NYT Crossword July 27 2026 Answers

All 71 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Aidan DeshongEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES71 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMale deer4 lettersSee answer ›5ANational sport of Japan4 lettersSee answer ›9APosh N.Y.C. neighborhood4 lettersSee answer ›13APost-it ___4 lettersSee answer ›14APrivy to4 lettersSee answer ›15AMideast ruler4 lettersSee answer ›16A"Either way is fine with me"9 lettersSee answer ›18APrefix with hit or bit4 lettersSee answer ›19ACitrusy Japanese sauce5 lettersSee answer ›20AManipulate into doubting one's memory or experience8 lettersSee answer ›22AFriendly emoticon10 lettersSee answer ›24ARelieve, as pain6 lettersSee answer ›28ALong-running forensics series3 lettersSee answer ›29AOnly state with a nonrectangular flag4 lettersSee answer ›30ATitle for a married woman3 lettersSee answer ›33AFairy tale opening word4 lettersSee answer ›36ACountry in Oceania named for a biblical king14 lettersSee answer ›40A"Star Wars" character ___ Ren4 lettersSee answer ›41A___ Wednesday3 lettersSee answer ›42AInterlocking toy brand4 lettersSee answer ›43AFour-wheeler, for short3 lettersSee answer ›45AKicked out of office6 lettersSee answer ›47APet for Franklin Roosevelt or George W. Bush, informally10 lettersSee answer ›52AAs a precaution8 lettersSee answer ›53ACompetitor at an esports tournament5 lettersSee answer ›58AAll tied up4 lettersSee answer ›59ASmartphone setting that removes all color from the screen ... or a feature of this puzzle?9 lettersSee answer ›61ACurrency in Chihuahua4 lettersSee answer ›62AJob for an actor4 lettersSee answer ›63ARun in neutral4 lettersSee answer ›64ARuminate (over)4 lettersSee answer ›65A"A Bug's Life" bugs4 lettersSee answer ›66AOut of battery4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DScissors sound4 lettersSee answer ›2DHeading on a list of tasks4 lettersSee answer ›3DLots and lots4 lettersSee answer ›4DAge group that includes 2000s kids4 lettersSee answer ›5D[Yes, I know that's a typo]3 lettersSee answer ›6DEel, at a Japanese restaurant5 lettersSee answer ›7DFable's takeaway5 lettersSee answer ›8D"Just a moment!"6 lettersSee answer ›9DPenultimate tournament round10 lettersSee answer ›10DLast Greek letter5 lettersSee answer ›11DPitch that's hard to hit?5 lettersSee answer ›12DGive a formal speech5 lettersSee answer ›17DHeinie4 lettersSee answer ›21DSprayable disinfectant brand5 lettersSee answer ›23DOfficewide message4 lettersSee answer ›24DSignal at sea3 lettersSee answer ›25D"Um, sure"4 lettersSee answer ›26DCovered in grease4 lettersSee answer ›27D"You missed your chance"10 lettersSee answer ›31DSingle-stranded molecule3 lettersSee answer ›32DPalindromic sib3 lettersSee answer ›34DTech review site4 lettersSee answer ›35DLiving on the ___4 lettersSee answer ›37DBig name in applesauce5 lettersSee answer ›38D"Go away, fly!"4 lettersSee answer ›39DGrass bought in rolls3 lettersSee answer ›44D"The little blue pill"6 lettersSee answer ›46DBranded fluffy slippers4 lettersSee answer ›47DThings taken on a walk?5 lettersSee answer ›48DViolate the Tenth Commandment5 lettersSee answer ›49DLike many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone5 lettersSee answer ›50DZac of "High School Musical"5 lettersSee answer ›51DHanded out, as playing cards5 lettersSee answer ›54DLow scorer on a pH test4 lettersSee answer ›55DConstructed4 lettersSee answer ›56DName that can be parsed as "the the" in Spanish4 lettersSee answer ›57DPortland college attended by Steve Jobs4 lettersSee answer ›60D"Certainly!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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