NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 12, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 12, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 60

  1. 1One-named singer from County Donegal ↗ENYA
  2. 5Spot treatment provider? ↗PETSPA
  3. 11You might need to lose a few to get them ↗ABS
  4. 14Problem with a story ↗HOLE
  5. 18Shallot relatives ↗LEEKS
  6. 20Icon beside a username ↗AVATAR
  7. 21Push-up, for example ↗BRA
  8. 22Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea ↗ARAL
  9. 23"I vant to suck your blood!" ↗BITINGREMARK
  10. 25White Claws, e.g. ↗SELTZERS
  11. 27Twisted balloon shapes, typically ↗ANIMALS
  12. 28Doesn't wait to find out, say ↗ASKS
  13. 29Video game setting for noobs ↗EASYMODE
  14. 30Sculptor's degree, for short ↗BFA
  15. 31Little annoyance ↗FLEA
  16. 32Turkey part ↗ANKARA
  17. 33"I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!" ↗GROUNDLESSACCUSATION
  18. 40Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_ ↗SUE
  19. 41Reef setting ↗CAY
  20. 42Profound ↗DEEP
  21. 43Preserve ↗SAVE
  22. 44Prepared to pray ↗KNEELED
  23. 47Contradictory ↗ATODDS
  24. 50"In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium ↗BRUGES
  25. 52Digs in the snow? ↗IGLOO
  26. 53Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally ↗DLINE
  27. 54Certain bony protrusions ↗BUNIONS
  28. 55"If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!" ↗THINLYVEILEDTHREAT
  29. 60Prodigal ___ ↗SON
  30. 61Apex ↗ACME
  31. 62Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series ↗EOIN
  32. 63Palindromic family member ↗SIS
  33. 66"I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!" ↗PATRONIZINGCOMMENT
  34. 73What fighter pilots fight, for short ↗GFORCES
  35. 76Noggins ↗DOMES
  36. 77Device for sending group messages? ↗OUIJA
  37. 78Lap, maybe ↗REPASS
  38. 79Oaf ↗GALOOT
  39. 81Surf in a daring way ↗HANGTEN
  40. 83"You can say that again" ↗AMEN
  41. 84Japanese city known for its beef ↗KOBE
  42. 85Shop ___ ↗VAC
  43. 86Pack-bearing beast ↗ASS
  44. 87"Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!" ↗BACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENT
  45. 95Stroke gently ↗CARESS
  46. 96Puts away ↗ICES
  47. 97Planner unit ↗DAY
  48. 98"Don't fall for that!" ↗ITSATRAP
  49. 101Like many wines and cheeses ↗AGED
  50. 102Gallery collection ↗FINEART
  51. 106Where one might drink a mai tai or piña colada ↗POOLSIDE
  52. 107"I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!" ↗BALDFACEDLIE
  53. 109Kind of contraceptive ↗ORAL
  54. 110Compete ↗VIE
  55. 111Josh of "No Country for Old Men" ↗BROLIN
  56. 112Love seats, e.g. ↗SOFAS
  57. 113Certain body-weight exercises ↗DIPS
  58. 114The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe ↗END
  59. 115Daisy relatives ↗ASTERS
  60. 116Quitter's word ↗CANT

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  1. 1Actor Idris ↗ELBA
  2. 2German dissent ↗NEIN
  3. 3Himalayan menace ↗YETI
  4. 4With hands on hips ↗AKIMBO
  5. 5Common occurrences for scratch golfers ↗PARS
  6. 6Apple consumer ↗EVE
  7. 7Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk ↗TAMALE
  8. 8Equilibria ↗STASES
  9. 9Heavy coats ↗PARKAS
  10. 10Torah vessels ↗ARKS
  11. 11Things marked during attendance ↗ABSENCES
  12. 12End it ↗BREAKUP
  13. 13They might be green or red ↗SALSAS
  14. 14Dress for a job you probably don't want? ↗HAZMATSUIT
  15. 15Apt name for a tuxedo cat ↗OREO
  16. 16Embellish as with unnecessary words ↗LARD
  17. 17Alternatively ↗ELSE
  18. 19Screw-up ↗SNAFU
  19. 24Ricochet ↗GLANCE
  20. 26Supermodel Banks ↗TYRA
  21. 31Groovy ↗FLY
  22. 32Crushed, in a way ↗ACED
  23. 33Rarin' to go ↗GUNGHO
  24. 34Land, as a fish ↗REELIN
  25. 35Palindromic family member ↗DAD
  26. 36Contributed ↗ADDED
  27. 37Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am" ↗IAGO
  28. 38Baker's necessity ↗OVEN
  29. 39Loch ___ ↗NESS
  30. 40Sketches ↗SKITS
  31. 45Vast span ↗EON
  32. 46[That was a good one] ↗LOL
  33. 47The thing in "The Thing," for one ↗ALIEN
  34. 48"Open ___ midnight" ↗TIL
  35. 49United ↗ONE
  36. 50No es ___ (Spanish put-down) ↗BUENO
  37. 51Cellular messenger ↗RNA
  38. 53Audience stat ↗DEMO
  39. 54___-a-brac ↗BRIC
  40. 56David who directed the final four Harry Potter films ↗YATES
  41. 57Tape players ↗VCRS
  42. 582020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie ↗TENET
  43. 59Uses more than one's fair share of ↗HOGS
  44. 63Tofu alternative ↗SEITAN
  45. 64As a joke ↗INJEST
  46. 65Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo ↗STANS
  47. 66Bull rings? ↗PRANKCALLS
  48. 67Some summer purchases, informally ↗ACS
  49. 68Laid off ↗IDLED
  50. 69Madhouse ↗ZOO
  51. 70Texter's qualifier ↗IMO
  52. 71Dude in Jamaica ↗MON
  53. 72Root beer order ↗MUG
  54. 73Clutch ↗GRAB
  55. 74Disaster relief org. ↗FEMA
  56. 75Noted example of oligopoly, in brief ↗OPEC
  57. 79"Have a safe trip" ↗GODSPEED
  58. 80Fivers ↗ABES
  59. 81"2001" villain ↗HAL
  60. 82Far from basic ↗ACIDIC
  61. 84Baking recipe instruction ↗KNEADIN
  62. 85Biden and Bush, once, in brief ↗VPS
  63. 88Professional responsibilities, colloquially ↗HATS
  64. 89Show up ↗ARRIVE
  65. 90Cubans, e.g. ↗CIGARS
  66. 91Spotted wildcat ↗OCELOT
  67. 92Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say ↗MEDDLE
  68. 93Flowing tresses ↗MANES
  69. 94One looking after pupils, for short ↗EYEDOC
  70. 98Device outmoded by the smartphone ↗IPOD
  71. 99"Holesome" figures ↗TORI
  72. 100Carving material for beginners ↗SOAP
  73. 101___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park ↗ABBA
  74. 102Waves a hand in front of, maybe ↗FANS
  75. 103___ Romeo ↗ALFA
  76. 104Director Johnson of "Knives Out" ↗RIAN
  77. 105Word repeated into a mic ↗TEST
  78. 108Symbol on an Oregon license plate ↗FIR