NYT Crossword July 21 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on July 21 2026.
- 77
- Total Clues
- 33
- Total Across
- 44
- Total Down
Clues Across (33 total)
(1)
"Chocolate" pets
The answer is: labs
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Genome component
The answer is: dna
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Breaks in winter weather
The answer is: thaws
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___ vera
The answer is: aloe
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Gave a hand
The answer is: dealt
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Greet someone informally
The answer is: sayhi
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"Easy-peasy!"
The answer is: badabingbadaboom
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Attire for an infant
The answer is: onesie
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Awe-inspiring solar phenomenon
The answer is: aurora
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Severity
The answer is: rigor
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Urban environmental hazard
The answer is: smog
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Pen tips
The answer is: nibs
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Clean with a rough spray
The answer is: sandblast
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Blood ___
The answer is: serum
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Acorn producer
The answer is: oak
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The 12 angry men in "12 Angry Men," e.g.
The answer is: jurors
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Finish flamboyantly … like 17-, 28-, 43- and 56-Across?
The answer is: gooutwithabang
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2000-09, with "the"
The answer is: aughts
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___ and haw
The answer is: hem
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(42)
Jumbo
The answer is: large
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Colorful taffy candy brand
The answer is: starburst
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Laptop brand
The answer is: acer
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Tons
The answer is: alot
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Not having quite enough money
The answer is: short
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"Really?"
The answer is: ohyeah
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Backside
The answer is: heinie
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2023 double-platinum Chappell Roan record
The answer is: redwinesupernova
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Toyota hybrid
The answer is: prius
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Plumbing fixture found under the sink
The answer is: ptrap
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Things assayers assay
The answer is: ores
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Reactions akin to "OMG!"
The answer is: gasps
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Pigs' digs
The answer is: sty
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Fill up
The answer is: sate
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Clues Down (44 total)
(1)
Hard work
The answer is: labor
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(2)
Morissette with the 1996 hit "Ironic"
The answer is: alanis
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Corner store
The answer is: bodega
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Fall, e.g.
The answer is: season
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Reading room
The answer is: den
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Japanese city that's home to the Chinese Sofukuji Temple
The answer is: nagasaki
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Subjects of some Billboard charts
The answer is: albums
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Old Russian ruler
The answer is: tsar
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Cuban dance style
The answer is: habanera
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Actress Edebiri
The answer is: ayo
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"Which person are you referring to?"
The answer is: who
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___ card
The answer is: sim
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A standard one has 21 pips
The answer is: die
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Fortune-telling deck
The answer is: tarot
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Aviary inhabitant
The answer is: bird
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Hound
The answer is: dog
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It's "pumped" by bodybuilders
The answer is: iron
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(26)
Town
The answer is: burg
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Texting format, in brief
The answer is: sms
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Many internet spammers
The answer is: bots
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Rule
The answer is: law
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(31)
Teacher for a day
The answer is: sub
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(33)
Part of a doorframe
The answer is: jamb
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Tortilla chip dip, informally
The answer is: guac
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Shrek, e.g.
The answer is: ogre
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"Wow, real mature"
The answer is: ohgrowup
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Sport-___
The answer is: ute
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"Ow! Watch it!"
The answer is: thathurt
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(39)
"___/she" (chocolate bar's pronouns in a corny joke)
The answer is: her
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In the manner of
The answer is: ala
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(43)
Power-saving computer mode
The answer is: sleep
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They're often made at weddings
The answer is: toasts
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One may accept the terms and conditions
The answer is: user
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Heavyweight beasts, familiarly
The answer is: rhinos
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(47)
Mexican state bordering Chihuahua
The answer is: sonora
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Hot pot holder
The answer is: trivet
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Novelist Rand
The answer is: ayn
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(52)
Backcomb
The answer is: tease
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Cat's warning
The answer is: hiss
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Old-school term for "cool"
The answer is: hep
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World of Warcraft, e.g., in brief
The answer is: rpg
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Long period
The answer is: era
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Put down
The answer is: dis
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Salary
The answer is: pay
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