What is the answer to "Tree top?" in the NYT Midi Crossword?

The answer to the NYT Midi Crossword clue "Tree top?" is ANCESTOR (8 letters).

Tree top? NYT Midi Crossword Clue

Across clue · from the July 22, 2026 puzzle

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ANCESTOR

8 letters · Across · last seen July 22, 2026

1APlace to see seashells and sea swells5 6AShow praise, in a way4 10ATank top?5 11ABinary digit4 12A$$$5 13A12-Across dispensers, for short4 14A"___ got a good feeling about this!"3 16ADeep sorrow3 20ATexter's response to a sidesplitting joke4 21AGive it a brake!3 22A"The Bachelorette" airer3