NYT Crossword July 21, 2026 Answers
By Kenneth Cortes · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from July 21, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A "Chocolate" pets 4 5A Genome component 3 8A Breaks in winter weather 5 13A ___ vera 4 14A Gave a hand 5 16A Greet someone informally 5 17A "Easy-peasy!" 16 20A Attire for an infant 6 21A Awe-inspiring solar phenomenon 6 22A Severity 5 23A Urban environmental hazard 4 24A Pen tips 4 28A Clean with a rough spray 9 31A Blood ___ 5 32A Acorn producer 3 33A The 12 angry men in "12 Angry Men," e.g. 6 34A Finish flamboyantly … like 17-, 28-, 43- and 56-Across? 14 40A 2000-09, with "the" 6 41A ___ and haw 3 42A Jumbo 5 43A Colorful taffy candy brand 9 49A Laptop brand 4 50A Tons 4 51A Not having quite enough money 5 53A "Really?" 6 55A Backside 6 56A 2023 double-platinum Chappell Roan record 16 60A Toyota hybrid 5 61A Plumbing fixture found under the sink 5 62A Things assayers assay 4 63A Reactions akin to "OMG!" 5 64A Pigs' digs 3 65A Fill up 4Down
1D Hard work 5 2D Morissette with the 1996 hit "Ironic" 6 3D Corner store 6 4D Fall, e.g. 6 5D Reading room 3 6D Japanese city that's home to the Chinese Sofukuji Temple 8 7D Subjects of some Billboard charts 6 8D Old Russian ruler 4 9D Cuban dance style 8 10D Actress Edebiri 3 11D "Which person are you referring to?" 3 12D ___ card 3 14D A standard one has 21 pips 3 15D Fortune-telling deck 5 18D Aviary inhabitant 4 19D Hound 3 25D It's "pumped" by bodybuilders 4 26D Town 4 27D Texting format, in brief 3 29D Many internet spammers 4 30D Rule 3 31D Teacher for a day 3 33D Part of a doorframe 4 34D Tortilla chip dip, informally 4 35D Shrek, e.g. 4 36D "Wow, real mature" 8 37D Sport-___ 3 38D "Ow! Watch it!" 8 39D "___/she" (chocolate bar's pronouns in a corny joke) 3 40D In the manner of 3 43D Power-saving computer mode 5 44D They're often made at weddings 6 45D One may accept the terms and conditions 4 46D Heavyweight beasts, familiarly 6 47D Mexican state bordering Chihuahua 6 48D Hot pot holder 6 50D Novelist Rand 3 52D Backcomb 5 54D Cat's warning 4 55D Old-school term for "cool" 3 56D World of Warcraft, e.g., in brief 3 57D Long period 3 58D Put down 3 59D Salary 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the July 21, 2026 NYT Crossword?
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