NYT Crossword July 31 2026 Answers

All 68 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.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2A3X4F5A6D7M8I9M10E11KAMA12SUTR13A14IMAX15SERENASLAM16DIRT17PETNAME18GE19L20NGO21ONLSD22PONY23TAIL24ROE25U26P27SANDDOWNS28ENT29S30ALLSMILES31T32ORE33DEAL34I35CANTE36VEN37S38L39A40T41SMARTYPANT42S43ONE44OPERABOX45P46YOTR47WES48POV49S50NEAKER51HAU52L53AE54RIALYOGA55ACRE56TRAVELMUG57THAI58SPA59SET

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWithholding something?3 lettersTAX
4AIt'll pass!3 lettersFAD
7ASilent type4 lettersMIME
11ASex work?9 lettersKAMASUTRA
14AScreen name4 lettersIMAX
16AGrime4 lettersDIRT
17AHoney, for example7 lettersPETNAME
21ATripping5 lettersONLSD
22AStyle secured with a scrunchie8 lettersPONYTAIL
24ATobiko or masago3 lettersROE
25ATwists of fate, say11 lettersUPSANDDOWNS
28APharyngitis docs4 lettersENTS
30AExuding joy9 lettersALLSMILES
31AWent hell for leather4 lettersTORE
33ACry when shaking hands4 lettersDEAL
34A"This is too much"9 lettersICANTEVEN
37ABlind component4 lettersSLAT
41AWiseacre11 lettersSMARTYPANTS
47AMaryland governor Moore3 lettersWES
48APerspective, for short3 lettersPOV
49ACasual Friday option7 lettersSNEAKER
53AHighly flexible discipline?10 lettersAERIALYOGA
56ARelative of a tumbler9 lettersTRAVELMUG
57ACuisine with tom kha kai4 lettersTHAI
58ABusiness with lockers3 lettersSPA
59AAll good3 lettersSET
DOWN
1DPalm-sized pastry7 lettersTARTLET
2DAssenting chorus5 lettersAMENS
3DShangri-La6 lettersXANADU
4DMake one4 lettersFUSE
6DBritish counterpart to "Shark Tank"10 lettersDRAGONSDEN
7DJust OK, in modern lingo3 lettersMID
8D"Mind. Blown."7 lettersIMINAWE
10DGlorifies6 lettersEXTOLS
11DInto6 lettersKEENON
12DTech mogul Altman3 lettersSAM
13DChange for a bill9 lettersAMENDMENT
15DReproductive part of a fern5 lettersSPORE
22DPatrick, to SpongeBob3 lettersPAL
23DRings5 lettersTOLLS
27DSome all-nighters10 lettersSLEEPOVERS
32DReady to go5 lettersONTAP
34DCensure, in a way7 lettersIMPEACH
38D"Heads up!"7 lettersLOOKOUT
40D___ incognita5 lettersTERRA
41D"And …?"6 lettersSOWHAT
42DBrief periods6 lettersSPELLS
46DSelf-congratulation5 lettersYAYME
50DDenial in Aberdeen3 lettersNAE
54DGenre for Logic3 lettersRAP
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