Carefully considering something

Crossword Answer — July 30, 2026

Answer

Thinking it through from every angle before deciding 🤔

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WaPo Crossword

Thursday, July 30, 2026

By Jeffrey Wechsler · Edited by Patti Varol

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Across

  1. 1Thompson of "Creed"
  2. 6One crunch, e.g.
  3. 9Accord, for one
  4. 14Dined on, quaintly
  5. 15Big bird
  6. 16Año Nuevo month
  7. 17Car named for a California beach city
  8. 20South American monkey
  9. 21In and of itself
  10. 22Toolbar image
  11. 23Carefully considering something
  12. 26Alien-seeking field: Abbr.
  13. 27Pin number?
  14. 28Loch with a legend
  15. 29Mach 1 breaker
  16. 31Author Rand
  17. 32Catch a few winks
  18. 35Cereal-based snack
  19. 39With 59-Down, "Tommy" band
  20. 42Land measure
  21. 44Strong suit?
  22. 45Due, as an apology
  23. 46Home of the Frontier Days rodeo
  24. 49"__ hoping!"
  25. 50Nav. rank
  26. 51__-nez
  27. 52West Texas city
  28. 54Having raised surfaces, as teeth
  29. 55California restaurant opened by Alice Waters in 1971
  30. 59"Hold your horses!"
  31. 61Yank at
  32. 62Pet food brand
  33. 65Like some cheese
  34. 66Revise, as prose
  35. 67Gumbo vegetable
  36. 68Shoppe adjective
  37. 69"Mighty" batter who strikes out in a classic poem
  38. 70Tiny amt. of time

Down

  1. 1Social finesse
  2. 2Standards of right and wrong
  3. 3Stew
  4. 4Sputnik launchers
  5. 5Chad's continent: Abbr.
  6. 6Cave
  7. 7Come to light
  8. 8Antes up
  9. 9Zooplankton habitat
  10. 10Jazz up
  11. 11Frees of frost
  12. 12Leafy retreats
  13. 13Gin or tonic
  14. 18Nail polish brand
  15. 19Came together
  16. 24Cheesehead's st.
  17. 25Semiprecious stone with black-and-white bands
  18. 30Holier-__-thou
  19. 31Well-ventilated
  20. 32__ cheese
  21. 33Was sore
  22. 34Prepare for later broadcast
  23. 36Coastal raptor
  24. 37Marvel Comics mutants
  25. 38Does lawn work
  26. 39Cult classic of 1990s TV
  27. 40Therefore
  28. 41"O, turn thy __ sword another way; / Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help": "Henry VI, Part 1"
  29. 43Sun visor
  30. 45Sin of __
  31. 47To be, in Latin
  32. 48Cataloged work
  33. 53Pyramid builders of Mexico
  34. 54Supermodel Crawford
  35. 56Big cat
  36. 57Seemingly forever
  37. 58Zip
  38. 59See 39-Across
  39. 60Shakespearean prince
  40. 63Army fare, briefly
  41. 64Cul-de-__

