NYT Crossword July 20 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on July 20 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Scarecrow stuffing
The answer is: straw
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Ralph who ran for president four times
The answer is: nader
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Some HP products
The answer is: pcs
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Ebb
The answer is: abate
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Top-tier group
The answer is: elite
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Tuna variety often used in sashimi
The answer is: ahi
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(17)
On/off device
The answer is: lightswitch
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Empty space between things
The answer is: gap
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Something at either end of a hammock, often
The answer is: tree
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Brain tests, for short
The answer is: eegs
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"10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout)
The answer is: items
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Golf club for teeing off
The answer is: driver
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Small orchard
The answer is: grove
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One with Q or Z is worth 10 points
The answer is: scrabbletile
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Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short
The answer is: asmr
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Regret
The answer is: rue
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Pursue
The answer is: seek
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Young Yorkie, e.g.
The answer is: pup
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Better halves
The answer is: spouses
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Blue state?
The answer is: woe
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GPS guesses
The answer is: etas
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April 15 deadline org.
The answer is: irs
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The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr.
The answer is: assn
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Cause of some rescreenings in an airport
The answer is: pocketchange
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(50)
Like many English bogs
The answer is: peaty
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Begin to grow choppers
The answer is: teethe
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Measure around the middle
The answer is: girth
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Norse god of thunder
The answer is: thor
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Agricultural locale
The answer is: farm
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Chicken ___ king
The answer is: ala
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"My sympathies" … or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across
The answer is: ifeelforyou
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Rapper Tone ___
The answer is: loc
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Reef material
The answer is: coral
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(65)
Winning Monopoly player's collection
The answer is: deeds
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(66)
Had dinner, say
The answer is: ate
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Transmits
The answer is: sends
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Hockey feints
The answer is: dekes
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
Add some seasoning to
The answer is: salt
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(2)
Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally
The answer is: tbird
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Wild party
The answer is: rager
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Faith no more?
The answer is: atheism
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More than damp
The answer is: wet
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Big name in baseball caps
The answer is: newera
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Sacha Baron Cohen persona
The answer is: alig
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Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code
The answer is: dits
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And more like that: Abbr.
The answer is: etc
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Put back on the payroll
The answer is: rehire
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What search engine optimization hopes to increase
The answer is: pageviews
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(12)
Creature that blends into its surroundings
The answer is: chameleon
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Drinks daintily
The answer is: sips
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Prognosticator
The answer is: seer
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Young ’uns
The answer is: tots
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Bygone staples of home theaters, informally
The answer is: vcrs
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Utter delight
The answer is: glee
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Item for a painter or hairstylist
The answer is: brush
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Vehicle to and from school
The answer is: bus
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Barely get, with "out"
The answer is: eke
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Someone who's not thinking may be on this
The answer is: autopilot
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U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-’60s
The answer is: spacerace
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Get-up-and-go
The answer is: pep
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"It's a shame, really!"
The answer is: pity
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Monster of Tolkiendom
The answer is: orc
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Very wise
The answer is: sage
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(42)
32-card card game
The answer is: skat
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Liberate
The answer is: setfree
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Important consideration for A.I. programmers
The answer is: ethics
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(48)
Bikini and others
The answer is: atolls
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Spongy ball material
The answer is: nerf
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"Frida" star Salma
The answer is: hayek
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Slowly chip away at
The answer is: erode
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(54)
Fancy party
The answer is: gala
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Gull relative
The answer is: tern
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Lettuce unit
The answer is: head
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"No ___, no fuss!"
The answer is: muss
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Opponent
The answer is: foe
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Unfamiliar
The answer is: odd
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