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New York Times Crossword July 21 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 77 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 21 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 77 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#
"Chocolate" petsLABS4Across1 Genome componentDNA3Across5 Breaks in winter weatherTHAWS5Across8 ___ veraALOE4Across13 Gave a handDEALT5Across14 Greet someone informallySAYHI5Across16 "Easy-peasy!"BADABINGBADABOOM16Across17 Attire for an infantONESIE6Across20 Awe-inspiring solar phenomenonAURORA6Across21 SeverityRIGOR5Across22 Urban environmental hazardSMOG4Across23 Pen tipsNIBS4Across24 Clean with a rough spraySANDBLAST9Across28 Blood ___SERUM5Across31 Acorn producerOAK3Across32 The 12 angry men in "12 Angry Men," e.g.JURORS6Across33 Finish flamboyantly … like 17-, 28-, 43- and 56-Across?GOOUTWITHABANG14Across34 2000-09, with "the"AUGHTS6Across40 ___ and hawHEM3Across41 JumboLARGE5Across42 Colorful taffy candy brandSTARBURST9Across43 Laptop brandACER4Across49 TonsALOT4Across50 Not having quite enough moneySHORT5Across51 "Really?"OHYEAH6Across53 BacksideHEINIE6Across55 2023 double-platinum Chappell Roan recordREDWINESUPERNOVA16Across56 Toyota hybridPRIUS5Across60 Plumbing fixture found under the sinkPTRAP5Across61 Things assayers assayORES4Across62 Reactions akin to "OMG!"GASPS5Across63 Pigs' digsSTY3Across64 Fill upSATE4Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hard workLABOR5Down1 Morissette with the 1996 hit "Ironic"ALANIS6Down2 Corner storeBODEGA6Down3 Fall, e.g.SEASON6Down4 Reading roomDEN3Down5 Japanese city that's home to the Chinese Sofukuji TempleNAGASAKI8Down6 Subjects of some Billboard chartsALBUMS6Down7 Old Russian rulerTSAR4Down8 Cuban dance styleHABANERA8Down9 Actress EdebiriAYO3Down10 "Which person are you referring to?"WHO3Down11 ___ cardSIM3Down12 A standard one has 21 pipsDIE3Down14 Fortune-telling deckTAROT5Down15 Aviary inhabitantBIRD4Down18 HoundDOG3Down19 It's "pumped" by bodybuildersIRON4Down25 TownBURG4Down26 Texting format, in briefSMS3Down27 Many internet spammersBOTS4Down29 RuleLAW3Down30 Teacher for a daySUB3Down31 Part of a doorframeJAMB4Down33 Tortilla chip dip, informallyGUAC4Down34 Shrek, e.g.OGRE4Down35 "Wow, real mature"OHGROWUP8Down36 Sport-___UTE3Down37 "Ow! Watch it!"THATHURT8Down38 "___/she" (chocolate bar's pronouns in a corny joke)HER3Down39 In the manner ofALA3Down40 Power-saving computer modeSLEEP5Down43 They're often made at weddingsTOASTS6Down44 One may accept the terms and conditionsUSER4Down45 Heavyweight beasts, familiarlyRHINOS6Down46 Mexican state bordering ChihuahuaSONORA6Down47 Hot pot holderTRIVET6Down48 Novelist RandAYN3Down50 BackcombTEASE5Down52 Cat's warningHISS4Down54 Old-school term for "cool"HEP3Down55 World of Warcraft, e.g., in briefRPG3Down56 Long periodERA3Down57 Put downDIS3Down58 SalaryPAY3Down59

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, July 21, 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.