New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 07/23/2026. The July 23 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a More than just a disapproving lookDEATHSTAR
- 10a Scruff of the neckAPE
- 13a Fondita offeringsENCHILADAS
- 15a Three-time A.L. M.V.P. of the 2000s, familiarlyAROD
- 16a “The Devil’s radio”IDLEGOSSIP
- 17a Pollution portmanteauSMOG
- 18a Really peevedHOT
- 19a What a pointless game has?NOSCORE
- 21a OutfittedQUIPPED
- 25a Password precederUSERID
- 26a Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefixSUPRAS
- 27a Passover monthNISAN
- 29a ___-turvyTOPSY
- 30a Sprint, e.g.RACE
- 31a Home run hitter’s gaitTROT
- 35a DownedATE
- 36a Part in a playOLE
- 37a “That’s the spot!”AAH
- 38a “Tyrone” singer ErykahBADU
- 40a Not muchATAD
- 41a “Will you let me?”CANTI
- 43a Desert for which an African country is namedNAMIB
- 45a Like obsidian rock, onceMOLTEN
- 46a Symbol of rebirth in ancient EgyptSCARAB
- 49a Last hurrahSWANSON
- 51a Trials by fireORDEALS
- 53a Wholly, but not holey or holy, e.g.: Abbr.ADV
- 54a Helen of Troy’s motherLEDA
- 55a Ignominious outcomeEPICDEFEAT
- 61a Tech product discontinued in 2022IPOD
- 62a Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe ? and six squares in this puzzle’s grid?DARKENERGY
- 63a Not admitDEN
- 64a Pottery so named for its hardnessSTONEWARE
- Down
- 1d Agnus ___DEI
- 2d Word after tight or defensiveEND
- 3d Knee stabilizer, in briefACL
- 4d Not just anyTHE
- 5d Attractive feature of a jobHIGHPAY
- 6d Single-masted vesselsSLOOPS
- 7d Sweet or sourTASTE
- 8d Podcast interruptionsADS
- 9d Frequent forecast in SeattleRAIN
- 10d Strong suit?ARMOR
- 11d Unleavened South Asian flatbreadPOORI
- 12d Follower of double or giltEDGED
- 14d Champion, as a causeSPOUSE
- 15d BuddingASCENT
- 20d Org. with a list of popular baby namesSSA
- 21d Minimum, in a wayQUOTA
- 22d IncreasedUPPED
- 23d Letters before “.gov”IRS
- 24d Forensic facilitiesDNALABS
- 26d Sign abbr. meaning “founded in”STAB
- 28d Coffee or tea specificationICED
- 30d Unleavened South Asian flatbreadROTI
- 32d Sought comfort from, sayRANTO
- 33d Like granolaOATEN
- 34d Unnamed articleTHIN
- 39d Ill-preparedUNREAD
- 40d Didn’t stay on topicAMBLED
- 41d Come togetherCONVENE
- 42d Lou Gehrig’s disease, for shortALS
- 44d One level below the majorsAAA
- 45d InfuriateMADDEN
- 46d Sphere, e.g.SOLID
- 47d Crinkly fabricCREPE
- 48d ExtensionADDON
- 50d Totally bizarreWACKO
- 52d Places to get masksSPAS
- 56d Original N.Y.C. subway lineIRT
- 57d HandfulFEW
- 58d Long stretchERA
- 59d Cabinet dept. since 1889AGR
- 60d Gospel musician TribbettTYE