NYT Crossword July 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1A More than just a disapproving look 9 10A Scruff of the neck 3 13A Fondita offerings 10 15A Three-time A.L. M.V.P. of the 2000s, familiarly 4 16A "The Devil's radio" 10 17A Pollution portmanteau 4 18A Really peeved 3 19A What a pointless game has? 7 21A Outfitted 7 25A Password preceder 6 26A Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefix 6 27A Passover month 5 29A ___-turvy 5 30A Sprint, e.g. 4 31A Home run hitter's gait 4 35A Downed 3 36A Part in a play 3 37A "That's the spot!" 3 38A "Tyrone" singer Erykah 4 40A Not much 4 41A "Will you let me?" 5 43A Desert for which an African country is named 5 45A Like obsidian rock, once 6 46A Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt 6 49A Last hurrah 7 51A Trials by fire 7 53A Wholly, but not holey or holy, e.g.: Abbr. 3 54A Helen of Troy's mother 4 55A Ignominious outcome 10 61A Tech product discontinued in 2022 4 62A Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe — and six squares in this puzzle's grid? 10 63A Not admit 3 64A Pottery so named for its hardness 9

Down

1D Agnus ___ 3 2D Word after tight or defensive 3 3D Knee stabilizer, in brief 3 4D Not just any 3 5D Attractive feature of a job 7 6D Single-masted vessels 6 7D Sweet or sour 5 8D Podcast interruptions 3 9D Frequent forecast in Seattle 4 10D Strong suit? 5 11D Unleavened South Asian flatbread 5 12D Follower of double or gilt 5 14D Champion, as a cause 6 15D Budding 6 20D Org. with a list of popular baby names 3 21D Minimum, in a way 5 22D Increased 5 23D Letters before ".gov" 3 24D Forensic facilities 7 26D Sign abbr. meaning "founded in" 4 28D Coffee or tea specification 4 30D Unleavened South Asian flatbread 4 32D Sought comfort from, say 5 33D Like granola 5 34D Unnamed article 4 39D Ill-prepared 6 40D Didn't stay on topic 6 41D Come together 7 42D Lou Gehrig's disease, for short 3 44D One level below the majors 3 45D Infuriate 6 46D Sphere, e.g. 5 47D Crinkly fabric 5 48D Extension 5 50D Totally bizarre 5 52D Places to get masks 4 56D Original N.Y.C. subway line 3 57D Handful 3 58D Long stretch 3 59D Cabinet dept. since 1889 3 60D Gospel musician Tribbett 3