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NYT Crossword July 12 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Sunday, July 12 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1One-named singer from County Donegal4 lettersSee answer ›5Spot treatment provider?6 lettersSee answer ›11You might need to lose a few to get them3 lettersSee answer ›14Problem with a story4 lettersSee answer ›18Shallot relatives5 lettersSee answer ›20Icon beside a username6 lettersSee answer ›21Push-up, for example3 lettersSee answer ›22Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea4 lettersSee answer ›23"I vant to suck your blood!"12 lettersSee answer ›25White Claws, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›27Twisted balloon shapes, typically7 lettersSee answer ›28Doesn't wait to find out, say4 lettersSee answer ›29Video game setting for noobs8 lettersSee answer ›30Sculptor's degree, for short3 lettersSee answer ›31Little annoyance4 lettersSee answer ›32Turkey part6 lettersSee answer ›33"I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!"20 lettersSee answer ›40Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_3 lettersSee answer ›41Reef setting3 lettersSee answer ›42Profound4 lettersSee answer ›43Preserve4 lettersSee answer ›44Prepared to pray7 lettersSee answer ›47Contradictory6 lettersSee answer ›50"In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium6 lettersSee answer ›52Digs in the snow?5 lettersSee answer ›53Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally5 lettersSee answer ›54Certain bony protrusions7 lettersSee answer ›55"If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!"18 lettersSee answer ›60Prodigal ___3 lettersSee answer ›61Apex4 lettersSee answer ›62Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series4 lettersSee answer ›63Palindromic family member3 lettersSee answer ›66"I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!"18 lettersSee answer ›73What fighter pilots fight, for short7 lettersSee answer ›76Noggins5 lettersSee answer ›77Device for sending group messages?5 lettersSee answer ›78Lap, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›79Oaf6 lettersSee answer ›81Surf in a daring way7 lettersSee answer ›83"You can say that again"4 lettersSee answer ›84Japanese city known for its beef4 lettersSee answer ›85Shop ___3 lettersSee answer ›86Pack-bearing beast3 lettersSee answer ›87"Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!"20 lettersSee answer ›95Stroke gently6 lettersSee answer ›96Puts away4 lettersSee answer ›97Planner unit3 lettersSee answer ›98"Don't fall for that!"8 lettersSee answer ›101Like many wines and cheeses4 lettersSee answer ›102Gallery collection7 lettersSee answer ›106Where one might drink a mai tai or piña colada8 lettersSee answer ›107"I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!"12 lettersSee answer ›109Kind of contraceptive4 lettersSee answer ›110Compete3 lettersSee answer ›111Josh of "No Country for Old Men"6 lettersSee answer ›112Love seats, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›113Certain body-weight exercises4 lettersSee answer ›114The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe3 lettersSee answer ›115Daisy relatives6 lettersSee answer ›116Quitter's word4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Actor Idris4 lettersSee answer ›2German dissent4 lettersSee answer ›3Himalayan menace4 lettersSee answer ›4With hands on hips6 lettersSee answer ›5Common occurrences for scratch golfers4 lettersSee answer ›6Apple consumer3 lettersSee answer ›7Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk6 lettersSee answer ›8Equilibria6 lettersSee answer ›9Heavy coats6 lettersSee answer ›10Torah vessels4 lettersSee answer ›11Things marked during attendance8 lettersSee answer ›12End it7 lettersSee answer ›13They might be green or red6 lettersSee answer ›14Dress for a job you probably don't want?10 lettersSee answer ›15Apt name for a tuxedo cat4 lettersSee answer ›16Embellish as with unnecessary words4 lettersSee answer ›17Alternatively4 lettersSee answer ›19Screw-up5 lettersSee answer ›24Ricochet6 lettersSee answer ›26Supermodel Banks4 lettersSee answer ›31Groovy3 lettersSee answer ›32Crushed, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›33Rarin' to go6 lettersSee answer ›34Land, as a fish6 lettersSee answer ›35Palindromic family member3 lettersSee answer ›36Contributed5 lettersSee answer ›37Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am"4 lettersSee answer ›38Baker's necessity4 lettersSee answer ›39Loch ___4 lettersSee answer ›40Sketches5 lettersSee answer ›45Vast span3 lettersSee answer ›46[That was a good one]3 lettersSee answer ›47The thing in "The Thing," for one5 lettersSee answer ›48"Open ___ midnight"3 lettersSee answer ›49United3 lettersSee answer ›50No es ___ (Spanish put-down)5 lettersSee answer ›51Cellular messenger3 lettersSee answer ›53Audience stat4 lettersSee answer ›54___-a-brac4 lettersSee answer ›56David who directed the final four Harry Potter films5 lettersSee answer ›57Tape players4 lettersSee answer ›582020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie5 lettersSee answer ›59Uses more than one's fair share of4 lettersSee answer ›63Tofu alternative6 lettersSee answer ›64As a joke6 lettersSee answer ›65Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo5 lettersSee answer ›66Bull rings?10 lettersSee answer ›67Some summer purchases, informally3 lettersSee answer ›68Laid off5 lettersSee answer ›69Madhouse3 lettersSee answer ›70Texter's qualifier3 lettersSee answer ›71Dude in Jamaica3 lettersSee answer ›72Root beer order3 lettersSee answer ›73Clutch4 lettersSee answer ›74Disaster relief org.4 lettersSee answer ›75Noted example of oligopoly, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›79"Have a safe trip"8 lettersSee answer ›80Fivers4 lettersSee answer ›81"2001" villain3 lettersSee answer ›82Far from basic6 lettersSee answer ›84Baking recipe instruction7 lettersSee answer ›85Biden and Bush, once, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›88Professional responsibilities, colloquially4 lettersSee answer ›89Show up6 lettersSee answer ›90Cubans, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›91Spotted wildcat6 lettersSee answer ›92Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say6 lettersSee answer ›93Flowing tresses5 lettersSee answer ›94One looking after pupils, for short6 lettersSee answer ›98Device outmoded by the smartphone4 lettersSee answer ›99"Holesome" figures4 lettersSee answer ›100Carving material for beginners4 lettersSee answer ›101___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park4 lettersSee answer ›102Waves a hand in front of, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›103___ Romeo4 lettersSee answer ›104Director Johnson of "Knives Out"4 lettersSee answer ›105Word repeated into a mic4 lettersSee answer ›108Symbol on an Oregon license plate3 lettersSee answer ›