NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 30, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 30, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Joel WoodfordEdited by Will ShortzGrid 16×1579 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1Change entirely ↗RESET
  2. 6Like former secrets ↗SHARED
  3. 12Make like a frog ↗HOP
  4. 15One who doesn't speak while in a cast ↗EXTRA
  5. 16Balkan state that's been independent since 2008 ↗KOSOVO
  6. 17Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man ↗APT
  7. 18Cluster ↗CHARLIESHEEN
  8. 20Density symbol ↗RHO
  9. 21Go for gold? ↗TAN
  10. 22It may be padded or slapped ↗KNEE
  11. 23Do you read me? ↗NOVEL
  12. 25Veteran ↗OLDPRO
  13. 27Agent ↗ALPHAMALE
  14. 31Change logos, maybe ↗REBRAND
  15. 33"Bravo!" ↗OLE
  16. 34Dour ↗GRIM
  17. 35Unnatural, in a way ↗DYED
  18. 36H.S. course covering integrals ↗APCALC
  19. 39___ trading ↗DAY
  20. 40Steam ↗SIERRACLUB
  21. 43Sow, e.g. ↗PIG
  22. 46Black-and-orange bird ↗ORIOLE
  23. 47Bob who painted "happy little trees" ↗ROSS
  24. 50Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour" ↗CHAN
  25. 52Top halves of centaurs ↗MEN
  26. 53They may be lifted … or downed ↗SPIRITS
  27. 56Gambit ↗GOLFRANGE
  28. 59City with red buses ↗LONDON
  29. 60Big or bad follower ↗APPLE
  30. 61So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" ↗LAOS
  31. 63Fripp & ___ (musical duo) ↗ENO
  32. 64___ culpa ↗MEA
  33. 65Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues ↗NATOALPHABET
  34. 70Subj. for immigrants, maybe ↗ESL
  35. 71Training aids for a lab, say ↗TREATS
  36. 72Plain ↗OVERT
  37. 73___ pad ↗SOS
  38. 74What headphones often play in ↗STEREO
  39. 75Shark's mark ↗PATSY

Down 40

  1. 1Church leader ↗RECTOR
  2. 2Took one's breath away? ↗EXHALED
  3. 3Remain loyal to ↗STANDBY
  4. 4Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g. ↗ERR
  5. 5It often leans left or right ↗TALKRADIO
  6. 6___-Ball ↗SKEE
  7. 7Joel follows it ↗HOSEA
  8. 8Flame's remains ↗ASH
  9. 9Lumpsucker eggs ↗ROE
  10. 10Biblical second coming? ↗EVE
  11. 11Prima ___ ↗DONNA
  12. 12University of Cambridge ↗HARVARD
  13. 13"Hamlet" noblewoman ↗OPHELIA
  14. 14Developer of a geocentric model of the universe ↗PTOLEMY
  15. 19Words after cash or zero ↗INON
  16. 24[Horrors!] ↗OMG
  17. 26Org. leader ↗PRES
  18. 28One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe ↗LOCAL
  19. 29Puts down ↗PLACES
  20. 30Where Dante's path to paradise begins ↗HELL
  21. 32Panama's ___ National Park ↗DARIEN
  22. 37That's the whole point! ↗PRONG
  23. 38Seller of knickknacks ↗CURIOSHOP
  24. 41Gospel singer Franklin ↗ERMA
  25. 42Like a zoomer after 1997 ↗BORN
  26. 43Minecraft and World of Warcraft ↗PCGAMES
  27. 44"If we're lucky!" ↗IHOPESO
  28. 45Rhyming name for a certain group of friends ↗GALPALS
  29. 48It's not the main part of the action ↗SIDEBET
  30. 49High achievers? ↗STONERS
  31. 51Notable org. with 32 members ↗NFL
  32. 54Sit (down) heavily ↗PLOP
  33. 55Arrogant ↗SNOTTY
  34. 57Lets ↗RENTS
  35. 58Really please ↗ELATE
  36. 62Plus ↗ALSO
  37. 66It might be left hanging ↗ART
  38. 67Most common letter in this clue ↗TEE
  39. 68Boat propeller ↗OAR
  40. 69Director DuVernay ↗AVA