NYT Crossword July 5 2026 Answers

All 136 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Rich KatzEdited by Will Shortz“Boxed Sets”
ALL CLUES136 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFirm up7 lettersSee answer ›8ACapital city on the Gulf of Guinea5 lettersSee answer ›13AGamer's pursuit6 lettersSee answer ›19AAid for a violin player8 lettersSee answer ›20ACrocs and mocs5 lettersSee answer ›21AKind of costume that includes a round hat and kerchief6 lettersSee answer ›22A{Elijah, Ruth, Natalie}14 lettersSee answer ›24A"Send a quick reminder"6 lettersSee answer ›25A"___ it and rip it!" (aggressive golfer's mantra)4 lettersSee answer ›26AOrg. for those leaving the workforce4 lettersSee answer ›27AProduct displays seen at entrances to store aisles7 lettersSee answer ›28A{Kerouac, Dubya, Ginsberg}18 lettersSee answer ›35AColored4 lettersSee answer ›36AOrg. that accepts returns3 lettersSee answer ›37AGrinders5 lettersSee answer ›41A{WC, AC, DC}20 lettersSee answer ›49AJewish mysticism, in one spelling6 lettersSee answer ›50ALove, in Lima4 lettersSee answer ›51ACard game whose name is shouted3 lettersSee answer ›52AKnee part often torn by athletes, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›53AAt any time4 lettersSee answer ›54ASmall test subjects7 lettersSee answer ›57AEnforcer of traveling restrictions, informally?6 lettersSee answer ›60A"The Second Coming" poet, 19195 lettersSee answer ›62ARagú competitor5 lettersSee answer ›63AThe Shakespearean version of this has three quatrains followed by a couplet6 lettersSee answer ›66A{Bonnie, Oscar, Clyde}17 lettersSee answer ›70ASome salon tasks6 lettersSee answer ›71A"Hammerin' Hank" of baseball5 lettersSee answer ›72AAllow someone to pass5 lettersSee answer ›75A30-ounce Starbucks size6 lettersSee answer ›78AOld Testament patriarch7 lettersSee answer ›80AClose by4 lettersSee answer ›81AEarly email provider3 lettersSee answer ›82ARightmost hour on a grandfather clock3 lettersSee answer ›85ANeighbor of an Estonian4 lettersSee answer ›86AEvening that a couple spends together, say6 lettersSee answer ›88A{Larry, Sue, Emma}20 lettersSee answer ›94AMexican mister5 lettersSee answer ›95AVeer, as a ship3 lettersSee answer ›96AOrg. concerned with plants4 lettersSee answer ›97A{Cinnabon, Kool-Aid, Hi-C}18 lettersSee answer ›107APowerhouse in English football7 lettersSee answer ›110AHome to Waikiki Beach4 lettersSee answer ›111ACalifornia's ___ Linda4 lettersSee answer ›112ARested atop6 lettersSee answer ›113A{Landfill, goose feathers, junkyard}14 lettersSee answer ›119APay no mind to6 lettersSee answer ›120ALongtime Tribeca restaurant where some say the Cosmopolitan was invented, with "the"5 lettersSee answer ›121AThousands of binary digits8 lettersSee answer ›122AWas overflowing6 lettersSee answer ›123AVan Halen of Van Halen5 lettersSee answer ›124AExtended voyage7 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DAngel's ___ (distiller's term for the whiskey that evaporates during aging)5 lettersSee answer ›2DShinbone5 lettersSee answer ›3DCompletely incompetent5 lettersSee answer ›4DTime for Sat. prep?3 lettersSee answer ›5DMarshland3 lettersSee answer ›6DSuffix for superlatives3 lettersSee answer ›7DUnspecified member of a series3 lettersSee answer ›8DNile dam5 lettersSee answer ›9DTriad, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›10DAssume5 lettersSee answer ›11DLead-in to River or Rover3 lettersSee answer ›12DDummkopf3 lettersSee answer ›13DBroadcaster of many an N.C.A.A. game5 