FEMA4Down74
Noted example of oligopoly, in briefOPEC4Down75
"Have a safe trip"GODSPEED8Down79
FiversABES4Down80
"2001" villainHAL3Down81
Far from basicACIDIC6Down82
Baking recipe instructionKNEADIN7Down84
Biden and Bush, once, in briefVPS3Down85
Professional responsibilities, colloquiallyHATS4Down88
Show upARRIVE6Down89
Cubans, e.g.CIGARS6Down90
Spotted wildcatOCELOT6Down91
Put your nose where it doesn't belong, sayMEDDLE6Down92
Flowing tressesMANES5Down93
One looking after pupils, for shortEYEDOC6Down94
Device outmoded by the smartphoneIPOD4Down98
"Holesome" figuresTORI4Down99
Carving material for beginnersSOAP4Down100
___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkABBA4Down101
Waves a hand in front of, maybeFANS4Down102
___ RomeoALFA4Down103
Director Johnson of "Knives Out"RIAN4Down104
Word repeated into a micTEST4Down105
Symbol on an Oregon license plateFIR3Down108
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.