NYT Crossword July 24 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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.

Constructed by Geoffrey SchorkopfEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2C3A4N5M6A7G8M9A10U11F12O13S14MACS15OREOS16LIVE17ARTF18ORGERS19CNET20CLOWNNOSE21DEER22KIR23LITE24PURPL25E26WIN27BUT28RON29BING30E31WATC32HING33HERESTHETHING34LIFESTOOSHORT35ITO36CAN37AVE38BAR39CAR40G41ATE42A43A44A45SEAM46WORDN47ERDS48SNIT49MANGOSTEEN50RAGE51IKNOW52TALE53IGOR54LEANN55USER

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABit of radiological work4 lettersSCAN
14ADudes4 lettersMACS
15ADirt pie ingredients5 lettersOREOS
16AAs it's happening4 lettersLIVE
17ACriminals in the oil industry?10 lettersARTFORGERS
20AIt makes one red in the face9 lettersCLOWNNOSE
23ANot full-bodied4 lettersLITE
27AStart of a protest3 lettersBUT
29ANot show-stopping?13 lettersBINGEWATCHING
33ASegue into a thesis statement13 lettersHERESTHETHING
34A"Don't sweat the small stuff!"13 lettersLIFESTOOSHORT
36AFire3 lettersCAN
38ADrinks are on me!6 lettersBARCAR
40ATerminal datum4 lettersGATE
42ALike a strong bond3 lettersAAA
45AMine line4 lettersSEAM
46AGroup with defining traits?9 lettersWORDNERDS
48AFoul mood4 lettersSNIT
50AAll the ___4 lettersRAGE
51A"That much is obvious"5 lettersIKNOW
54ARimes with rhymes5 lettersLEANN
55ABeta tester, e.g.4 lettersUSER
DOWN
1DInsulting talk, informally5 lettersSMACK
2DU.S. soccer legend ___ Lloyd5 lettersCARLI
3DFox or Foxx5 lettersACTOR
5DVenus, or sometimes Mercury11 lettersMORNINGSTAR
6DLingo5 lettersARGOT
7DSilly sorts5 lettersGEESE
9DJack or jenny3 lettersASS
10DBad gut feeling?5 lettersULCER
11DText that's often unread9 lettersFINEPRINT
12DStretttccched out8 lettersOVERLONG
13DPlace3 lettersSET
18DModern deception10 lettersONLINESCAM
24D"Drop it!"11 lettersPUTTHATDOWN
26DTool for a sting4 lettersWIRE
27DHons4 lettersBAES
32DBring on4 lettersHIRE
33DRun into trouble8 lettersHITASNAG
34DGay ___ (1970s movement)3 lettersLIB
39DServe a function5 lettersCATER
40DFixin' to5 lettersGONNA
42DTracts5 lettersAREAS
46DRespond to the alarm4 lettersWAKE
48DGuru's honorific3 lettersSRI
49D"Cool" quantity3 lettersMIL
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