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NYT Crossword July 23 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, July 23 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Damon Gulczynski · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1More than just a disapproving look9 lettersSee answer ›10Scruff of the neck3 lettersSee answer ›13Fondita offerings10 lettersSee answer ›15Three-time A.L. M.V.P. of the 2000s, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›16"The Devil's radio"10 lettersSee answer ›17Pollution portmanteau4 lettersSee answer ›18Really peeved3 lettersSee answer ›19What a pointless game has?7 lettersSee answer ›21Outfitted7 lettersSee answer ›25Password preceder6 lettersSee answer ›26Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefix6 lettersSee answer ›27Passover month5 lettersSee answer ›29___-turvy5 lettersSee answer ›30Sprint, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›31Home run hitter's gait4 lettersSee answer ›35Downed3 lettersSee answer ›36Part in a play3 lettersSee answer ›37"That's the spot!"3 lettersSee answer ›38"Tyrone" singer Erykah4 lettersSee answer ›40Not much4 lettersSee answer ›41"Will you let me?"5 lettersSee answer ›43Desert for which an African country is named5 lettersSee answer ›45Like obsidian rock, once6 lettersSee answer ›46Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt6 lettersSee answer ›49Last hurrah7 lettersSee answer ›51Trials by fire7 lettersSee answer ›53Wholly, but not holey or holy, e.g.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›54Helen of Troy's mother4 lettersSee answer ›55Ignominious outcome10 lettersSee answer ›61Tech product discontinued in 20224 lettersSee answer ›62Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe — and six squares in this puzzle's grid?10 lettersSee answer ›63Not admit3 lettersSee answer ›64Pottery so named for its hardness9 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Agnus ___3 lettersSee answer ›2Word after tight or defensive3 lettersSee answer ›3Knee stabilizer, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›4Not just any3 lettersSee answer ›5Attractive feature of a job7 lettersSee answer ›6Single-masted vessels6 lettersSee answer ›7Sweet or sour5 lettersSee answer ›8Podcast interruptions3 lettersSee answer ›9Frequent forecast in Seattle4 lettersSee answer ›10Strong suit?5 lettersSee answer ›11Unleavened South Asian flatbread5 lettersSee answer ›12Follower of double or gilt5 lettersSee answer ›14Champion, as a cause6 lettersSee answer ›15Budding6 lettersSee answer ›20Org. with a list of popular baby names3 lettersSee answer ›21Minimum, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›22Increased5 lettersSee answer ›23Letters before ".gov"3 lettersSee answer ›24Forensic facilities7 lettersSee answer ›26Sign abbr. meaning "founded in"4 lettersSee answer ›28Coffee or tea specification4 lettersSee answer ›30Unleavened South Asian flatbread4 lettersSee answer ›32Sought comfort from, say5 lettersSee answer ›33Like granola5 lettersSee answer ›34Unnamed article4 lettersSee answer ›39Ill-prepared6 lettersSee answer ›40Didn't stay on topic6 lettersSee answer ›41Come together7 lettersSee answer ›42Lou Gehrig's disease, for short3 lettersSee answer ›44One level below the majors3 lettersSee answer ›45Infuriate6 lettersSee answer ›46Sphere, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›47Crinkly fabric5 lettersSee answer ›48Extension5 lettersSee answer ›50Totally bizarre5 lettersSee answer ›52Places to get masks4 lettersSee answer ›56Original N.Y.C. subway line3 lettersSee answer ›57Handful3 lettersSee answer ›58Long stretch3 lettersSee answer ›59Cabinet dept. since 18893 lettersSee answer ›60Gospel musician Tribbett3 lettersSee answer ›