NYT Crossword July 12, 2026 Answers

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1A One-named singer from County Donegal 4 5A Spot treatment provider? 6 11A You might need to lose a few to get them 3 14A Problem with a story 4 18A Shallot relatives 5 20A Icon beside a username 6 21A Push-up, for example 3 22A Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea 4 23A "I vant to suck your blood!" 12 25A White Claws, e.g. 8 27A Twisted balloon shapes, typically 7 28A Doesn't wait to find out, say 4 29A Video game setting for noobs 8 30A Sculptor's degree, for short 3 31A Little annoyance 4 32A Turkey part 6 33A "I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!" 20 40A Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_ 3 41A Reef setting 3 42A Profound 4 43A Preserve 4 44A Prepared to pray 7 47A Contradictory 6 50A "In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium 6 52A Digs in the snow? 5 53A Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally 5 54A Certain bony protrusions 7 55A "If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!" 18 60A Prodigal ___ 3 61A Apex 4 62A Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series 4 63A Palindromic family member 3 66A "I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!" 18 73A What fighter pilots fight, for short 7 76A Noggins 5 77A Device for sending group messages? 5 78A Lap, maybe 6 79A Oaf 6 81A Surf in a daring way 7 83A "You can say that again" 4 84A Japanese city known for its beef 4 85A Shop ___ 3 86A Pack-bearing beast 3 87A "Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!" 20 95A Stroke gently 6 96A Puts away 4 97A Planner unit 3 98A "Don't fall for that!" 8 101A Like many wines and cheeses 4 102A Gallery collection 7 106A Where one might drink a mai tai or piña colada 8 107A "I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!" 12 109A Kind of contraceptive 4 110A Compete 3 111A Josh of "No Country for Old Men" 6 112A Love seats, e.g. 5 113A Certain body-weight exercises 4 114A The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe 3 115A Daisy relatives 6 116A Quitter's word 4

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1D Actor Idris 4 2D German dissent 4 3D Himalayan menace 4 4D With hands on hips 6 5D Common occurrences for scratch golfers 4 6D Apple consumer 3 7D Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk 6 8D Equilibria 6 9D Heavy coats 6 10D Torah vessels 4 11D Things marked during attendance 8 12D End it 7 13D They might be green or red 6 14D Dress for a job you probably don't want? 10 15D Apt name for a tuxedo cat 4 16D Embellish as with unnecessary words 4 17D Alternatively 4 19D Screw-up 5 24D Ricochet 6 26D Supermodel Banks 4 31D Groovy 3 32D Crushed, in a way 4 33D Rarin' to go 6 34D Land, as a fish 6 35D Palindromic family member 3 36D Contributed 5 37D Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am" 4 38D Baker's necessity 4 39D Loch ___ 4 40D Sketches 5 45D Vast span 3 46D [That was a good one] 3 47D The thing in "The Thing," for one 5 48D "Open ___ midnight" 3 49D United 3 50D No es ___ (Spanish put-down) 5 51D Cellular messenger 3 53D Audience stat 4 54D ___-a-brac 4 56D David who directed the final four Harry Potter films 5 57D Tape players 4 58D 2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie 5 59D Uses more than one's fair share of 4 63D Tofu alternative 6 64D As a joke 6 65D Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo 5 66D Bull rings? 10 67D Some summer purchases, informally 3 68D Laid off 5 69D Madhouse 3 70D Texter's qualifier 3 71D Dude in Jamaica 3 72D Root beer order 3 73D Clutch 4 74D Disaster relief org. 4 75D Noted example of oligopoly, in brief 4 79D "Have a safe trip" 8 80D Fivers 4 81D "2001" villain 3 82D Far from basic 6 84D Baking recipe instruction 7 85D Biden and Bush, once, in brief 3 88D Professional responsibilities, colloquially 4 89D Show up 6 90D Cubans, e.g. 6 91D Spotted wildcat 6 92D Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say 6 93D Flowing tresses 5 94D One looking after pupils, for short 6 98D Device outmoded by the smartphone 4 99D "Holesome" figures 4 100D Carving material for beginners 4 101D ___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 4 102D Waves a hand in front of, maybe 4 103D ___ Romeo 4 104D Director Johnson of "Knives Out" 4 105D Word repeated into a mic 4 108D Symbol on an Oregon license plate 3