NYT Crossword July 12 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on July 12 2026.
- 138
- Total Clues
- 60
- Total Across
- 78
- Total Down
Clues Across (60 total)
(1)
One-named singer from County Donegal
The answer is: enya
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Spot treatment provider?
The answer is: petspa
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You might need to lose a few to get them
The answer is: abs
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Problem with a story
The answer is: hole
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Shallot relatives
The answer is: leeks
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Icon beside a username
The answer is: avatar
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Push-up, for example
The answer is: bra
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Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea
The answer is: aral
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"I vant to suck your blood!"
The answer is: bitingremark
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White Claws, e.g.
The answer is: seltzers
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Twisted balloon shapes, typically
The answer is: animals
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Doesn't wait to find out, say
The answer is: asks
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Video game setting for noobs
The answer is: easymode
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(30)
Sculptor's degree, for short
The answer is: bfa
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Little annoyance
The answer is: flea
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(32)
Turkey part
The answer is: ankara
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"I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!"
The answer is: groundlessaccusation
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(40)
Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_
The answer is: sue
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(41)
Reef setting
The answer is: cay
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Profound
The answer is: deep
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(43)
Preserve
The answer is: save
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(44)
Prepared to pray
The answer is: kneeled
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Contradictory
The answer is: atodds
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"In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium
The answer is: bruges
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(52)
Digs in the snow?
The answer is: igloo
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Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally
The answer is: dline
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Certain bony protrusions
The answer is: bunions
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"If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!"
The answer is: thinlyveiledthreat
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Prodigal ___
The answer is: son
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Apex
The answer is: acme
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Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series
The answer is: eoin
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Palindromic family member
The answer is: sis
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"I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!"
The answer is: patronizingcomment
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What fighter pilots fight, for short
The answer is: gforces
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(76)
Noggins
The answer is: domes
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Device for sending group messages?
The answer is: ouija
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(78)
Lap, maybe
The answer is: repass
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Oaf
The answer is: galoot
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Surf in a daring way
The answer is: hangten
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"You can say that again"
The answer is: amen
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Japanese city known for its beef
The answer is: kobe
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Shop ___
The answer is: vac
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Pack-bearing beast
The answer is: ass
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"Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!"
The answer is: backhandedcompliment
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Stroke gently
The answer is: caress
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(96)
Puts away
The answer is: ices
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Planner unit
The answer is: day
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"Don't fall for that!"
The answer is: itsatrap
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Like many wines and cheeses
The answer is: aged
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Gallery collection
The answer is: fineart
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(106)
Where one might drink a mai tai or piƱa colada
The answer is: poolside
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"I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!"
The answer is: baldfacedlie
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Kind of contraceptive
The answer is: oral
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Compete
The answer is: vie
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Josh of "No Country for Old Men"
The answer is: brolin
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Love seats, e.g.
The answer is: sofas
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(113)
Certain body-weight exercises
The answer is: dips
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(114)
The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe
The answer is: end
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Daisy relatives
The answer is: asters
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Quitter's word
The answer is: cant
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Clues Down (78 total)
(1)
Actor Idris
The answer is: elba
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(2)
German dissent
The answer is: nein
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Himalayan menace
The answer is: yeti
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With hands on hips
The answer is: akimbo
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Common occurrences for scratch golfers
The answer is: pars
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Apple consumer
The answer is: eve
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Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk
The answer is: tamale
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Equilibria
The answer is: stases
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Heavy coats
The answer is: parkas
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Torah vessels
The answer is: arks
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Things marked during attendance
The answer is: absences
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End it
The answer is: breakup
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They might be green or red
The answer is: salsas
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Dress for a job you probably don't want?
The answer is: hazmatsuit
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Apt name for a tuxedo cat
The answer is: oreo
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Embellish as with unnecessary words
The answer is: lard
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Alternatively
The answer is: else
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Screw-up
The answer is: snafu
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Ricochet
The answer is: glance
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Supermodel Banks
The answer is: tyra
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Groovy
The answer is: fly
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Crushed, in a way
The answer is: aced
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Rarin' to go
The answer is: gungho
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Land, as a fish
The answer is: reelin
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Palindromic family member
The answer is: dad
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Contributed
The answer is: added
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Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am"
The answer is: iago
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Baker's necessity
The answer is: oven
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Loch ___
The answer is: ness
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Sketches
The answer is: skits
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Vast span
The answer is: eon
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[That was a good one]
The answer is: lol
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The thing in "The Thing," for one
The answer is: alien
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"Open ___ midnight"
The answer is: til
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United
The answer is: one
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No es ___ (Spanish put-down)
The answer is: bueno
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Cellular messenger
The answer is: rna
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Audience stat
The answer is: demo
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___-a-brac
The answer is: bric
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David who directed the final four Harry Potter films
The answer is: yates
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Tape players
The answer is: vcrs
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2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie
The answer is: tenet
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Uses more than one's fair share of
The answer is: hogs
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Tofu alternative
The answer is: seitan
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As a joke
The answer is: injest
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Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo
The answer is: stans
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Bull rings?
The answer is: prankcalls
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Some summer purchases, informally
The answer is: acs
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Laid off
The answer is: idled
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Madhouse
The answer is: zoo
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Texter's qualifier
The answer is: imo
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Dude in Jamaica
The answer is: mon
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Root beer order
The answer is: mug
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Clutch
The answer is: grab
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Disaster relief org.
The answer is: fema
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Noted example of oligopoly, in brief
The answer is: opec
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"Have a safe trip"
The answer is: godspeed
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Fivers
The answer is: abes
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"2001" villain
The answer is: hal
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Far from basic
The answer is: acidic
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Baking recipe instruction
The answer is: kneadin
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(85)
Biden and Bush, once, in brief
The answer is: vps
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Professional responsibilities, colloquially
The answer is: hats
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Show up
The answer is: arrive
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Cubans, e.g.
The answer is: cigars
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Spotted wildcat
The answer is: ocelot
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Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say
The answer is: meddle
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Flowing tresses
The answer is: manes
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One looking after pupils, for short
The answer is: eyedoc
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Device outmoded by the smartphone
The answer is: ipod
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"Holesome" figures
The answer is: tori
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Carving material for beginners
The answer is: soap
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___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The answer is: abba
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Waves a hand in front of, maybe
The answer is: fans
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___ Romeo
The answer is: alfa
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Director Johnson of "Knives Out"
The answer is: rian
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Word repeated into a mic
The answer is: test
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Symbol on an Oregon license plate
The answer is: fir
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