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NYT Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

All 81 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES81 CLUES
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1ASmart4 lettersSee answer ›5ASensation5 lettersSee answer ›10AAcquisition on the big day5 lettersSee answer ›15A"That's a good one!"4 lettersSee answer ›16AGalápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies5 lettersSee answer ›17AWho knows what preceded the Big Bang5 lettersSee answer ›18A*Yes — three arduous ones16 lettersSee answer ›21AFebruary 14, informally4 lettersSee answer ›22AScratch that!4 lettersSee answer ›23AEl ___3 lettersSee answer ›24ALike novices5 lettersSee answer ›26ASpoil6 lettersSee answer ›28APreceder of how, way or where3 lettersSee answer ›29A*Yes — sometimes more than 1,0009 lettersSee answer ›31APatooties5 lettersSee answer ›33ALittle dipper?3 lettersSee answer ›34A"Tout à fait!"3 lettersSee answer ›35ATire4 lettersSee answer ›37A*Yes — exactly one, in common usage12 lettersSee answer ›42AFirst line on many a form4 lettersSee answer ›43ACommon garnish in a chirashi bowl3 lettersSee answer ›44AHad at present?3 lettersSee answer ›47AArticle of lab wear5 lettersSee answer ›50A*No — but it does have three feet9 lettersSee answer ›53AElizabethan curse3 lettersSee answer ›54ACountry that las islas Canarias are part of6 lettersSee answer ›57AImportant blood line5 lettersSee answer ›58A"___ is the proper task of life": Nietzsche3 lettersSee answer ›59ABusiness whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks"4 lettersSee answer ›60ARaving4 lettersSee answer ›61AQuestion during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred clues16 lettersSee answer ›67APopular Japanese brew5 lettersSee answer ›68AAlcohol, slangily5 lettersSee answer ›69ALiterary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified"4 lettersSee answer ›70AIts capital is Sanaa5 lettersSee answer ›71AHeavens5 lettersSee answer ›72ADebugging component?4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DLetter after upsilon3 lettersSee answer ›2DTrireme tool3 lettersSee answer ›3DCleared, as snow8 lettersSee answer ›4D"Messiah" composer6 lettersSee answer ›5DNeuter4 lettersSee answer ›6DWhat a big hand indicates: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›7DIts colony can be considered one superorganism3 lettersSee answer ›8DStruggle6 lettersSee answer ›9DWorld's most populous Creole-speaking country5 lettersSee answer ›10DPretty much assured8 lettersSee answer ›11DJapanese drama3 lettersSee answer ›12DFeline in a 2000s meme6 lettersSee answer ›13DDub ... or rub6 lettersSee answer ›14DFast-food restaurant that sells Frostys6 lettersSee answer ›19D___-pedi4 lettersSee answer ›20DOft-injured part of the knee, for short3 lettersSee answer ›24DClock-setting std.3 lettersSee answer ›25D___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)3 lettersSee answer ›26DCertain tie score5 lettersSee answer ›27DMince words?4 lettersSee answer ›30DFrost piece4 lettersSee answer ›32DSound of dissatisfaction3 lettersSee answer ›35DBotanist's study5 lettersSee answer ›36DTold stories4 lettersSee answer ›38DBusiness ending3 lettersSee answer ›39DRoll in dough8 lettersSee answer ›40DActress/union leader Drescher4 lettersSee answer ›41DSymbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism8 lettersSee answer ›45DClass ___3 lettersSee answer ›46DMusic genre with "walking" bass lines3 lettersSee answer ›47DSteamy occasion?6 lettersSee answer ›48DLugubrious6 lettersSee answer ›49DPioneers' prairie pullers6 lettersSee answer ›50DHarangues6 lettersSee answer ›51DStore4 lettersSee answer ›52DWorked sufferingly6 lettersSee answer ›55D"Pipe down!"3 lettersSee answer ›56DComposure5 lettersSee answer ›60DAttest4 lettersSee answer ›62D___-goat3 lettersSee answer ›63D"Wait ... really?"3 lettersSee answer ›64DOne of a kind3 lettersSee answer ›65DTest for future Ph.D.s3 lettersSee answer ›66DNot needing anything else3 lettersSee answer ›
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