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New York Times Crossword July 23 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 23 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 74 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#
More than just a disapproving lookDEATHSTAR9Across1 Scruff of the neckAPE3Across10 Fondita offeringsENCHILADAS10Across13 Three-time A.L. M.V.P. of the 2000s, familiarlyAROD4Across15 "The Devil's radio"IDLEGOSSIP10Across16 Pollution portmanteauSMOG4Across17 Really peevedHOT3Across18 What a pointless game has?NOSCORE7Across19 OutfittedQUIPPED7Across21 Password precederUSERID6Across25 Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefixSUPRAS6Across26 Passover monthNISAN5Across27 ___-turvyTOPSY5Across29 Sprint, e.g.RACE4Across30 Home run hitter's gaitTROT4Across31 DownedATE3Across35 Part in a playOLE3Across36 "That's the spot!"AAH3Across37 "Tyrone" singer ErykahBADU4Across38 Not muchATAD4Across40 "Will you let me?"CANTI5Across41 Desert for which an African country is namedNAMIB5Across43 Like obsidian rock, onceMOLTEN6Across45 Symbol of rebirth in ancient EgyptSCARAB6Across46 Last hurrahSWANSON7Across49 Trials by fireORDEALS7Across51 Wholly, but not holey or holy, e.g.: Abbr.ADV3Across53 Helen of Troy's motherLEDA4Across54 Ignominious outcomeEPICDEFEAT10Across55 Tech product discontinued in 2022IPOD4Across61 Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe — and six squares in this puzzle's grid?DARKENERGY10Across62 Not admitDEN3Across63 Pottery so named for its hardnessSTONEWARE9Across64

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Agnus ___DEI3Down1 Word after tight or defensiveEND3Down2 Knee stabilizer, in briefACL3Down3 Not just anyTHE3Down4 Attractive feature of a jobHIGHPAY7Down5 Single-masted vesselsSLOOPS6Down6 Sweet or sourTASTE5Down7 Podcast interruptionsADS3Down8 Frequent forecast in SeattleRAIN4Down9 Strong suit?ARMOR5Down10 Unleavened South Asian flatbreadPOORI5Down11 Follower of double or giltEDGED5Down12 Champion, as a causeSPOUSE6Down14 BuddingASCENT6Down15 Org. with a list of popular baby namesSSA3Down20 Minimum, in a wayQUOTA5Down21 IncreasedUPPED5Down22 Letters before ".gov"IRS3Down23 Forensic facilitiesDNALABS7Down24 Sign abbr. meaning "founded in"STAB4Down26 Coffee or tea specificationICED4Down28 Unleavened South Asian flatbreadROTI4Down30 Sought comfort from, sayRANTO5Down32 Like granolaOATEN5Down33 Unnamed articleTHIN4Down34 Ill-preparedUNREAD6Down39 Didn't stay on topicAMBLED6Down40 Come togetherCONVENE7Down41 Lou Gehrig's disease, for shortALS3Down42 One level below the majorsAAA3Down44 InfuriateMADDEN6Down45 Sphere, e.g.SOLID5Down46 Crinkly fabricCREPE5Down47 ExtensionADDON5Down48 Totally bizarreWACKO5Down50 Places to get masksSPAS4Down52 Original N.Y.C. subway lineIRT3Down56 HandfulFEW3Down57 Long stretchERA3Down58 Cabinet dept. since 1889AGR3Down59 Gospel musician TribbettTYE3Down60

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, July 23, 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.