Creature that blends into its surroundings

Latest answer — July 20, 2026

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This lizard is famous for its color-changing abilities to hide from predators! 🌈

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Across

  1. 1Scarecrow stuffing
  2. 6Ralph who ran for president four times
  3. 11Some HP products
  4. 14Ebb
  5. 15Top-tier group
  6. 16Tuna variety often used in sashimi
  7. 17On/off device
  8. 19Empty space between things
  9. 20Something at either end of a hammock, often
  10. 21Brain tests, for short
  11. 22"10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout)
  12. 24Golf club for teeing off
  13. 26Small orchard
  14. 27One with Q or Z is worth 10 points
  15. 31Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short
  16. 33Regret
  17. 34Pursue
  18. 35Young Yorkie, e.g.
  19. 36Better halves
  20. 40Blue state?
  21. 41GPS guesses
  22. 43April 15 deadline org.
  23. 44The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr.
  24. 46Cause of some rescreenings in an airport
  25. 50Like many English bogs
  26. 51Begin to grow choppers
  27. 54Measure around the middle
  28. 55Norse god of thunder
  29. 57Agricultural locale
  30. 59Chicken ___ king
  31. 60"My sympathies" ... or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across
  32. 63Rapper Tone ___
  33. 64Reef material
  34. 65Winning Monopoly player's collection
  35. 66Had dinner, say
  36. 67Transmits
  37. 68Hockey feints

Down

  1. 1Add some seasoning to
  2. 2Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally
  3. 3Wild party
  4. 4Faith no more?
  5. 5More than damp
  6. 6Big name in baseball caps
  7. 7Sacha Baron Cohen persona
  8. 8Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code
  9. 9And more like that: Abbr.
  10. 10Put back on the payroll
  11. 11What search engine optimization hopes to increase
  12. 12Creature that blends into its surroundings
  13. 13Drinks daintily
  14. 18Prognosticator
  15. 23Young 'uns
  16. 25Bygone staples of home theaters, informally
  17. 26Utter delight
  18. 28Item for a painter or hairstylist
  19. 29Vehicle to and from school
  20. 30Barely get, with "out"
  21. 31Someone who's not thinking may be on this
  22. 32U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-'60s
  23. 35Get-up-and-go
  24. 37"It's a shame, really!"
  25. 38Monster of Tolkiendom
  26. 39Very wise
  27. 4232-card card game
  28. 45Liberate
  29. 47Important consideration for A.I. programmers
  30. 48Bikini and others
  31. 49Spongy ball material
  32. 52"Frida" star Salma
  33. 53Slowly chip away at
  34. 54Fancy party
  35. 55Gull relative
  36. 56Lettuce unit
  37. 58"No ___, no fuss!"
  38. 61Opponent
  39. 62Unfamiliar

The answer to “Creature that blends into its surroundings” in the New York Times crossword is CHAMELEON — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 20, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 12-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Creature that blends into its surroundings” answer

CHAMELEON (9 letters)

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Why the answer is CHAMELEON

This lizard is famous for its color-changing abilities to hide from predators! 🌈

What does CHAMELEON mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CHAMELEON is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change colour

When else has “Creature that blends into its surroundings” appeared?

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July 20, 2026 (most recent) → CHAMELEON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Creature that blends into its surroundings”?

The answer is CHAMELEON, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 20, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Creature that blends into its surroundings”?

9 letters: CHAMELEON.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 20, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 12-Down.

Can “Creature that blends into its surroundings” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 20, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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