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New York Times Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 8 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 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#
Cartographers' concernsMAPS4Across1 Go byELAPSE6Across5 Helpful skill for guessersESP3Across11 Working obedientlyATIT4Across14 Mickey with an Oscar nomination for "The Wrestler"ROURKE6Across15 Champiñones ___ plancha (Spanish dish)ALA3Across16 [C/P]auseMAKEORBREAK11Across17 DroopSAG3Across19 Food mentioned in the Lord's PrayerBREAD5Across20 What "Eat" stands for in the mnemonic "Never Eat Soggy Waffles"EAST4Across21 Buzz before a releaseHYPE4Across22 Low-quality synthetic images, informallyAISLOP6Across23 Prepare to drive, in golfTEEUP5Across25 [L/C]ureTRICKORTREAT12Across27 Result of touching poison ivyITCH4Across32 "The Deer Hunter" setting, in briefNAM3Across35 Old, as a jokeSTALE5Across36 Casual refusalNAH3Across37 "Way to go, kid!"ATTABOY7Across38 Heir to the throne, maybeSON3Across41 Like a good explanation, sayCLEAR5Across42 Brain ___ROT3Across44 Prominent features of tarsiersEYES4Across45 [M/H]indsHEADSORTAILS12Across46 Fitness fad popularized by Billy BlanksTAEBO5Across50 "Animal Farm" or "The Simpsons"SATIRE6Across51 Soccer great MiaHAMM4Across55 Apartment with a high ceilingLOFT4Across57 New beginningRESET5Across60 Pub orderALE3Across61 [Z/R]estLIFEORDEATH11Across62 Magic setting, in briefNBA3Across64 List of things to discussAGENDA6Across65 Mother of a stable family?MARE4Across66 ___ palGAL3Across67 IndividualPERSON6Across68 Hershey toffee barSKOR4Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Black ___, nickname for Kobe BryantMAMBA5Down1 Company that created PongATARI5Down2 Fish, roads or weapons that are long and thinPIKES5Down3 SneakinessSTEALTH7Down4 GoofERR3Down5 Brain or ear partLOBE4Down6 Coolness, of a sortAURA4Down7 Magician's cryPRESTO6Down8 Many a Winter OlympianSKATER6Down9 "Holy moley!"EEK3Down10 "No sweat!"EASYPEASY9Down11 ___ on the wristSLAP4Down12 Word with home or halfPAGE4Down13 What cologne may maskODOR4Down18 InjuredHURT4Down22 Pub orderPINT4Down24 Site for "unique and creative" itemsETSY4Down26 "Sleep is like a ___: It only comes to you if you ignore it": Gillian FlynnCAT3Down28 Big box store that merged with Sears in 2005KMART5Down29 Sunburn remedyALOE4Down30 X's, sometimesTENS4Down31 Ruler divisionINCH4Down32 Tall storyTALE4Down33 Weekly reward for a strict dieter, maybeCHEATMEAL9Down34 Keister, in LeicesterARSE4Down38 Feathered accessory that won't constrict youBOA3Down39 Singer ReddingOTIS4Down40 First in a race?ADAM4Down43 Regards highlyESTEEMS7Down45 Do a favorOBLIGE6Down47 Worker overheadROOFER6Down48 Cooking fatLARD4Down49 Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"ISAAK5Down52 Cool again, maybeRETRO5Down53 HeavensETHER5Down54 Rest like a batHANG4Down55 Jessica of "Fantastic Four"ALBA4Down56 Marshy areasFENS4Down58 Task on a listTODO4Down59 Greatly surpass, as competitors in a raceLAP3Down62 RacedRAN3Down63

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, July 8, 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.