NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 24, 2026
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorGeoffrey Schorkopf
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Bit of radiological work (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
5A
Component that may emerge from Earth's asthenosphere (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAGMA→
10A
What drones might be mistaken for (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUFOS→
15A
Dirt pie ingredients (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
16A
As it's happening (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIVE→
17A
Criminals in the oil industry? (10)
Starts with A, ends with SARTFORGERS→
19A
"Your guide to a better future" website (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCNET→
20A
It makes one red in the face (9)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOWNNOSE→
21A
Animals considered divine messengers in Shinto culture (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
22A
Aperitif with black currant liqueur (3)
Starts with K, ends with RKIR→
23A
Not full-bodied (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELITE→
24A
Like a politically diverse U.S. state (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPURPLE→
26A
When doubled, like a perfect outcome (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWIN→
27A
Start of a protest (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBUT→
28A
"Mark Twain" biographer Chernow (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRON→
29A
Not show-stopping? (13)
Starts with B, ends with GBINGEWATCHING→
33A
Segue into a thesis statement (13)
Starts with H, ends with GHERESTHETHING→
34A
"Don't sweat the small stuff!" (13)
Starts with L, ends with TLIFESTOOSHORT→
35A
Spanish diminutive suffix (3)
Starts with I, ends with OITO→
37A
One of 17 in Monopoly: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
38A
Drinks are on me! (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBARCAR→
40A
Terminal datum (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGATE→
42A
Like a strong bond (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
45A
Mine line (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEAM→
46A
Group with defining traits? (9)
Starts with W, ends with SWORDNERDS→
48A
Foul mood (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSNIT→
49A
Tropical fruit with white flesh and a deep-red rind (10)
Starts with M, ends with NMANGOSTEEN→
50A
All the ___ (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAGE→
51A
"That much is obvious" (5)
Starts with I, ends with WIKNOW→
52A
A tall one may be inflated (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETALE→
53A
2019 Grammy-winning album for Tyler, the Creator (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
54A
Rimes with rhymes (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLEANN→
55A
Beta tester, e.g. (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
Down
1D
Insulting talk, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSMACK→
2D
U.S. soccer legend ___ Lloyd (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICARLI→
3D
Fox or Foxx (5)
Starts with A, ends with RACTOR→
4D
Warning next to a suspicious link, perhaps (4)
Starts with N, ends with WNSFW→
5D
Venus, or sometimes Mercury (11)
Starts with M, ends with RMORNINGSTAR→
7D
Silly sorts (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGEESE→
8D
Cry from a toddler during snack time (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMORE→
9D
Jack or jenny (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
10D
Bad gut feeling? (5)
Starts with U, ends with RULCER→
11D
Text that's often unread (9)
Starts with F, ends with TFINEPRINT→
12D
Stretttccched out (8)
Starts with O, ends with GOVERLONG→
18D
Modern deception (10)
Starts with O, ends with MONLINESCAM→
21D
Cookware sometimes used over campfires (10)
Starts with D, ends with SDUTCHOVENS→
24D
"Drop it!" (11)
Starts with P, ends with NPUTTHATDOWN→
25D
Language of Barbados: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with GENG→
26D
Tool for a sting (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIRE→
29D
Words said while preparing to leave (9)
Starts with B, ends with OBEFOREIGO→
30D
School described as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen" (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
31D
Follower of "Doctor" or "That's" (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
32D
Bring on (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIRE→
33D
Run into trouble (8)
Starts with H, ends with GHITASNAG→
34D
Gay ___ (1970s movement) (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLIB→
39D
Serve a function (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCATER→
40D
Fixin' to (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGONNA→
41D
Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive" (5)
Starts with A, ends with NARGON→
42D
Tracts (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAREAS→
43D
Singer whose album titles represent ages (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
44D
Recipient of Emmys in different categories for the same role (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASNER→
46D
Respond to the alarm (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWAKE→
47D
"Is the whole world against me?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
48D
Guru's honorific (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
49D
"Cool" quantity (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMIL→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 24, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Geoffrey Schorkopf and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Bit of radiological work (SCAN); Component that may emerge from Earth's asthenosphere (MAGMA); What drones might be mistaken for (UFOS).
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