NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 28, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 28, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Adam VincentEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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The Grid

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Across 36

  1. 1Insolence ↗SASS
  2. 5Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" ↗ODELL
  3. 10Be in need of ibuprofen, say ↗ACHE
  4. 14Word with cap or socks ↗KNEE
  5. 15Diet that eschews processed food ↗PALEO
  6. 16In a minute ↗SOON
  7. 17With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues ↗ITSNOTHING
  8. 19Massage gun target ↗KNOT
  9. 20Wyoming mountain range ↗TETONS
  10. 21"Out with ya now!" ↗GIT
  11. 23Tax pro ↗CPA
  12. 24Primer mes del año ↗ENERO
  13. 25*Essential oil with a musky scent ↗PATCHOULI
  14. 28Myrmecology subject ↗ANT
  15. 29Bonfire remains ↗ASH
  16. 30Concerning hearing ↗AURAL
  17. 31*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001) ↗MASSACHUSETTS
  18. 36Ruminant's mouthful ↗CUD
  19. 37Secondary social media account ↗ALT
  20. 38*"Until next time!" ↗CATCHYOULATER
  21. 45United ↗ASONE
  22. 47Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner" ↗OER
  23. 48Palindromic kitchen brand ↗OXO
  24. 49*Academy Award, e.g. ↗STATUETTE
  25. 51___ Taco (ice cream treat) ↗CHOCO
  26. 53The "S" of macOS: Abbr. ↗SYS
  27. 54Beam ↗RAY
  28. 55Bubble tea bubbles ↗PEARLS
  29. 56Some first responders, for short ↗EMTS
  30. 58See 17-Across ↗TOSNEEZEAT
  31. 61Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies ↗RIAN
  32. 62Once more ↗AGAIN
  33. 63Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm ↗EAVE
  34. 64Rat (on) ↗TELL
  35. 65Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe ↗TAMPS
  36. 66Iditarod conveyance ↗SLED

Down 38

  1. 1Sporting group at a cold-weather school ↗SKITEAM
  2. 2Insect's feeler ↗ANTENNA
  3. 3Six-line poems ↗SESTETS
  4. 4Honorific for many Spanish teachers ↗SENOR
  5. 5Finishes deliberating ↗OPTS
  6. 6"Well, lah-di-___!" ↗DAH
  7. 7Name that's an anagram of an untruth ↗ELI
  8. 8Units in horse racing ↗LENGTHS
  9. 9Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle ↗LOGIC
  10. 10Query ↗ASK
  11. 11Plays the yes-man ↗CONCURS
  12. 12Muss and fuss ↗HOOPLA
  13. 13Involve ↗ENTAIL
  14. 181969 "bed-in" participant ↗ONO
  15. 22"___ be the day!" ↗THATLL
  16. 25Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member ↗PAH
  17. 26Sun Devils' sch. ↗ASU
  18. 27"Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album) ↗OUTTA
  19. 32Triflingly little ↗SCANT
  20. 33Artistic visionary ↗AUTEUR
  21. 34Org. mentioned in many zombie movies ↗CDC
  22. 35Evian, Perrier or Badoit ↗EAU
  23. 38Along a gulf, say ↗COASTAL
  24. 39Sweaty stretching session ↗HOTYOGA
  25. 40Up to this point ↗YET
  26. 41Mined find ↗ORE
  27. 42"Oof, painfully true" ↗TOOREAL
  28. 43Part of a country located entirely within another country ↗EXCLAVE
  29. 44Landed for the night ↗ROOSTED
  30. 45Claim to be true ↗ASSERT
  31. 46Hinder ↗STYMIE
  32. 50Bother, as one's conscience ↗EATAT
  33. 51Letter that can take a cedilla ↗CEE
  34. 52Puts through a harsh initiation ↗HAZES
  35. 55Items sometimes chained to a desk ↗PENS
  36. 57Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief ↗SNL
  37. 59Rock singer ___ Fender ↗SAM
  38. 60Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar ↗NIP