NYT Crossword July 12 2026 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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1E2N3Y4A5P6E7T8S9P10A11A12B13S14H15O16L17E18LEEK19S20AVATAR21BRA22ARAL23BITIN24GREMARK25SEL26TZERS27ANIMALS28ASKS29EASYMODE30BFA31FLEA32ANKARA33G34ROUN35DLESS36ACCUSAT37I38O39N40SUE41CAY42DEEP43SAVE44KNE45E46LED47A48T49ODDS50B51RUGES52IGLOO53DLINE54BUNIONS55THINL56Y57VEILED58T59HREAT60SON61ACME62EOIN63S64I65S66P67ATRON68I69Z70INGCO71M72MENT73G74F75ORCES76DOMES77OUIJA78REPASS79G80ALOOT81H82ANGTEN83AMEN84KOBE85VAC86ASS87BACK88H89ANDED90C91O92MPLI93M94ENT95CARESS96ICES97DAY98I99T100SATRAP101AGED102FINE103A104R105T106POOLSIDE107BALD108FACEDLIE109ORAL110VIE111BROLIN112SOFAS113DIPS114END115ASTERS116CANT

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES138 CLUES

ACROSS

1AOne-named singer from County Donegal4 lettersENYA

5ASpot treatment provider?6 lettersPETSPA

11AYou might need to lose a few to get them3 lettersABS

14AProblem with a story4 lettersHOLE

18AShallot relatives5 lettersLEEKS

20AIcon beside a username6 lettersAVATAR

21APush-up, for example3 lettersBRA

22AAsia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea4 lettersARAL

23A"I vant to suck your blood!"12 lettersBITINGREMARK

25AWhite Claws, e.g.8 lettersSELTZERS

27ATwisted balloon shapes, typically7 lettersANIMALS

28ADoesn't wait to find out, say4 lettersASKS

29AVideo game setting for noobs8 lettersEASYMODE

30ASculptor's degree, for short3 lettersBFA

31ALittle annoyance4 lettersFLEA

32ATurkey part6 lettersANKARA

33A"I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!"20 lettersGROUNDLESSACCUSATION

40AApt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_3 lettersSUE

41AReef setting3 lettersCAY

42AProfound4 lettersDEEP

43APreserve4 lettersSAVE

44APrepared to pray7 lettersKNEELED

47AContradictory6 lettersATODDS

50A"In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium6 lettersBRUGES

52ADigs in the snow?5 lettersIGLOO

53AGridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally5 lettersDLINE

54ACertain bony protrusions7 lettersBUNIONS

55A"If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!"18 lettersTHINLYVEILEDTHREAT

60AProdigal ___3 lettersSON

61AApex4 lettersACME

62AAuthor Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series4 lettersEOIN

63APalindromic family member3 lettersSIS

66A"I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!"18 lettersPATRONIZINGCOMMENT

73AWhat fighter pilots fight, for short7 lettersGFORCES

76ANoggins5 lettersDOMES

77ADevice for sending group messages?5 lettersOUIJA

78ALap, maybe6 lettersREPASS

79AOaf6 lettersGALOOT

81ASurf in a daring way7 lettersHANGTEN

83A"You can say that again"4 lettersAMEN

84AJapanese city known for its beef4 lettersKOBE

85AShop ___3 lettersVAC

86APack-bearing beast3 lettersASS

87A"Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!"20 lettersBACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENT

95AStroke gently6 lettersCARESS

96APuts away4 lettersICES

97APlanner unit3 lettersDAY

98A"Don't fall for that!"8 lettersITSATRAP

101ALike many wines and cheeses4 lettersAGED

102AGallery collection7 lettersFINEART

106AWhere one might drink a mai tai or piña colada8 lettersPOOLSIDE

107A"I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!"12 lettersBALDFACEDLIE

