NYT Crossword July 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Change entirely 5 6A Like former secrets 6 12A Make like a frog 3 15A One who doesn't speak while in a cast 5 16A Balkan state that's been independent since 2008 6 17A Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man 3 18A Cluster 12 20A Density symbol 3 21A Go for gold? 3 22A It may be padded or slapped 4 23A Do you read me? 5 25A Veteran 6 27A Agent 9 31A Change logos, maybe 7 33A "Bravo!" 3 34A Dour 4 35A Unnatural, in a way 4 36A H.S. course covering integrals 6 39A ___ trading 3 40A Steam 10 43A Sow, e.g. 3 46A Black-and-orange bird 6 47A Bob who painted "happy little trees" 4 50A Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour" 4 52A Top halves of centaurs 3 53A They may be lifted … or downed 7 56A Gambit 9 59A City with red buses 6 60A Big or bad follower 5 61A So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" 4 63A Fripp & ___ (musical duo) 3 64A ___ culpa 3 65A Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues 12 70A Subj. for immigrants, maybe 3 71A Training aids for a lab, say 6 72A Plain 5 73A ___ pad 3 74A What headphones often play in 6 75A Shark's mark 5

Down

1D Church leader 6 2D Took one's breath away? 7 3D Remain loyal to 7 4D Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g. 3 5D It often leans left or right 9 6D ___-Ball 4 7D Joel follows it 5 8D Flame's remains 3 9D Lumpsucker eggs 3 10D Biblical second coming? 3 11D Prima ___ 5 12D University of Cambridge 7 13D "Hamlet" noblewoman 7 14D Developer of a geocentric model of the universe 7 19D Words after cash or zero 4 24D [Horrors!] 3 26D Org. leader 4 28D One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe 5 29D Puts down 6 30D Where Dante's path to paradise begins 4 32D Panama's ___ National Park 6 37D That's the whole point! 5 38D Seller of knickknacks 9 41D Gospel singer Franklin 4 42D Like a zoomer after 1997 4 43D Minecraft and World of Warcraft 7 44D "If we're lucky!" 7 45D Rhyming name for a certain group of friends 7 48D It's not the main part of the action 7 49D High achievers? 7 51D Notable org. with 32 members 3 54D Sit (down) heavily 4 55D Arrogant 6 57D Lets 5 58D Really please 5 62D Plus 4 66D It might be left hanging 3 67D Most common letter in this clue 3 68D Boat propeller 3 69D Director DuVernay 3