New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 07/28/2026. The July 28 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a InsolenceSASS
- 5a Scott ___, author of “Island of the Blue Dolphins”ODELL
- 10a Be in need of ibuprofen, sayACHE
- 14a Word with cap or socksKNEE
- 15a Diet that eschews processed foodPALEO
- 16a In a minuteSOON
- 17a With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle’s starred cluesITSNOTHING
- 19a Massage gun targetKNOT
- 20a Wyoming mountain rangeTETONS
- 21a “Out with ya now!”GIT
- 23a Tax proCPA
- 24a Primer mes del añoENERO
- 25a *Essential oil with a musky scentPATCHOULI
- 28a Myrmecology subjectANT
- 29a Bonfire remainsASH
- 30a Concerning hearingAURAL
- 31a *Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)MASSACHUSETTS
- 36a Ruminant’s mouthfulCUD
- 37a Secondary social media accountALT
- 38a *”Until next time!”CATCHYOULATER
- 45a UnitedASONE
- 47a Preposition in “The Star-Spangled Banner”OER
- 48a Palindromic kitchen brandOXO
- 49a *Academy Award, e.g.STATUETTE
- 51a ___ Taco (ice cream treat)CHOCO
- 53a The “S” of macOS: Abbr.SYS
- 54a BeamRAY
- 55a Bubble tea bubblesPEARLS
- 56a Some first responders, for shortEMTS
- 58a See 17-AcrossTOSNEEZEAT
- 61a Director Johnson of the “Knives Out” moviesRIAN
- 62a Once moreAGAIN
- 63a Spot to huddle under during a rainstormEAVE
- 64a Rat (on)TELL
- 65a Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipeTAMPS
- 66a Iditarod conveyanceSLED
- Down
- 1d Sporting group at a cold-weather schoolSKITEAM
- 2d Insect’s feelerANTENNA
- 3d Six-line poemsSESTETS
- 4d Honorific for many Spanish teachersSENOR
- 5d Finishes deliberatingOPTS
- 6d “Well, lah-di-___!”DAH
- 7d Name that’s an anagram of an untruthELI
- 8d Units in horse racingLENGTHS
- 9d Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzleLOGIC
- 10d QueryASK
- 11d Plays the yes-manCONCURS
- 12d Muss and fussHOOPLA
- 13d InvolveENTAIL
- 18d 1969 “bed-in” participantONO
- 22d “___ be the day!”THATLL
- 25d Expression of disgust that sounds like a family memberPAH
- 26d Sun Devils’ sch.ASU
- 27d “Straight ___ Compton” (1989 N.W.A album)OUTTA
- 32d Triflingly littleSCANT
- 33d Artistic visionaryAUTEUR
- 34d Org. mentioned in many zombie moviesCDC
- 35d Evian, Perrier or BadoitEAU
- 38d Along a gulf, sayCOASTAL
- 39d Sweaty stretching sessionHOTYOGA
- 40d Up to this pointYET
- 41d Mined findORE
- 42d “Oof, painfully true”TOOREAL
- 43d Part of a country located entirely within another countryEXCLAVE
- 44d Landed for the nightROOSTED
- 45d Claim to be trueASSERT
- 46d HinderSTYMIE
- 50d Bother, as one’s conscienceEATAT
- 51d Letter that can take a cedillaCEE
- 52d Puts through a harsh initiationHAZES
- 55d Items sometimes chained to a deskPENS
- 57d Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in briefSNL
- 59d Rock singer ___ FenderSAM
- 60d Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy barNIP