NYT Crossword July 20, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Scarecrow stuffing 5 6A Ralph who ran for president four times 5 11A Some HP products 3 14A Ebb 5 15A Top-tier group 5 16A Tuna variety often used in sashimi 3 17A On/off device 11 19A Empty space between things 3 20A Something at either end of a hammock, often 4 21A Brain tests, for short 4 22A "10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout) 5 24A Golf club for teeing off 6 26A Small orchard 5 27A One with Q or Z is worth 10 points 12 31A Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short 4 33A Regret 3 34A Pursue 4 35A Young Yorkie, e.g. 3 36A Better halves 7 40A Blue state? 3 41A GPS guesses 4 43A April 15 deadline org. 3 44A The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. 4 46A Cause of some rescreenings in an airport 12 50A Like many English bogs 5 51A Begin to grow choppers 6 54A Measure around the middle 5 55A Norse god of thunder 4 57A Agricultural locale 4 59A Chicken ___ king 3 60A "My sympathies" … or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across 11 63A Rapper Tone ___ 3 64A Reef material 5 65A Winning Monopoly player's collection 5 66A Had dinner, say 3 67A Transmits 5 68A Hockey feints 5

Down

1D Add some seasoning to 4 2D Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally 5 3D Wild party 5 4D Faith no more? 7 5D More than damp 3 6D Big name in baseball caps 6 7D Sacha Baron Cohen persona 4 8D Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code 4 9D And more like that: Abbr. 3 10D Put back on the payroll 6 11D What search engine optimization hopes to increase 9 12D Creature that blends into its surroundings 9 13D Drinks daintily 4 18D Prognosticator 4 23D Young ’uns 4 25D Bygone staples of home theaters, informally 4 26D Utter delight 4 28D Item for a painter or hairstylist 5 29D Vehicle to and from school 3 30D Barely get, with "out" 3 31D Someone who's not thinking may be on this 9 32D U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-’60s 9 35D Get-up-and-go 3 37D "It's a shame, really!" 4 38D Monster of Tolkiendom 3 39D Very wise 4 42D 32-card card game 4 45D Liberate 7 47D Important consideration for A.I. programmers 6 48D Bikini and others 6 49D Spongy ball material 4 52D "Frida" star Salma 5 53D Slowly chip away at 5 54D Fancy party 4 55D Gull relative 4 56D Lettuce unit 4 58D "No ___, no fuss!" 4 61D Opponent 3 62D Unfamiliar 3