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New York Times Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 81 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 16 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 81 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SmartPOSH4Across1 SensationSMASH5Across5 Acquisition on the big dayINLAW5Across10 "That's a good one!"HAHA4Across15 Galápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspeciesPINTA5Across16 Who knows what preceded the Big BangNOONE5Across17 *Yes — three arduous onesIRONMANTRIATHLON16Across18 February 14, informallyVDAY4Across21 Scratch that!ITCH4Across22 El ___CID3Across23 Like novicesGREEN5Across24 SpoilDEFILE6Across26 Preceder of how, way or whereANY3Across28 *Yes — sometimes more than 1,000MILLIPEDE9Across29 PatootiesBUTTS5Across31 Little dipper?TOE3Across33 "Tout à fait!"OUI3Across34 TireFLAG4Across35 *Yes — exactly one, in common usageDIRECTFLIGHT12Across37 First line on many a formNAME4Across42 Common garnish in a chirashi bowlROE3Across43 Had at present?HAS3Across44 Article of lab wearSMOCK5Across47 *No — but it does have three feetYARDSTICK9Across50 Elizabethan cursePOX3Across53 Country that las islas Canarias are part ofESPANA6Across54 Important blood lineAORTA5Across57 "___ is the proper task of life": NietzscheART3Across58 Business whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks"IHOP4Across59 RavingAVID4Across60 Question during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred cluesDOESTHISHAVELEGS16Across61 Popular Japanese brewASAHI5Across67 Alcohol, slangilySAUCE5Across68 Literary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified"EYRE4Across69 Its capital is SanaaYEMEN5Across70 HeavensETHER5Across71 Debugging component?DEET4Across72

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Letter after upsilonPHI3Down1 Trireme toolOAR3Down2 Cleared, as snowSHOVELED8Down3 "Messiah" composerHANDEL6Down4 NeuterSPAY4Down5 What a big hand indicates: Abbr.MIN3Down6 Its colony can be considered one superorganismANT3Down7 StruggleSTRIFE6Down8 World's most populous Creole-speaking countryHAITI5Down9 Pretty much assuredINTHEBAG8Down10 Japanese dramaNOH3Down11 Feline in a 2000s memeLOLCAT6Down12 Dub ... or rubANOINT6Down13 Fast-food restaurant that sells FrostysWENDYS6Down14 ___-pediMANI4Down19 Oft-injured part of the knee, for shortACL3Down20 Clock-setting std.GMT3Down24 ___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)RIO3Down25 Certain tie scoreDEUCE5Down26 Mince words?EDIT4Down27 Frost piecePOEM4Down30 Sound of dissatisfactionUGH3Down32 Botanist's studyFLORA5Down35 Told storiesLIED4Down36 Business endingINC3Down38 Roll in doughRAKEITIN8Down39 Actress/union leader DrescherFRAN4Down40 Symbol of spiritual insight, in HinduismTHIRDEYE8Down41 Class ___ACT3Down45 Music genre with "walking" bass linesSKA3Down46 Steamy occasion?SPADAY6Down47 LugubriousMOROSE6Down48 Pioneers' prairie pullersOXTEAM6Down49 HaranguesYAPSAT6Down50 StoreSAVE4Down51 Worked sufferinglyTOILED6Down52 "Pipe down!"SHH3Down55 ComposurePOISE5Down56 AttestAVER4Down60 ___-goatSHE3Down62 "Wait ... really?"HUH3Down63 One of a kindACE3Down64 Test for future Ph.D.sGRE3Down65 Not needing anything elseSET3Down66

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, July 16, 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.