lettersSee answer ›14DCalled for quiet7 lettersSee answer ›15DPenny ___ (miser)7 lettersSee answer ›16DLingerie brand with a Slavic-sounding name4 lettersSee answer ›17DFun time4 lettersSee answer ›18D"___ bon!"4 lettersSee answer ›19DBygone N.Y.C. music venue with rhyming initials4 lettersSee answer ›23DWisconsin's ___ Claire3 lettersSee answer ›27DBuddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"5 lettersSee answer ›29DApt name for a conchologist?4 lettersSee answer ›30DEar-related5 lettersSee answer ›31DYank's Civil War foe3 lettersSee answer ›32DWhat has flatter feet?3 lettersSee answer ›33DAchieve success, so to speak3 lettersSee answer ›34DChinese instrument with two strings4 lettersSee answer ›38DSound of an approaching subway train4 lettersSee answer ›39DStart of a reminiscence4 lettersSee answer ›40DWord with confidence or checkout4 lettersSee answer ›41DDo some roadwork on4 lettersSee answer ›42DFolk religion akin to voodoo5 lettersSee answer ›43DBattered by battle7 lettersSee answer ›44DWomen's areas in old Muslim palaces6 lettersSee answer ›45DLast stage of an insect's development5 lettersSee answer ›46D"No way, no how!"9 lettersSee answer ›47DNeurosurgeons, e.g.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›48DMetric unit of weight5 lettersSee answer ›49DMap legend3 lettersSee answer ›55DFigs. related to car loans4 lettersSee answer ›56DScottish hill4 lettersSee answer ›58DBig bunch4 lettersSee answer ›59DEroded7 lettersSee answer ›61DPouty mood4 lettersSee answer ›63DLead-in to sphere, in the atmosphere6 lettersSee answer ›64D"Hey! I know the answer!"4 lettersSee answer ›65DAtlantic crosser of 14924 lettersSee answer ›67DSign outside a broadcast booth5 lettersSee answer ›68DWayne's buddy in "Wayne's World"5 lettersSee answer ›69DAdmit5 lettersSee answer ›73DReally weak, as an excuse4 lettersSee answer ›74DBeats by ___ (audio brand)3 lettersSee answer ›75DThey might be up in arms, informally4 lettersSee answer ›76DT. ___ Price (investment firm)4 lettersSee answer ›77D"I bought this before ___ went crazy" (rueful bumper sticker on a Tesla)4 lettersSee answer ›78DHe was né Clay3 lettersSee answer ›79D___ pork (dish in a Chinese restaurant)5 lettersSee answer ›83DTale of rustic life5 lettersSee answer ›84D"Vidi," in Caesar's boast4 lettersSee answer ›87DSatirist Freberg4 lettersSee answer ›89DYou won't actually die of it7 lettersSee answer ›90DRocks smelted to make steel7 lettersSee answer ›91DConflict sparked by an archduke's assassination: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›92DSan Francisco's ___ Valley3 lettersSee answer ›93DMadrid's land, in the Olympics3 lettersSee answer ›98DLike Olympic pools5 lettersSee answer ›99DLike some cars parked next to "No Parking" signs5 lettersSee answer ›100DVietnam's capital5 lettersSee answer ›101DOld-fashioned "your"5 lettersSee answer ›102DSoldier for Attila3 lettersSee answer ›103DBlack suit5 lettersSee answer ›104DGood pal5 lettersSee answer ›105DOut of gas5 lettersSee answer ›106DLip4 lettersSee answer ›107DSettled down, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›108DAll the ___4 lettersSee answer ›109DKind of wave4 lettersSee answer ›113DLast name for an unnamed person3 lettersSee answer ›114DCurious3 lettersSee answer ›115DRing result, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›116DSecreted away3 lettersSee answer ›117DRon who played Tarzan3 lettersSee answer ›118DTwo in Tijuana3 lettersSee answer ›
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