The full solution for the NY Times July 20 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Eric Rollfing and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Scarecrow stuffing STRAW
- 6A Ralph who ran for president four times NADER
- 11A Some HP products PCS
- 14A Ebb ABATE
- 15A Top-tier group ELITE
- 16A Tuna variety often used in sashimi AHI
- 17A On/off device LIGHTSWITCH
- 19A Empty space between things GAP
- 20A Something at either end of a hammock, often TREE
- 21A Brain tests, for short EEGS
- 22A “10 ___ or less” (sign at checkout) ITEMS
- 24A Golf club for teeing off DRIVER
- 26A Small orchard GROVE
- 27A One with Q or Z is worth 10 points SCRABBLETILE
- 31A Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short ASMR
- 33A Regret RUE
- 34A Pursue SEEK
- 35A Young Yorkie, e.g. PUP
- 36A Better halves SPOUSES
- 40A Blue state? WOE
- 41A GPS guesses ETAS
- 43A April 15 deadline org. IRS
- 44A The last “A” in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. ASSN
- 46A Cause of some rescreenings in an airport POCKETCHANGE
- 50A Like many English bogs PEATY
- 51A Begin to grow choppers TEETHE
- 54A Measure around the middle GIRTH
- 55A Norse god of thunder THOR
- 57A Agricultural locale FARM
- 59A Chicken ___ king ALA
- 60A “My sympathies” ? or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across IFEELFORYOU
- 63A Rapper Tone ___ LOC
- 64A Reef material CORAL
- 65A Winning Monopoly player’s collection DEEDS
- 66A Had dinner, say ATE
- 67A Transmits SENDS
- 68A Hockey feints DEKES
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Add some seasoning to SALT
- 2D Car in “Thelma & Louise,” informally TBIRD
- 3D Wild party RAGER
- 4D Faith no more? ATHEISM
- 5D More than damp WET
- 6D Big name in baseball caps NEWERA
- 7D Sacha Baron Cohen persona ALIG
- 8D Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code DITS
- 9D And more like that: Abbr. ETC
- 10D Put back on the payroll REHIRE
- 11D What search engine optimization hopes to increase PAGEVIEWS
- 12D Creature that blends into its surroundings CHAMELEON
- 13D Drinks daintily SIPS
- 18D Prognosticator SEER
- 23D Young ?uns TOTS
- 25D Bygone staples of home theaters, informally VCRS
- 26D Utter delight GLEE
- 28D Item for a painter or hairstylist BRUSH
- 29D Vehicle to and from school BUS
- 30D Barely get, with “out” EKE
- 31D Someone who’s not thinking may be on this AUTOPILOT
- 32D U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-?60s SPACERACE
- 35D Get-up-and-go PEP
- 37D “It’s a shame, really!” PITY
- 38D Monster of Tolkiendom ORC
- 39D Very wise SAGE
- 42D 32-card card game SKAT
- 45D Liberate SETFREE
- 47D Important consideration for A.I. programmers ETHICS
- 48D Bikini and others ATOLLS
- 49D Spongy ball material NERF
- 52D “Frida” star Salma HAYEK
- 53D Slowly chip away at ERODE
- 54D Fancy party GALA
- 55D Gull relative TERN
- 56D Lettuce unit HEAD
- 58D “No ___, no fuss!” MUSS
- 61D Opponent FOE
- 62D Unfamiliar ODD
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