NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 27, 2026
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Clues71
Across33
Down38
ConstructorAidan Deshong
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Male deer (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSTAG→
5A
National sport of Japan (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSUMO→
9A
Posh N.Y.C. neighborhood (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOHO→
13A
Post-it ___ (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
14A
Privy to (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
15A
Mideast ruler (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
16A
"Either way is fine with me" (9)
Starts with I, ends with EIDONTCARE→
18A
Prefix with hit or bit (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMEGA→
19A
Citrusy Japanese sauce (5)
Starts with P, ends with UPONZU→
20A
Manipulate into doubting one's memory or experience (8)
Starts with G, ends with TGASLIGHT→
22A
Friendly emoticon (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESMILEYFACE→
24A
Relieve, as pain (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESOOTHE→
28A
Long-running forensics series (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICSI→
29A
Only state with a nonrectangular flag (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
30A
Title for a married woman (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMRS→
33A
Fairy tale opening word (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
36A
Country in Oceania named for a biblical king (14)
Starts with S, ends with SSOLOMONISLANDS→
40A
"Star Wars" character ___ Ren (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKYLO→
41A
___ Wednesday (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
42A
Interlocking toy brand (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLEGO→
43A
Four-wheeler, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with VATV→
45A
Kicked out of office (6)
Starts with O, ends with DOUSTED→
47A
Pet for Franklin Roosevelt or George W. Bush, informally (10)
Starts with S, ends with GSCOTTIEDOG→
52A
As a precaution (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETOBESAFE→
53A
Competitor at an esports tournament (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGAMER→
58A
All tied up (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
59A
Smartphone setting that removes all color from the screen ... or a feature of this puzzle? (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGRAYSCALE→
61A
Currency in Chihuahua (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPESO→
62A
Job for an actor (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROLE→
63A
Run in neutral (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
64A
Ruminate (over) (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
65A
"A Bug's Life" bugs (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
66A
Out of battery (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDEAD→
Down
1D
Scissors sound (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNIP→
2D
Heading on a list of tasks (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTODO→
3D
Lots and lots (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATON→
4D
Age group that includes 2000s kids (4)
Starts with G, ends with ZGENZ→
5D
[Yes, I know that's a typo] (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSIC→
6D
Eel, at a Japanese restaurant (5)
Starts with U, ends with IUNAGI→
7D
Fable's takeaway (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMORAL→
8D
"Just a moment!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with CONESEC→
9D
Penultimate tournament round (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSEMIFINALS→
10D
Last Greek letter (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMEGA→
11D
Pitch that's hard to hit? (5)
Starts with H, ends with CHIGHC→
12D
Give a formal speech (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
17D
Heinie (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTUSH→
21D
Sprayable disinfectant brand (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLYSOL→
23D
Officewide message (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMEMO→
24D
Signal at sea (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
25D
"Um, sure" (4)
Starts with O, ends with KOHOK→
26D
Covered in grease (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOILY→
27D
"You missed your chance" (10)
Starts with T, ends with WTOOLATENOW→
31D
Single-stranded molecule (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARNA→
32D
Palindromic sib (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
34D
Tech review site (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCNET→
35D
Living on the ___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
37D
Big name in applesauce (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOTTS→
38D
"Go away, fly!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
39D
Grass bought in rolls (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSOD→
44D
"The little blue pill" (6)
Starts with V, ends with AVIAGRA→
46D
Branded fluffy slippers (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUGGS→
47D
Things taken on a walk? (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEPS→
48D
Violate the Tenth Commandment (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCOVET→
49D
Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOBESE→
50D
Zac of "High School Musical" (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEFRON→
51D
Handed out, as playing cards (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEALT→
54D
Low scorer on a pH test (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
55D
Constructed (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMADE→
56D
Name that can be parsed as "the the" in Spanish (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELLA→
57D
Portland college attended by Steve Jobs (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREED→
60D
"Certainly!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 27, 2026?+
71 clues: 33 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Aidan Deshong and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Male deer (STAG); National sport of Japan (SUMO); Posh N.Y.C. neighborhood (SOHO).
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