Tuesday, July 07, 2026
By Brad Lively
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1___ ghanouj
- 5Like a couch potato
- 9"Rise and shine!"
- 14Patron saint of Norway
- 15Combustible rock
- 16No longer in dreamland
- 17Charisma
- 18"Orinoco Flow" singer
- 19Like a credit card at its limit
- 20*Surfer girls, in old lingo
- 23Ease off
- 24D.C. URL ending
- 28*Frankfurters
- 31Easy mark for a hustle
- 32Subject of Weird Al Yankovic's "The White Stuff"
- 33Common car freshener scent
- 34Score that's better than a bogey
- 35"Barbie" actress Issa
- 36*Relative of a grizzly that's named for its bright chest patch
- 39Umpire's clenched-fist call
- 40Sgt., but not pvt., e.g.
- 41Orgs. that may hold raffles
- 42Mechanical memorization
- 43Accessories pointed at the North Pole?
- 45*Internet browser borrowing a nickname for the red panda
- 48Slander
- 49What to call people ... or what not to call people
- 50Like a feeling of tender happiness ... or how you might feel after reading both halves of the answers to the starred clues?
- 55Common default computer font
- 58Mistake-correcting command
- 59Rebel Alliance princess
- 60Portmanteau for a screened-in feline lounge
- 61Fresh powder, e.g.
- 62Sci-fi franchise with light cycles
- 63Break things off
- 64"Amazing Grace," for one
- 65Eurovision contest entry
Down
- 1Tell jokes to total silence, say
- 2Soothing succulent
- 3___ California (Mexican border state)
- 4Fruit from a tree that can self-pollinate
- 5Cooler in a cooler
- 6Hole foods?
- 7___ Staley, original lead singer of Alice in Chains
- 8Pizazz
- 9Last words on a pinball machine
- 10Discarded tech
- 11Levy
- 12Luau instrument, informally
- 13___ Xing
- 21"Curb Your Enthusiasm" network
- 22"Let It Go" singer Menzel
- 25Vanish into thin air
- 26Acting unthinkingly
- 27Geometrical corner
- 28Like a triceratops
- 29Delphi prophet
- 30Start a long drive, in a way
- 31Tell a tall tale
- 33"This Old House" network
- 36Monty Python musical with a portmanteau title
- 37Absolute, as nonsense
- 38"Illmatic" rapper
- 42What doers produce
- 44Luau locale
- 45Obsessive pop culture subculture
- 46"Count me in!"
- 47Yellow card wielder
- 49Job for Mrs. Doubtfire
- 51Sled dog command
- 52Number of years that George Washington lived in the White House
- 53Last U.S. national park alphabetically
- 54Bowen formerly of "S.N.L."
- 55High card
- 56Hightailed it
- 57"___ be my pleasure!"
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. ___ ghanouj — Answer: BABA
- 5. Like a couch potato — Answer: IDLE
- 9. "Rise and shine!" — Answer: GETUP
- 14. Patron saint of Norway — Answer: OLAV
- 15. Combustible rock — Answer: COAL
- 16. No longer in dreamland — Answer: AWAKE
- 17. Charisma — Answer: MOJO
- 18. "Orinoco Flow" singer — Answer: ENYA
- 19. Like a credit card at its limit — Answer: MAXED
- 20. *Surfer girls, in old lingo — Answer: BEACHBUNNIES
- 23. Ease off — Answer: ABATE
- 24. D.C. URL ending — Answer: DOTGOV
- 28. *Frankfurters — Answer: HOTDOGS
- 31. Easy mark for a hustle — Answer: LIVEONE
- 32. Subject of Weird Al Yankovic's "The White Stuff" — Answer: OREO
- 33. Common car freshener scent — Answer: PINE
- 34. Score that's better than a bogey — Answer: PAR
- 35. "Barbie" actress Issa — Answer: RAE
- 36. *Relative of a grizzly that's named for its bright chest patch — Answer: SUNBEAR
- 39. Umpire's clenched-fist call — Answer: OUT
- 40. Sgt., but not pvt., e.g. — Answer: NCO
- 41. Orgs. that may hold raffles — Answer: PTAS
- 42. Mechanical memorization — Answer: ROTE
- 43. Accessories pointed at the North Pole? — Answer: ELFHATS
- 45. *Internet browser borrowing a nickname for the red panda — Answer: FIREFOX
- 48. Slander — Answer: DEFAME
- 49. What to call people ... or what not to call people — Answer: NAMES
