Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, July 12, 2026 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on July 12?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for July 12, 2026
The full solution for the July 12 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, July 12.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for July 12, 2026
Every clue from the July 12 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | One-named singer from County Donegal | ENYA |
| 5 | Spot treatment provider? | PETSPA |
| 11 | You might need to lose a few to get them | ABS |
| 14 | Problem with a story | HOLE |
| 18 | Shallot relatives | LEEKS |
| 20 | Icon beside a username | AVATAR |
| 21 | Push-up, for example | BRA |
| 22 | Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea | ARAL |
| 23 | "I vant to suck your blood!" | BITINGREMARK |
| 25 | White Claws, e.g. | SELTZERS |
| 27 | Twisted balloon shapes, typically | ANIMALS |
| 28 | Doesn't wait to find out, say | ASKS |
| 29 | Video game setting for noobs | EASYMODE |
| 30 | Sculptor's degree, for short | BFA |
| 31 | Little annoyance | FLEA |
| 32 | Turkey part | ANKARA |
| 33 | "I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!" | GROUNDLESSACCUSATION |
| 40 | Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_ | SUE |
| 41 | Reef setting | CAY |
| 42 | Profound | DEEP |
| 43 | Preserve | SAVE |
| 44 | Prepared to pray | KNEELED |
| 47 | Contradictory | ATODDS |
| 50 | "In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium | BRUGES |
| 52 | Digs in the snow? | IGLOO |
| 53 | Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally | DLINE |
| 54 | Certain bony protrusions | BUNIONS |
| 55 | "If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!" | THINLYVEILEDTHREAT |
| 60 | Prodigal ___ | SON |
| 61 | Apex | ACME |
| 62 | Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series | EOIN |
| 63 | Palindromic family member | SIS |
| 66 | "I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!" | PATRONIZINGCOMMENT |
| 73 | What fighter pilots fight, for short | GFORCES |
| 76 | Noggins | DOMES |
| 77 | Device for sending group messages? | OUIJA |
| 78 | Lap, maybe | REPASS |
| 79 | Oaf | GALOOT |
| 81 | Surf in a daring way | HANGTEN |
| 83 | "You can say that again" | AMEN |
| 84 | Japanese city known for its beef | KOBE |
| 85 | Shop ___ | VAC |
| 86 | Pack-bearing beast | ASS |
| 87 | "Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!" | BACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENT |
| 95 | Stroke gently | CARESS |
| 96 | Puts away | ICES |
| 97 | Planner unit | DAY |
| 98 | "Don't fall for that!" | ITSATRAP |
| 101 | Like many wines and cheeses | AGED |
| 102 | Gallery collection | FINEART |
| 106 | Where one might drink a mai tai or piña colada | POOLSIDE |
| 107 | "I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!" | BALDFACEDLIE |
| 109 | Kind of contraceptive | ORAL |
| 110 | Compete | VIE |
| 111 | Josh of "No Country for Old Men" | BROLIN |
| 112 | Love seats, e.g. | SOFAS |
| 113 | Certain body-weight exercises | DIPS |
| 114 | The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe | END |
| 115 | Daisy relatives | ASTERS |
| 116 | Quitter's word | CANT |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Actor Idris | ELBA |
| 2 | German dissent | NEIN |
| 3 | Himalayan menace | YETI |
| 4 | With hands on hips | AKIMBO |
| 5 | Common occurrences for scratch golfers | PARS |
| 6 | Apple consumer | EVE |
| 7 | Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk | TAMALE |
| 8 | Equilibria | STASES |
| 9 | Heavy coats | PARKAS |
| 10 | Torah vessels | ARKS |
| 11 | Things marked during attendance | ABSENCES |
| 12 | End it | BREAKUP |
| 13 | They might be green or red | SALSAS |
| 14 | Dress for a job you probably don't want? | HAZMATSUIT |
| 15 | Apt name for a tuxedo cat | OREO |
| 16 | Embellish as with unnecessary words | LARD |
| 17 | Alternatively | ELSE |
| 19 | Screw-up | SNAFU |
| 24 | Ricochet | GLANCE |
| 26 | Supermodel Banks | TYRA |
| 31 | Groovy | FLY |
| 32 | Crushed, in a way | ACED |
| 33 | Rarin' to go | GUNGHO |
| 34 | Land, as a fish | REELIN |
| 35 | Palindromic family member | DAD |
| 36 | Contributed | ADDED |
| 37 | Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am" | IAGO |
| 38 | Baker's necessity | OVEN |
| 39 | Loch ___ | NESS |
| 40 | Sketches | SKITS |
| 45 | Vast span | EON |
| 46 | [That was a good one] | LOL |
| 47 | The thing in "The Thing," for one | ALIEN |
| 48 | "Open ___ midnight" | TIL |
| 49 | United | ONE |
| 50 | No es ___ (Spanish put-down) | BUENO |
| 51 | Cellular messenger | RNA |
| 53 | Audience stat | DEMO |
| 54 | ___-a-brac | BRIC |
| 56 | David who directed the final four Harry Potter films | YATES |
| 57 | Tape players | VCRS |
| 58 | 2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie | TENET |
| 59 | Uses more than one's fair share of | HOGS |
| 63 | Tofu alternative | SEITAN |
| 64 | As a joke | INJEST |
| 65 | Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo | STANS |
| 66 | Bull rings? | PRANKCALLS |
| 67 | Some summer purchases, informally | ACS |
| 68 | Laid off | IDLED |
| 69 | Madhouse | ZOO |
| 70 | Texter's qualifier | IMO |
| 71 | Dude in Jamaica | MON |
| 72 | Root beer order | MUG |
| 73 | Clutch | GRAB |
| 74 | Disaster relief org. | FEMA |
| 75 | Noted example of oligopoly, in brief | OPEC |
| 79 | "Have a safe trip" | GODSPEED |
| 80 | Fivers | ABES |
| 81 | "2001" villain | HAL |
| 82 | Far from basic | ACIDIC |
| 84 | Baking recipe instruction | KNEADIN |
| 85 | Biden and Bush, once, in brief | VPS |
| 88 | Professional responsibilities, colloquially | HATS |
| 89 | Show up | ARRIVE |
| 90 | Cubans, e.g. | CIGARS |
| 91 | Spotted wildcat | OCELOT |
| 92 | Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say | MEDDLE |
| 93 | Flowing tresses | MANES |
| 94 | One looking after pupils, for short | EYEDOC |
| 98 | Device outmoded by the smartphone | IPOD |
| 99 | "Holesome" figures | TORI |
| 100 | Carving material for beginners | SOAP |
| 101 | ___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | ABBA |
| 102 | Waves a hand in front of, maybe | FANS |
| 103 | ___ Romeo | ALFA |
| 104 | Director Johnson of "Knives Out" | RIAN |
| 105 | Word repeated into a mic | TEST |
| 108 | Symbol on an Oregon license plate | FIR |
Hints for the July 12 puzzle
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