NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 17, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 17, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 25

  1. 1Savory Chinese dish prepared on a griddle ↗SCALLIONPANCAKE
  2. 16Ended something bad for good ↗MADEACLEANBREAK
  3. 17Had a little of this and that, say ↗ORDEREDALACARTE
  4. 18Dream setting, for short ↗REM
  5. 19Does as a group? ↗DEER
  6. 20Air ↗MOOD
  7. 21Water bearer ↗EWER
  8. 23It's a trap! ↗SETUP
  9. 27Put into play ↗USED
  10. 31Apply for an in-office job? ↗RUN
  11. 32Chase, in a way ↗WOO
  12. 35Pacifists' initiative ↗ANTIWARMOVEMENT
  13. 40Historical figure known to have acquired and dissected human corpses ↗LEONARDODAVINCI
  14. 41Common accompaniment to ribs ↗MOISTTOWELETTES
  15. 42It lacks a permanent host, for short ↗SNL
  16. 43Comedian Margaret ↗CHO
  17. 44Landform commonly seen in a crescent shape on Mars ↗DUNE
  18. 45Phonies ↗SHAMS
  19. 47Candy bar similar to Heath ↗SKOR
  20. 51Start of a tragedy ↗ACTI
  21. 54They typically come in sets of four ↗PAWS
  22. 58One who's been fleeced? ↗EWE
  23. 59French seafood topping named after another country ↗SAUCEAMERICAINE
  24. 64"What on earth will you show some respect for?" ↗ISNOTHINGSACRED
  25. 65Be alert ↗STANDATTHEREADY

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  1. 1Sweet sandwich ↗SMORE
  2. 2Rod whom the annual A.L. batting title is named after ↗CAREW
  3. 3Google smartphone feature that edits the photographer into the group shot ↗ADDME
  4. 4Pulitzer-winning author whose only two novels were published 55 years apart ↗LEE
  5. 5Pie crust ingredient ↗LARD
  6. 6Slush Puppie alternative ↗ICEE
  7. 7Dated many years ago? ↗OLDE
  8. 8Approaches ↗NEARS
  9. 9Mate ↗PAL
  10. 10What the names of all but one continent end with ↗ANA
  11. 11Airer of the original "Star Trek" series ↗NBC
  12. 12Marathoner's woe ↗CRAMP
  13. 13Prefix with -nautics ↗AERO
  14. 14Kaelin of the O.J. trial ↗KATO
  15. 15Pulled (out) ↗EKED
  16. 22Spoils ↗RUINS
  17. 24Unearthed? ↗ERODED
  18. 25Island nation north of Fiji ↗TUVALU
  19. 26Rough, in a way ↗UNEVEN
  20. 28Fabric fragment ↗SWATCH
  21. 29Kitt who played Catwoman ↗EARTHA
  22. 30Marvel antagonist who wears a metal mask ↗DRDOOM
  23. 32Headed out ↗WENT
  24. 33Never to be repeated ↗ONCE
  25. 34First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul" ↗OTIS
  26. 35Poor gift-giving? ↗ALMS
  27. 36Like some lights ↗NEON
  28. 37Grind away ↗TOIL
  29. 38Cut down on greens? ↗MOW
  30. 39Small amounts ↗MITES
  31. 45Incite to attack, as a dog ↗SICON
  32. 46Exhausted ↗SPENT
  33. 48Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham" ↗KEIRA
  34. 49Completely defeated ↗OWNED
  35. 50Like marshes ↗REEDY
  36. 51Thrift store tag ↗ASIS
  37. 52Something big when all the world's a stage? ↗CAST
  38. 53It might be on a roll ↗TUNA
  39. 55Exasperated cry ↗ARGH
  40. 56Learned ↗WISE
  41. 57Disney antagonist who rules the Pride Lands ↗SCAR
  42. 60Station information, for short ↗ETD
  43. 61"I've had a breakthrough!" ↗AHA
  44. 62Sch. that releases admission decisions on Pi Day ↗MIT
  45. 63Wizard ↗ACE