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New York Times Crossword July 28 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 28 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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#
InsolenceSASS4Across1 Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"ODELL5Across5 Be in need of ibuprofen, sayACHE4Across10 Word with cap or socksKNEE4Across14 Diet that eschews processed foodPALEO5Across15 In a minuteSOON4Across16 With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred cluesITSNOTHING10Across17 Massage gun targetKNOT4Across19 Wyoming mountain rangeTETONS6Across20 "Out with ya now!"GIT3Across21 Tax proCPA3Across23 Primer mes del añoENERO5Across24 *Essential oil with a musky scentPATCHOULI9Across25 Myrmecology subjectANT3Across28 Bonfire remainsASH3Across29 Concerning hearingAURAL5Across30 *Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)MASSACHUSETTS13Across31 Ruminant's mouthfulCUD3Across36 Secondary social media accountALT3Across37 *"Until next time!"CATCHYOULATER13Across38 UnitedASONE5Across45 Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner"OER3Across47 Palindromic kitchen brandOXO3Across48 *Academy Award, e.g.STATUETTE9Across49 ___ Taco (ice cream treat)CHOCO5Across51 The "S" of macOS: Abbr.SYS3Across53 BeamRAY3Across54 Bubble tea bubblesPEARLS6Across55 Some first responders, for shortEMTS4Across56 See 17-AcrossTOSNEEZEAT10Across58 Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" moviesRIAN4Across61 Once moreAGAIN5Across62 Spot to huddle under during a rainstormEAVE4Across63 Rat (on)TELL4Across64 Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipeTAMPS5Across65 Iditarod conveyanceSLED4Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sporting group at a cold-weather schoolSKITEAM7Down1 Insect's feelerANTENNA7Down2 Six-line poemsSESTETS7Down3 Honorific for many Spanish teachersSENOR5Down4 Finishes deliberatingOPTS4Down5 "Well, lah-di-___!"DAH3Down6 Name that's an anagram of an untruthELI3Down7 Units in horse racingLENGTHS7Down8 Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzleLOGIC5Down9 QueryASK3Down10 Plays the yes-manCONCURS7Down11 Muss and fussHOOPLA6Down12 InvolveENTAIL6Down13 1969 "bed-in" participantONO3Down18 "___ be the day!"THATLL6Down22 Expression of disgust that sounds like a family memberPAH3Down25 Sun Devils' sch.ASU3Down26 "Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album)OUTTA5Down27 Triflingly littleSCANT5Down32 Artistic visionaryAUTEUR6Down33 Org. mentioned in many zombie moviesCDC3Down34 Evian, Perrier or BadoitEAU3Down35 Along a gulf, sayCOASTAL7Down38 Sweaty stretching sessionHOTYOGA7Down39 Up to this pointYET3Down40 Mined findORE3Down41 "Oof, painfully true"TOOREAL7Down42 Part of a country located entirely within another countryEXCLAVE7Down43 Landed for the nightROOSTED7Down44 Claim to be trueASSERT6Down45 HinderSTYMIE6Down46 Bother, as one's conscienceEATAT5Down50 Letter that can take a cedillaCEE3Down51 Puts through a harsh initiationHAZES5Down52 Items sometimes chained to a deskPENS4Down55 Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in briefSNL3Down57 Rock singer ___ FenderSAM3Down59 Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy barNIP3Down60

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, July 28, 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.