NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 24, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 24, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Geoffrey SchorkopfEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Bit of radiological work ↗SCAN
  2. 5Component that may emerge from Earth's asthenosphere ↗MAGMA
  3. 10What drones might be mistaken for ↗UFOS
  4. 14Dudes ↗MACS
  5. 15Dirt pie ingredients ↗OREOS
  6. 16As it's happening ↗LIVE
  7. 17Criminals in the oil industry? ↗ARTFORGERS
  8. 19"Your guide to a better future" website ↗CNET
  9. 20It makes one red in the face ↗CLOWNNOSE
  10. 21Animals considered divine messengers in Shinto culture ↗DEER
  11. 22Aperitif with black currant liqueur ↗KIR
  12. 23Not full-bodied ↗LITE
  13. 24Like a politically diverse U.S. state ↗PURPLE
  14. 26When doubled, like a perfect outcome ↗WIN
  15. 27Start of a protest ↗BUT
  16. 28"Mark Twain" biographer Chernow ↗RON
  17. 29Not show-stopping? ↗BINGEWATCHING
  18. 33Segue into a thesis statement ↗HERESTHETHING
  19. 34"Don't sweat the small stuff!" ↗LIFESTOOSHORT
  20. 35Spanish diminutive suffix ↗ITO
  21. 36Fire ↗CAN
  22. 37One of 17 in Monopoly: Abbr. ↗AVE
  23. 38Drinks are on me! ↗BARCAR
  24. 40Terminal datum ↗GATE
  25. 42Like a strong bond ↗AAA
  26. 45Mine line ↗SEAM
  27. 46Group with defining traits? ↗WORDNERDS
  28. 48Foul mood ↗SNIT
  29. 49Tropical fruit with white flesh and a deep-red rind ↗MANGOSTEEN
  30. 50All the ___ ↗RAGE
  31. 51"That much is obvious" ↗IKNOW
  32. 52A tall one may be inflated ↗TALE
  33. 532019 Grammy-winning album for Tyler, the Creator ↗IGOR
  34. 54Rimes with rhymes ↗LEANN
  35. 55Beta tester, e.g. ↗USER

Down 35

  1. 1Insulting talk, informally ↗SMACK
  2. 2U.S. soccer legend ___ Lloyd ↗CARLI
  3. 3Fox or Foxx ↗ACTOR
  4. 4Warning next to a suspicious link, perhaps ↗NSFW
  5. 5Venus, or sometimes Mercury ↗MORNINGSTAR
  6. 6Lingo ↗ARGOT
  7. 7Silly sorts ↗GEESE
  8. 8Cry from a toddler during snack time ↗MORE
  9. 9Jack or jenny ↗ASS
  10. 10Bad gut feeling? ↗ULCER
  11. 11Text that's often unread ↗FINEPRINT
  12. 12Stretttccched out ↗OVERLONG
  13. 13Place ↗SET
  14. 18Modern deception ↗ONLINESCAM
  15. 21Cookware sometimes used over campfires ↗DUTCHOVENS
  16. 24"Drop it!" ↗PUTTHATDOWN
  17. 25Language of Barbados: Abbr. ↗ENG
  18. 26Tool for a sting ↗WIRE
  19. 27Hons ↗BAES
  20. 29Words said while preparing to leave ↗BEFOREIGO
  21. 30School described as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen" ↗ETON
  22. 31Follower of "Doctor" or "That's" ↗WHO
  23. 32Bring on ↗HIRE
  24. 33Run into trouble ↗HITASNAG
  25. 34Gay ___ (1970s movement) ↗LIB
  26. 39Serve a function ↗CATER
  27. 40Fixin' to ↗GONNA
  28. 41Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive" ↗ARGON
  29. 42Tracts ↗AREAS
  30. 43Singer whose album titles represent ages ↗ADELE
  31. 44Recipient of Emmys in different categories for the same role ↗ASNER
  32. 46Respond to the alarm ↗WAKE
  33. 47"Is the whole world against me?" ↗ETTU
  34. 48Guru's honorific ↗SRI
  35. 49"Cool" quantity ↗MIL