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NYT Crossword Answers Jul 21, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 21, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Kenneth CortesEdited by Will ShortzGrid 16×1577 clues

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Across 33

  1. 1"Chocolate" pets ↗LABS
  2. 5Genome component ↗DNA
  3. 8Breaks in winter weather ↗THAWS
  4. 13___ vera ↗ALOE
  5. 14Gave a hand ↗DEALT
  6. 16Greet someone informally ↗SAYHI
  7. 17"Easy-peasy!" ↗BADABINGBADABOOM
  8. 20Attire for an infant ↗ONESIE
  9. 21Awe-inspiring solar phenomenon ↗AURORA
  10. 22Severity ↗RIGOR
  11. 23Urban environmental hazard ↗SMOG
  12. 24Pen tips ↗NIBS
  13. 28Clean with a rough spray ↗SANDBLAST
  14. 31Blood ___ ↗SERUM
  15. 32Acorn producer ↗OAK
  16. 33The 12 angry men in "12 Angry Men," e.g. ↗JURORS
  17. 34Finish flamboyantly … like 17-, 28-, 43- and 56-Across? ↗GOOUTWITHABANG
  18. 402000-09, with "the" ↗AUGHTS
  19. 41___ and haw ↗HEM
  20. 42Jumbo ↗LARGE
  21. 43Colorful taffy candy brand ↗STARBURST
  22. 49Laptop brand ↗ACER
  23. 50Tons ↗ALOT
  24. 51Not having quite enough money ↗SHORT
  25. 53"Really?" ↗OHYEAH
  26. 55Backside ↗HEINIE
  27. 562023 double-platinum Chappell Roan record ↗REDWINESUPERNOVA
  28. 60Toyota hybrid ↗PRIUS
  29. 61Plumbing fixture found under the sink ↗PTRAP
  30. 62Things assayers assay ↗ORES
  31. 63Reactions akin to "OMG!" ↗GASPS
  32. 64Pigs' digs ↗STY
  33. 65Fill up ↗SATE

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  1. 1Hard work ↗LABOR
  2. 2Morissette with the 1996 hit "Ironic" ↗ALANIS
  3. 3Corner store ↗BODEGA
  4. 4Fall, e.g. ↗SEASON
  5. 5Reading room ↗DEN
  6. 6Japanese city that's home to the Chinese Sofukuji Temple ↗NAGASAKI
  7. 7Subjects of some Billboard charts ↗ALBUMS
  8. 8Old Russian ruler ↗TSAR
  9. 9Cuban dance style ↗HABANERA
  10. 10Actress Edebiri ↗AYO
  11. 11"Which person are you referring to?" ↗WHO
  12. 12___ card ↗SIM
  13. 14A standard one has 21 pips ↗DIE
  14. 15Fortune-telling deck ↗TAROT
  15. 18Aviary inhabitant ↗BIRD
  16. 19Hound ↗DOG
  17. 25It's "pumped" by bodybuilders ↗IRON
  18. 26Town ↗BURG
  19. 27Texting format, in brief ↗SMS
  20. 29Many internet spammers ↗BOTS
  21. 30Rule ↗LAW
  22. 31Teacher for a day ↗SUB
  23. 33Part of a doorframe ↗JAMB
  24. 34Tortilla chip dip, informally ↗GUAC
  25. 35Shrek, e.g. ↗OGRE
  26. 36"Wow, real mature" ↗OHGROWUP
  27. 37Sport-___ ↗UTE
  28. 38"Ow! Watch it!" ↗THATHURT
  29. 39"___/she" (chocolate bar's pronouns in a corny joke) ↗HER
  30. 40In the manner of ↗ALA
  31. 43Power-saving computer mode ↗SLEEP
  32. 44They're often made at weddings ↗TOASTS
  33. 45One may accept the terms and conditions ↗USER
  34. 46Heavyweight beasts, familiarly ↗RHINOS
  35. 47Mexican state bordering Chihuahua ↗SONORA
  36. 48Hot pot holder ↗TRIVET
  37. 50Novelist Rand ↗AYN
  38. 52Backcomb ↗TEASE
  39. 54Cat's warning ↗HISS
  40. 55Old-school term for "cool" ↗HEP
  41. 56World of Warcraft, e.g., in brief ↗RPG
  42. 57Long period ↗ERA
  43. 58Put down ↗DIS
  44. 59Salary ↗PAY