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Thompson of "Creed" — Answer: TESSA. Hint: She’s the fighter who brought grit and heart to the ring in Creed. 🥊
  2. 6. One crunch, e.g. — Answer: REP. Hint: A single burst of effort counts as one of these in sports and workouts 💪
  3. 9. Accord, for one — Answer: SEDAN. Hint: A common car name that’s also a type of agreement. 🚗
  4. 14. Dined on, quaintly — Answer: ATEOF. Hint: Past tense of chow down, in an old-timey way 🍽️
  5. 15. Big bird — Answer: EMU. Hint: A tall, flightless Aussie bird that can outrun trouble 🐦
  6. 16. Año Nuevo month — Answer: ENERO. Hint: It’s the month that kicks off the year in Spanish-speaking calendars 🎉
  7. 17. Car named for a California beach city — Answer: CHEVROLETMALIBU. Hint: Think of a Chevy that shares its name with a laid-back Pacific coast spot. 🚗
  8. 20. South American monkey — Answer: TITI. Hint: Tiny primate from the New World, often known for its fluffy little tail 🐒
  9. 21. In and of itself — Answer: PERSE. Hint: Describing something on its own, without outside help or context 🙂
  10. 22. Toolbar image — Answer: ICON. Hint: A tiny picture on your screen that points the way to a tool. 🖼️
  11. 23. Carefully considering something — Answer: CHEWINGITOVER. Hint: Thinking it through from every angle before deciding 🤔
  12. 26. Alien-seeking field: Abbr. — Answer: SETI. Hint: A famous project that listens for signs of life beyond Earth 📡
  13. 27. Pin number? — Answer: TEN. Hint: A pin can have three of them in this puzzle 💡
  14. 28. Loch with a legend — Answer: NESS. Hint: A famous Scottish lake said to hide a mysterious creature 🐉
  15. 29. Mach 1 breaker — Answer: SST. Hint: A jet that once made the supersonic leap across the sky ✈️
  16. 31. Author Rand — Answer: AYN. Hint: Think of the novelist whose ideas inspired a whole philosophy of self-reliance 📚
  17. 32. Catch a few winks — Answer: NAP. Hint: A tiny break to recharge your batteries 😴
  18. 35. Cereal-based snack — Answer: CHEXMIX. Hint: A crunchy party bowl favorite with a little bit of everything 🥣
  19. 39. With 59-Down, "Tommy" band — Answer: THE. Hint: A tiny word that often teams up with another to name a classic rock group 🎸
  20. 42. Land measure — Answer: ACRE. Hint: A small plot of land often used to describe property size 🌾
  21. 44. Strong suit? — Answer: ARMOR. Hint: This protective gear might be more than just a fashion statement! 🛡️
  22. 45. Due, as an apology — Answer: OWED. Hint: Like a favor that still needs settling 🙂
  23. 46. Home of the Frontier Days rodeo — Answer: CHEYENNEWYOMING. Hint: A Wyoming city famed for its big summer celebration and rodeo spirit 🤠
  24. 49. "__ hoping!" — Answer: HERES. Hint: A cheerful way to say “I’m hoping!” in a toast-like shout 😊
  25. 50. Nav. rank — Answer: ENS. Hint: A junior officer’s rank aboard ship, the kind that still has much to learn ⚓
  26. 51. __-nez — Answer: PINCE. Hint: A French-style ending often seen in adjectives can point you toward this word 🤓
  27. 52. West Texas city — Answer: ODESSA. Hint: A Permian Basin hub with big oil-town energy and a literary-sounding name. 🤠
  28. 54. Having raised surfaces, as teeth — Answer: CUSPED. Hint: Think of teeth shaped with little pointed peaks rather than flat edges. 🦷
  29. 55. California restaurant opened by Alice Waters in 1971 — Answer: CHEZPANISSE. Hint: A Berkeley dining landmark that helped launch farm-to-table fame 🍽️
  30. 59. "Hold your horses!" — Answer: WHOA. Hint: A calm shout to slow things down at the reins. 🐴
  31. 61. Yank at — Answer: TUGON. Hint: Give it a firm pull, not a gentle nudge 🪢
  32. 62. Pet food brand — Answer: IAMS. Hint: A familiar kibble name that sounds like a first-person plural pronoun 🐶
  33. 65. Like some cheese — Answer: HARD. Hint: Firm and not easily bent, like some aged cheese 🧀
  34. 66. Revise, as prose — Answer: EMEND. Hint: Polish the wording so it reads better ✍️
  35. 67. Gumbo vegetable — Answer: OKRA. Hint: A slimy Southern pod that loves a stew pot 🌱
  36. 68. Shoppe adjective — Answer: OLDE. Hint: A quaint spelling that makes a shop sound straight out of yesteryear 🕰️
  37. 69. "Mighty" batter who strikes out in a classic poem — Answer: CASEY. Hint: A legendary slugger in verse, though his big moment ends in disappointment ⚾
  38. 70. Tiny amt. of time — Answer: NSEC. Hint: A truly tiny slice of time, measured in billionths of a second ⏱️

