Chromosome units

Latest answer — July 19, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Two-headed muscle, informally
  2. 6Witchy words
  3. 11Kinney who writes the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books
  4. 15Singular pronoun
  5. 18Earthy colour
  6. 19Sugar substitute?
  7. 20R&B's India.__
  8. 21Dory mover
  9. 22Sign on rural roads
  10. 24University of Montana's home
  11. 26Key hit in panic
  12. 27Was more consuming?
  13. 28Stays with a series of friends
  14. 30Six-time NBA MVP Abdul-Jabbar
  15. 32Juice option
  16. 33College Park athlete, for short
  17. 34Instruments in string quartets
  18. 36Many a beach scavenger
  19. 39In the left lane, say
  20. 42Vegetables that may be chopped while wearing goggles
  21. 44Actress Jessica
  22. 45Curved line
  23. 46Bronco or Mustang
  24. 47"I've seen worse"
  25. 50Savory potato patties in Indian cuisine
  26. 53Lavish celebration
  27. 54Flatbreads served with saag paneer
  28. 55Spun records
  29. 56Sat around
  30. 57Almost-grads
  31. 58Drive or park
  32. 59Semana seventh
  33. 60Race
  34. 61Find common ground
  35. 66Put pen to paper, say
  36. 68Contains
  37. 69Thread-bearing?
  38. 70"Breaking Bad" org.
  39. 73Living space?
  40. 74Hilarious human
  41. 76Crunchy salad bits
  42. 78Shade source
  43. 79"How rude!"
  44. 81Project that kindergartners need to use their noodles for
  45. 83Startled syllable
  46. 84Kyoto currency
  47. 85Dance that tells a story
  48. 86Bean
  49. 87Bursts of light
  50. 90Sleepover duds
  51. 93Site of a Herculean task
  52. 94Digital extension?
  53. 95Makes illegal
  54. 96Mexican bucks
  55. 98With 107-Across, reunite a musical group, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
  56. 101"Foundation" trilogy novelist Isaac
  57. 103LAX gatekeepers
  58. 106Blissful
  59. 107See 98-Across
  60. 110Compete
  61. 111Water-resistant wood
  62. 112Rights activist Hernandez
  63. 113Fun aunt's movie date, maybe
  64. 114The Oilers, on sports crawls
  65. 115Some 35mm cameras
  66. 116Fastened, in a way
  67. 117Small pastries

Down

  1. 1Portend
  2. 2Keeps cold
  3. 3Task managers?
  4. 4"I'd rather __ on the side of caution"
  5. 5Cheese with a Romano variety
  6. 6Bagel variety
  7. 7History
  8. 8Canal in upstate New York
  9. 9"Encanto" songwriter __-Manuel Miranda
  10. 10Hamstring exercise
  11. 11Obstruct
  12. 12Celebrity chef Adjepong
  13. 13Tilapia-and-tortilla dish
  14. 14Admits, with "up"
  15. 15Deli spear
  16. 16Soccer period
  17. 17History chapters
  18. 19Loves (on)
  19. 23Regret
  20. 25Plural pronoun
  21. 29Not new
  22. 31Peerless?
  23. 32Splotchy
  24. 34Bobs and weaves?
  25. 35Head in
  26. 37Jacobson of "Long Story Short"
  27. 38Cut on the __
  28. 39Poke
  29. 40Undressed
  30. 41Crossword diagram
  31. 43Drive way?
  32. 45Pint glass serving
  33. 48Linger in the tub
  34. 49Other, in Spanish
  35. 50Not entirely open
  36. 51Not entirely sober
  37. 52Nice concept?
  38. 55Party bowlful
  39. 58Chromosome units
  40. 59Private convos
  41. 60Nurses
  42. 61Actor Liu
  43. 62French cabbage
  44. 63Cereal grain
  45. 64Swimmer with a saddle patch
  46. 65"Wuthering Heights" setting
  47. 66Google phone
  48. 67Product of Chicago?
  49. 70Parental figure for a queen
  50. 71Unsettling
  51. 72Cigna competitor
  52. 73Feud
  53. 74Some seeded loaves
  54. 75Particle in a stellar wind
  55. 76Salve
  56. 77Puree in a breakfast bowl
  57. 78Striped big cat
  58. 80Where one may set their sights
  59. 81"__ the word!"
  60. 82Insignificant occurrence
  61. 85Fanny pack alternative
  62. 88Fill up
  63. 89Drummer's cymbals
  64. 90Stan and __ Berenstain of kid-lit
  65. 91Provided clarity, in a way
  66. 92Alvin and Theodore's brother
  67. 95Safe spaces?
  68. 97Eggy drink
  69. 98Donate
  70. 99Oklahoma city
  71. 100Winter hibernator
  72. 101Anti-censorship org.
  73. 102__-Ball: arcade game
  74. 104Breakaway group
  75. 105Trojan War god
  76. 108Need a sick day, say
  77. 109Argentine aunt

The answer to “Chromosome units” in the The Washington Post crossword is GENES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 19, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Chromosome units” answer

GENES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is GENES

These biological blueprints determine traits and are passed down through generations! 🧬

What does GENES mean?

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

(noun)

  • (in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

When else has “Chromosome units” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 19, 2026 (most recent) → GENES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Chromosome units”?

The answer is GENES, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 19, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Chromosome units”?

5 letters: GENES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post crossword on July 19, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 58-Down.

Can “Chromosome units” have a different answer?

Yes — The Washington Post 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 WaPo Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 19, 2026 is on the WaPo Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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