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NYT Crossword July 28 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Tuesday, July 28 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

1Insolence4 lettersSee answer ›5Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"5 lettersSee answer ›10Be in need of ibuprofen, say4 lettersSee answer ›14Word with cap or socks4 lettersSee answer ›15Diet that eschews processed food5 lettersSee answer ›16In a minute4 lettersSee answer ›17With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues10 lettersSee answer ›19Massage gun target4 lettersSee answer ›20Wyoming mountain range6 lettersSee answer ›21"Out with ya now!"3 lettersSee answer ›23Tax pro3 lettersSee answer ›24Primer mes del año5 lettersSee answer ›25*Essential oil with a musky scent9 lettersSee answer ›28Myrmecology subject3 lettersSee answer ›29Bonfire remains3 lettersSee answer ›30Concerning hearing5 lettersSee answer ›31*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)13 lettersSee answer ›36Ruminant's mouthful3 lettersSee answer ›37Secondary social media account3 lettersSee answer ›38*"Until next time!"13 lettersSee answer ›45United5 lettersSee answer ›47Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner"3 lettersSee answer ›48Palindromic kitchen brand3 lettersSee answer ›49*Academy Award, e.g.9 lettersSee answer ›51___ Taco (ice cream treat)5 lettersSee answer ›53The "S" of macOS: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›54Beam3 lettersSee answer ›55Bubble tea bubbles6 lettersSee answer ›56Some first responders, for short4 lettersSee answer ›58See 17-Across10 lettersSee answer ›61Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies4 lettersSee answer ›62Once more5 lettersSee answer ›63Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm4 lettersSee answer ›64Rat (on)4 lettersSee answer ›65Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe5 lettersSee answer ›66Iditarod conveyance4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Sporting group at a cold-weather school7 lettersSee answer ›2Insect's feeler7 lettersSee answer ›3Six-line poems7 lettersSee answer ›4Honorific for many Spanish teachers5 lettersSee answer ›5Finishes deliberating4 lettersSee answer ›6"Well, lah-di-___!"3 lettersSee answer ›7Name that's an anagram of an untruth3 lettersSee answer ›8Units in horse racing7 lettersSee answer ›9Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle5 lettersSee answer ›10Query3 lettersSee answer ›11Plays the yes-man7 lettersSee answer ›12Muss and fuss6 lettersSee answer ›13Involve6 lettersSee answer ›181969 "bed-in" participant3 lettersSee answer ›22"___ be the day!"6 lettersSee answer ›25Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member3 lettersSee answer ›26Sun Devils' sch.3 lettersSee answer ›27"Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album)5 lettersSee answer ›32Triflingly little5 lettersSee answer ›33Artistic visionary6 lettersSee answer ›34Org. mentioned in many zombie movies3 lettersSee answer ›35Evian, Perrier or Badoit3 lettersSee answer ›38Along a gulf, say7 lettersSee answer ›39Sweaty stretching session7 lettersSee answer ›40Up to this point3 lettersSee answer ›41Mined find3 lettersSee answer ›42"Oof, painfully true"7 lettersSee answer ›43Part of a country located entirely within another country7 lettersSee answer ›44Landed for the night7 lettersSee answer ›45Claim to be true6 lettersSee answer ›46Hinder6 lettersSee answer ›50Bother, as one's conscience5 lettersSee answer ›51Letter that can take a cedilla3 lettersSee answer ›52Puts through a harsh initiation5 lettersSee answer ›55Items sometimes chained to a desk4 lettersSee answer ›57Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›59Rock singer ___ Fender3 lettersSee answer ›60Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar3 lettersSee answer ›