NYT Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday 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 Mason Hyunjin LeeEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3P4S5E6L7A8P9S10E11E12S13P14ATIT15ROURKE16ALA17MAKE18ORBREAK19SAG20BREAD21EAST22HYPE23AISLO24P25TE26EUP27TRI28C29KORTRE30A31T32I33T34CH35NAM36STALE37NAH38ATTA39B40OY41SON42CLE43AR44ROT45EYES46HEADS47O48RTAI49LS50TAEBO51SAT52I53R54E55H56AMM57LO58F59T60RESET61ALE62LIFEO63RDEATH64NBA65AGENDA66MARE67GAL68PERSON69SKOR

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACartographers' concerns4 lettersMAPS
5AGo by6 lettersELAPSE
14AWorking obediently4 lettersATIT
17A[C/P]ause11 lettersMAKEORBREAK
19ADroop3 lettersSAG
22ABuzz before a release4 lettersHYPE
25APrepare to drive, in golf5 lettersTEEUP
27A[L/C]ure12 lettersTRICKORTREAT
36AOld, as a joke5 lettersSTALE
37ACasual refusal3 lettersNAH
38A"Way to go, kid!"7 lettersATTABOY
44ABrain ___3 lettersROT
46A[M/H]inds12 lettersHEADSORTAILS
55ASoccer great Mia4 lettersHAMM
60ANew beginning5 lettersRESET
61APub order3 lettersALE
62A[Z/R]est11 lettersLIFEORDEATH
64AMagic setting, in brief3 lettersNBA
65AList of things to discuss6 lettersAGENDA
67A___ pal3 lettersGAL
68AIndividual6 lettersPERSON
69AHershey toffee bar4 lettersSKOR
DOWN
2DCompany that created Pong5 lettersATARI
4DSneakiness7 lettersSTEALTH
5DGoof3 lettersERR
6DBrain or ear part4 lettersLOBE
7DCoolness, of a sort4 lettersAURA
8DMagician's cry6 lettersPRESTO
9DMany a Winter Olympian6 lettersSKATER
10D"Holy moley!"3 lettersEEK
11D"No sweat!"9 lettersEASYPEASY
12D___ on the wrist4 lettersSLAP
13DWord with home or half4 lettersPAGE
18DWhat cologne may mask4 lettersODOR
22DInjured4 lettersHURT
24DPub order4 lettersPINT
30DSunburn remedy4 lettersALOE
31DX's, sometimes4 lettersTENS
32DRuler division4 lettersINCH
33DTall story4 lettersTALE
38DKeister, in Leicester4 lettersARSE
40DSinger Redding4 lettersOTIS
43DFirst in a race?4 lettersADAM
45DRegards highly7 lettersESTEEMS
47DDo a favor6 lettersOBLIGE
48DWorker overhead6 lettersROOFER
49DCooking fat4 lettersLARD
53DCool again, maybe5 lettersRETRO
54DHeavens5 lettersETHER
55DRest like a bat4 lettersHANG
58DMarshy areas4 lettersFENS
59DTask on a list4 lettersTODO
63DRaced3 lettersRAN
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