NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 15, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorJonathan Raksin and Jeff Chen
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Bold way to go when bluffing (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALLIN→
6A
Blade brand (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATRA→
10A
Mocked, in a way (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAPED→
14A
One of approximately three million in Finland (for a population of less than six million) (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAUNA→
15A
Artery (4)
Starts with R, ends with DROAD→
16A
Place for a hero (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDELI→
17A
Giving up one's amateur status (10)
Starts with T, ends with OTURNINGPRO→
19A
Valhalla V.I.P. (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
20A
Ben Jonson wrote one to himself (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
21A
Name repeated in a hit 1963 rock song (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOUIE→
22A
Emulate Cicero (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
23A
Frantic rushes (12)
Starts with M, ends with SMADSCRAMBLES→
25A
Apple variety named for the state it was developed in (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEMPIRE→
28A
Daffy Duck characteristic (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLISP→
29A
Thing to rule, proverbially (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROOST→
30A
Moon's path (5)
Starts with O, ends with TORBIT→
33A
Largest human cells (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
36A
Rapper born Tracy Lauren Marrow (4)
Starts with I, ends with TICET→
37A
Good source of vitamin C (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFRUIT→
38A
Thunderstruck (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAWED→
39A
Ballpark fig. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
40A
Liam Neeson action trilogy (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTAKEN→
41A
Many a rosé wine (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBLEND→
42A
Budget airline of Ireland, informally (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRYAN→
44A
Word with college or message (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBOARDS→
45A
Something it's good to pass with (12)
Starts with F, ends with SFLYINGCOLORS→
50A
Places for hot dates? (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASES→
51A
Moves pawn to e4, e.g. (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPENS→
52A
"Hazy" drink (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
55A
One flying in to the coast, maybe (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGULL→
56A
58A
Mortarboard wearer (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGRAD→
59A
Steve with nine N.B.A. titles as a player and coach (4)
Starts with K, ends with RKERR→
60A
Island country that's an anagram of TAHITI minus T (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHAITI→
61A
Major export of Ghana (4)
Starts with Y, ends with SYAMS→
62A
Brit's exclamation (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISAY→
63A
Thompson who plays Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATESSA→
Down
1D
Regarding (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
4D
Days or Knights follower (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
5D
Finger painting? (7)
Starts with N, ends with TNAILART→
6D
Many-eyed giant of Greek myth (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARGUS→
7D
Hot ___ (fast-fashion company) (5)
Starts with T, ends with CTOPIC→
8D
Like triplets vis-à-vis twins (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRARER→
9D
Botheration (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
10D
Cute to the max (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADORBS→
11D
Standard bicycle propulsion (10)
Starts with P, ends with RPEDALPOWER→
12D
Upper echelon (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELITE→
13D
Patronizes a four-star restaurant, say (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDINES→
18D
Central point (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENODE→
22D
Pass over (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
23D
Atomizer output (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMIST→
24D
Came to rest (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALIT→
25D
The "E" in HOMES (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
26D
Some comfy kicks (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOCS→
27D
Spoken-word event (10)
Starts with P, ends with MPOETRYSLAM→
30D
Mork's planet on an old sitcom (3)
Starts with O, ends with KORK→
31D
Narrator on "Euphoria" (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERUE→
32D
Storage container (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBIN→
34D
Peddle (4)
Starts with V, ends with DVEND→
35D
Tacks on (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
37D
Vampire double feature? (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFANG→
38D
"What a pity!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
40D
Catches some rays (4)
Starts with T, ends with STANS→
41D
Sour soup (7)
Starts with B, ends with TBORSCHT→
43D
Rates of return (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYIELDS→
44D
Whom Austin Powers parodies (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBOND→
45D
Like San Francisco, frequently (5)
Starts with F, ends with YFOGGY→
46D
Early 2000s first lady (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALAURA→
47D
Hangs in there (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOPES→
48D
Work with a libretto (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
49D
Distrustful (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLEERY→
52D
Sacred bird of ancient Egypt (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIBIS→
53D
Contents of some carriers (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPETS→
54D
Highlight of a 48-Down (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
56D
Word with run or lift (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISKI→
57D
Burj Khalifa's home, in brief (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUAE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 15, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jonathan Raksin and Jeff Chen and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Bold way to go when bluffing (ALLIN); Blade brand (ATRA); Mocked, in a way (APED).
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