109AKind of contraceptive4 lettersORAL

110ACompete3 lettersVIE

111AJosh of "No Country for Old Men"6 lettersBROLIN

112ALove seats, e.g.5 lettersSOFAS

113ACertain body-weight exercises4 lettersDIPS

114AThe Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe3 lettersEND

115ADaisy relatives6 lettersASTERS

116AQuitter's word4 lettersCANT

DOWN

1DActor Idris4 lettersELBA

2DGerman dissent4 lettersNEIN

3DHimalayan menace4 lettersYETI

4DWith hands on hips6 lettersAKIMBO

5DCommon occurrences for scratch golfers4 lettersPARS

6DApple consumer3 lettersEVE

7DMesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk6 lettersTAMALE

8DEquilibria6 lettersSTASES

9DHeavy coats6 lettersPARKAS

10DTorah vessels4 lettersARKS

11DThings marked during attendance8 lettersABSENCES

12DEnd it7 lettersBREAKUP

13DThey might be green or red6 lettersSALSAS

14DDress for a job you probably don't want?10 lettersHAZMATSUIT

15DApt name for a tuxedo cat4 lettersOREO

16DEmbellish as with unnecessary words4 lettersLARD

17DAlternatively4 lettersELSE

19DScrew-up5 lettersSNAFU

24DRicochet6 lettersGLANCE

26DSupermodel Banks4 lettersTYRA

31DGroovy3 lettersFLY

32DCrushed, in a way4 lettersACED

33DRarin' to go6 lettersGUNGHO

34DLand, as a fish6 lettersREELIN

35DPalindromic family member3 lettersDAD

36DContributed5 lettersADDED

37DShakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am"4 lettersIAGO

38DBaker's necessity4 lettersOVEN

39DLoch ___4 lettersNESS

40DSketches5 lettersSKITS

45DVast span3 lettersEON

46D[That was a good one]3 lettersLOL

47DThe thing in "The Thing," for one5 lettersALIEN

48D"Open ___ midnight"3 lettersTIL

49DUnited3 lettersONE

50DNo es ___ (Spanish put-down)5 lettersBUENO

51DCellular messenger3 lettersRNA

53DAudience stat4 lettersDEMO

54D___-a-brac4 lettersBRIC

56DDavid who directed the final four Harry Potter films5 lettersYATES

57DTape players4 lettersVCRS

58D2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie5 lettersTENET

59DUses more than one's fair share of4 lettersHOGS

63DTofu alternative6 lettersSEITAN

64DAs a joke6 lettersINJEST

65DObsessive supporters, in modern lingo5 lettersSTANS

66DBull rings?10 lettersPRANKCALLS

67DSome summer purchases, informally3 lettersACS

68DLaid off5 lettersIDLED

69DMadhouse3 lettersZOO

70DTexter's qualifier3 lettersIMO

71DDude in Jamaica3 lettersMON

72DRoot beer order3 lettersMUG

73DClutch4 lettersGRAB

74DDisaster relief org.4 lettersFEMA

75DNoted example of oligopoly, in brief4 lettersOPEC

79D"Have a safe trip"8 lettersGODSPEED

80DFivers4 lettersABES

81D"2001" villain3 lettersHAL

82DFar from basic6 lettersACIDIC

84DBaking recipe instruction7 lettersKNEADIN

85DBiden and Bush, once, in brief3 lettersVPS

88DProfessional responsibilities, colloquially4 lettersHATS

89DShow up6 lettersARRIVE

90DCubans, e.g.6 lettersCIGARS

91DSpotted wildcat6 lettersOCELOT

92DPut your nose where it doesn't belong, say6 lettersMEDDLE

93DFlowing tresses5 lettersMANES

94DOne looking after pupils, for short6 lettersEYEDOC

98DDevice outmoded by the smartphone4 lettersIPOD

99D"Holesome" figures4 lettersTORI

100DCarving material for beginners4 lettersSOAP

101D___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park4 lettersABBA

102DWaves a hand in front of, maybe4 lettersFANS

103D___ Romeo4 lettersALFA

104DDirector Johnson of "Knives Out"4 lettersRIAN

105DWord repeated into a mic4 lettersTEST

108DSymbol on an Oregon license plate3 lettersFIR

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