Down

  1. 1. Social finesse — Answer: TACT. Hint: The skill of saying the right thing without stepping on toes 🤫
  2. 2. Standards of right and wrong — Answer: ETHICS. Hint: A moral compass for deciding what’s right and wrong 🧭
  3. 3. Stew — Answer: SEETHE. Hint: Boil with barely contained anger, not in a pot 😤
  4. 4. Sputnik launchers — Answer: SOVIETS. Hint: They were the ones sending the first dogged little traveler into orbit 🚀
  5. 5. Chad's continent: Abbr. — Answer: AFR. Hint: Think of the large landmass that includes Chad, then trim it down to an abbreviation 😊
  6. 6. Cave — Answer: RELENT. Hint: Give in after holding out for a while 😌
  7. 7. Come to light — Answer: EMERGE. Hint: What was hidden finally becomes visible again 🌟
  8. 8. Antes up — Answer: PUTSIN. Hint: Provides the initial stake in a round of betting, in a way 😄
  9. 9. Zooplankton habitat — Answer: SEA. Hint: Where tiny ocean drifters make their home 🌊
  10. 10. Jazz up — Answer: ENLIVEN. Hint: Make something more lively and spirited ✨
  11. 11. Frees of frost — Answer: DEICES. Hint: Thaws out what’s been iced over, one bit at a time ❄️
  12. 12. Leafy retreats — Answer: ARBORS. Hint: Shady garden hideaways for a quiet sit-down 🌳
  13. 13. Gin or tonic — Answer: NOUN. Hint: A word that names a thing in grammar, like gin or tonic are names of drinks 🍸
  14. 18. Nail polish brand — Answer: OPI. Hint: Salon favorite that sounds like a tiny trio of initials 💅
  15. 19. Came together — Answer: MET. Hint: Joined up as a group or in person 🤝
  16. 24. Cheesehead's st. — Answer: WISC. Hint: Think of the state that wears the cheese crown 🧀
  17. 25. Semiprecious stone with black-and-white bands — Answer: ONYX. Hint: A sleek gemstone often seen in striking dark stripes and jewelry settings 💎
  18. 30. Holier-__-thou — Answer: THAN. Hint: A phrase for someone acting a bit too superior 😇
  19. 31. Well-ventilated — Answer: AIRY. Hint: Light and breezy, with plenty of room to breathe 🌬️
  20. 32. __ cheese — Answer: NACHO. Hint: A snack that’s always better when it’s shared at the game 🧀
  21. 33. Was sore — Answer: ACHED. Hint: Past-tense discomfort that really lingered 🤕
  22. 34. Prepare for later broadcast — Answer: PRERECORD. Hint: Set it up now so it can air at a more convenient time 📼
  23. 36. Coastal raptor — Answer: ERNE. Hint: A sea-loving bird of prey often spotted near cliffs 🦅
  24. 37. Marvel Comics mutants — Answer: XMEN. Hint: A famous team of super-powered mutants from the Marvel universe. 🦸
  25. 38. Does lawn work — Answer: MOWS. Hint: Cuts the grass with a machine or a steady push 🌱
  26. 39. Cult classic of 1990s TV — Answer: TWINPEAKS. Hint: A dreamy mystery series set in a quirky Pacific Northwest town that became a 90s obsession 📺
  27. 40. Therefore — Answer: HENCE. Hint: A neat word for “as a result.” 🤔
  28. 41. "O, turn thy __ sword another way; / Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help": "Henry VI, Part 1" — Answer: EDGED. Hint: A blade with a sharp border can hurt if aimed the wrong way. ⚔️
  29. 43. Sun visor — Answer: EYESHADE. Hint: A little accessory that keeps the glare out while you stay cool 😎
  30. 45. Sin of __ — Answer: OMISSION. Hint: What you leave out can be as telling as what you put in 😉
  31. 47. To be, in Latin — Answer: ESSE. Hint: The infinitive of “to be” in Roman tongues. ✨
  32. 48. Cataloged work — Answer: OPUS. Hint: A piece that’s been officially filed away as a work of art 🎼
  33. 53. Pyramid builders of Mexico — Answer: AZTEC. Hint: Ancient Mesoamerican people known for grand temples and a powerful empire 🌄
  34. 54. Supermodel Crawford — Answer: CINDY. Hint: A famous runway icon who shared the spotlight with the 90s supermodel set 👠
  35. 56. Big cat — Answer: PUMA. Hint: A sleek wild feline that’s smaller than a lion but still all attitude 🐾
  36. 57. Seemingly forever — Answer: AGES. Hint: What feels like an endless stretch of time, but isn’t truly endless ⏳
  37. 58. Zip — Answer: NONE. Hint: The whole thing is a total nothingburger, in the best way 😄
  38. 59. See 39-Across — Answer: WHO. Hint: A tiny word that often points you to another clue 👀
  39. 60. Shakespearean prince — Answer: HAL. Hint: A royal nickname that feels oddly modern in a Danish tragedy 😊
  40. 63. Army fare, briefly — Answer: MRE. Hint: Packed meal for soldiers, in acronym form 🍱
  41. 64. Cul-de-__ — Answer: SAC. Hint: A dead-end road with a French flair 🚗

The answer to “Carefully considering something” in the The Washington Post crossword is CHEWINGITOVER — a 13-letter word. This clue ran in the The Washington Post crossword on July 30, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 23-Across. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“Carefully considering something” answer

CHEWINGITOVER (13 letters)

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Thinking it through from every angle before deciding 🤔

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What is the answer to “Carefully considering something”?

The answer is CHEWINGITOVER, a 13-letter word. It appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 30, 2026.

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13 letters: CHEWINGITOVER.

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In the The Washington Post crossword on July 30, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 23-Across.

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