NYT Crossword July 28, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Insolence 4 5A Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" 5 10A Be in need of ibuprofen, say 4 14A Word with cap or socks 4 15A Diet that eschews processed food 5 16A In a minute 4 17A With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues 10 19A Massage gun target 4 20A Wyoming mountain range 6 21A "Out with ya now!" 3 23A Tax pro 3 24A Primer mes del año 5 25A *Essential oil with a musky scent 9 28A Myrmecology subject 3 29A Bonfire remains 3 30A Concerning hearing 5 31A *Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001) 13 36A Ruminant's mouthful 3 37A Secondary social media account 3 38A *"Until next time!" 13 45A United 5 47A Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner" 3 48A Palindromic kitchen brand 3 49A *Academy Award, e.g. 9 51A ___ Taco (ice cream treat) 5 53A The "S" of macOS: Abbr. 3 54A Beam 3 55A Bubble tea bubbles 6 56A Some first responders, for short 4 58A See 17-Across 10 61A Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies 4 62A Once more 5 63A Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm 4 64A Rat (on) 4 65A Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe 5 66A Iditarod conveyance 4

Down

1D Sporting group at a cold-weather school 7 2D Insect's feeler 7 3D Six-line poems 7 4D Honorific for many Spanish teachers 5 5D Finishes deliberating 4 6D "Well, lah-di-___!" 3 7D Name that's an anagram of an untruth 3 8D Units in horse racing 7 9D Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle 5 10D Query 3 11D Plays the yes-man 7 12D Muss and fuss 6 13D Involve 6 18D 1969 "bed-in" participant 3 22D "___ be the day!" 6 25D Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member 3 26D Sun Devils' sch. 3 27D "Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album) 5 32D Triflingly little 5 33D Artistic visionary 6 34D Org. mentioned in many zombie movies 3 35D Evian, Perrier or Badoit 3 38D Along a gulf, say 7 39D Sweaty stretching session 7 40D Up to this point 3 41D Mined find 3 42D "Oof, painfully true" 7 43D Part of a country located entirely within another country 7 44D Landed for the night 7 45D Claim to be true 6 46D Hinder 6 50D Bother, as one's conscience 5 51D Letter that can take a cedilla 3 52D Puts through a harsh initiation 5 55D Items sometimes chained to a desk 4 57D Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief 3 59D Rock singer ___ Fender 3 60D Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar 3