NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 8, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 8, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 37

  1. 1Cartographers' concerns ↗MAPS
  2. 5Go by ↗ELAPSE
  3. 11Helpful skill for guessers ↗ESP
  4. 14Working obediently ↗ATIT
  5. 15Mickey with an Oscar nomination for "The Wrestler" ↗ROURKE
  6. 16Champiñones ___ plancha (Spanish dish) ↗ALA
  7. 17[C/P]ause ↗MAKEORBREAK
  8. 19Droop ↗SAG
  9. 20Food mentioned in the Lord's Prayer ↗BREAD
  10. 21What "Eat" stands for in the mnemonic "Never Eat Soggy Waffles" ↗EAST
  11. 22Buzz before a release ↗HYPE
  12. 23Low-quality synthetic images, informally ↗AISLOP
  13. 25Prepare to drive, in golf ↗TEEUP
  14. 27[L/C]ure ↗TRICKORTREAT
  15. 32Result of touching poison ivy ↗ITCH
  16. 35"The Deer Hunter" setting, in brief ↗NAM
  17. 36Old, as a joke ↗STALE
  18. 37Casual refusal ↗NAH
  19. 38"Way to go, kid!" ↗ATTABOY
  20. 41Heir to the throne, maybe ↗SON
  21. 42Like a good explanation, say ↗CLEAR
  22. 44Brain ___ ↗ROT
  23. 45Prominent features of tarsiers ↗EYES
  24. 46[M/H]inds ↗HEADSORTAILS
  25. 50Fitness fad popularized by Billy Blanks ↗TAEBO
  26. 51"Animal Farm" or "The Simpsons" ↗SATIRE
  27. 55Soccer great Mia ↗HAMM
  28. 57Apartment with a high ceiling ↗LOFT
  29. 60New beginning ↗RESET
  30. 61Pub order ↗ALE
  31. 62[Z/R]est ↗LIFEORDEATH
  32. 64Magic setting, in brief ↗NBA
  33. 65List of things to discuss ↗AGENDA
  34. 66Mother of a stable family? ↗MARE
  35. 67___ pal ↗GAL
  36. 68Individual ↗PERSON
  37. 69Hershey toffee bar ↗SKOR

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  1. 1Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant ↗MAMBA
  2. 2Company that created Pong ↗ATARI
  3. 3Fish, roads or weapons that are long and thin ↗PIKES
  4. 4Sneakiness ↗STEALTH
  5. 5Goof ↗ERR
  6. 6Brain or ear part ↗LOBE
  7. 7Coolness, of a sort ↗AURA
  8. 8Magician's cry ↗PRESTO
  9. 9Many a Winter Olympian ↗SKATER
  10. 10"Holy moley!" ↗EEK
  11. 11"No sweat!" ↗EASYPEASY
  12. 12___ on the wrist ↗SLAP
  13. 13Word with home or half ↗PAGE
  14. 18What cologne may mask ↗ODOR
  15. 22Injured ↗HURT
  16. 24Pub order ↗PINT
  17. 26Site for "unique and creative" items ↗ETSY
  18. 28"Sleep is like a ___: It only comes to you if you ignore it": Gillian Flynn ↗CAT
  19. 29Big box store that merged with Sears in 2005 ↗KMART
  20. 30Sunburn remedy ↗ALOE
  21. 31X's, sometimes ↗TENS
  22. 32Ruler division ↗INCH
  23. 33Tall story ↗TALE
  24. 34Weekly reward for a strict dieter, maybe ↗CHEATMEAL
  25. 38Keister, in Leicester ↗ARSE
  26. 39Feathered accessory that won't constrict you ↗BOA
  27. 40Singer Redding ↗OTIS
  28. 43First in a race? ↗ADAM
  29. 45Regards highly ↗ESTEEMS
  30. 47Do a favor ↗OBLIGE
  31. 48Worker overhead ↗ROOFER
  32. 49Cooking fat ↗LARD
  33. 52Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game" ↗ISAAK
  34. 53Cool again, maybe ↗RETRO
  35. 54Heavens ↗ETHER
  36. 55Rest like a bat ↗HANG
  37. 56Jessica of "Fantastic Four" ↗ALBA
  38. 58Marshy areas ↗FENS
  39. 59Task on a list ↗TODO
  40. 62Greatly surpass, as competitors in a race ↗LAP
  41. 63Raced ↗RAN