- 50. Like a feeling of tender happiness ... or how you might feel after reading both halves of the answers to the starred clues? — Answer: WARMANDFUZZY
- 55. Common default computer font — Answer: ARIAL
- 58. Mistake-correcting command — Answer: UNDO
- 59. Rebel Alliance princess — Answer: LEIA
- 60. Portmanteau for a screened-in feline lounge — Answer: CATIO
- 61. Fresh powder, e.g. — Answer: SNOW
- 62. Sci-fi franchise with light cycles — Answer: TRON
- 63. Break things off — Answer: ENDIT
- 64. "Amazing Grace," for one — Answer: HYMN
- 65. Eurovision contest entry — Answer: SONG
Down
- 1. Tell jokes to total silence, say — Answer: BOMB
- 2. Soothing succulent — Answer: ALOE
- 3. ___ California (Mexican border state) — Answer: BAJA
- 4. Fruit from a tree that can self-pollinate — Answer: AVOCADO
- 5. Cooler in a cooler — Answer: ICEBAG
- 6. Hole foods? — Answer: DONUTS
- 7. ___ Staley, original lead singer of Alice in Chains — Answer: LAYNE
- 8. Pizazz — Answer: ELAN
- 9. Last words on a pinball machine — Answer: GAMEOVER
- 10. Discarded tech — Answer: EWASTE
- 11. Levy — Answer: TAX
- 12. Luau instrument, informally — Answer: UKE
- 13. ___ Xing — Answer: PED
- 21. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" network — Answer: HBO
- 22. "Let It Go" singer Menzel — Answer: IDINA
- 25. Vanish into thin air — Answer: GOPOOF
- 26. Acting unthinkingly — Answer: ONAUTO
- 27. Geometrical corner — Answer: VERTEX
- 28. Like a triceratops — Answer: HORNED
- 29. Delphi prophet — Answer: ORACLE
- 30. Start a long drive, in a way — Answer: TEEOFF
- 31. Tell a tall tale — Answer: LIE
- 33. "This Old House" network — Answer: PBS
- 36. Monty Python musical with a portmanteau title — Answer: SPAMALOT
- 37. Absolute, as nonsense — Answer: UTTER
- 38. "Illmatic" rapper — Answer: NAS
- 42. What doers produce — Answer: RESULTS
- 44. Luau locale — Answer: HAWAII
- 45. Obsessive pop culture subculture — Answer: FANDOM
- 46. "Count me in!" — Answer: IMDOWN
- 47. Yellow card wielder — Answer: REF
- 49. Job for Mrs. Doubtfire — Answer: NANNY
- 51. Sled dog command — Answer: MUSH
- 52. Number of years that George Washington lived in the White House — Answer: ZERO
- 53. Last U.S. national park alphabetically — Answer: ZION
- 54. Bowen formerly of "S.N.L." — Answer: YANG
- 55. High card — Answer: ACE
- 56. Hightailed it — Answer: RAN
- 57. "___ be my pleasure!" — Answer: ITD
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About the New York Times Crossword
The NYT Crossword has run since 1942 and has been edited by Will Shortz since 1993, making it the benchmark against which every other American crossword is measured. The weekday puzzle is a 15×15 grid; Sundays expand to a 21×21 grid with a title and theme. It's known for clever, layered clues — misdirection, puns, and themed twists — and for its “crosswordese,” the small stock of vowel-heavy words (ETUI, OREO, ERA, ALOE) that recur because they fit tight grids. Solving it requires a Games subscription, which is why so many solvers search for the answers when a clue defeats them.
The Monday-to-Saturday difficulty curve
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| Day | Difficulty | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Easiest | Straightforward, direct clues |
| Tuesday | Easy | A little more wordplay |
| Wednesday | Medium | Themes get more inventive |
| Thursday | Tricky | Rebus puzzles and gimmicks appear |
| Friday | Hard | Themeless, wide-open grids |
| Saturday | Hardest | The toughest cluing of the week |
| Sunday | Medium–hard | Large 21×21 themed puzzle |
So if a Thursday clue seems to make no sense, that's by design — Thursdays often hide a trick, like multiple letters crammed into one square (a rebus). Knowing the day tells you how devious the clues are likely to be.
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