NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 30, 2026
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Clues79
Across39
Down40
ConstructorJoel Woodford
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Change entirely (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
6A
Like former secrets (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSHARED→
12A
Make like a frog (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHOP→
15A
One who doesn't speak while in a cast (5)
Starts with E, ends with AEXTRA→
16A
Balkan state that's been independent since 2008 (6)
Starts with K, ends with OKOSOVO→
17A
Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
18A
Cluster (12)
Starts with C, ends with NCHARLIESHEEN→
20A
Density symbol (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
21A
Go for gold? (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
22A
It may be padded or slapped (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
23A
Do you read me? (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNOVEL→
25A
Veteran (6)
Starts with O, ends with OOLDPRO→
27A
Agent (9)
Starts with A, ends with EALPHAMALE→
31A
Change logos, maybe (7)
Starts with R, ends with DREBRAND→
33A
"Bravo!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
35A
Unnatural, in a way (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDYED→
36A
H.S. course covering integrals (6)
Starts with A, ends with CAPCALC→
39A
___ trading (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDAY→
40A
Steam (10)
Starts with S, ends with BSIERRACLUB→
43A
Sow, e.g. (3)
Starts with P, ends with GPIG→
46A
Black-and-orange bird (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORIOLE→
47A
Bob who painted "happy little trees" (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROSS→
50A
Jackie who co-starred in "Rush Hour" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCHAN→
52A
Top halves of centaurs (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMEN→
53A
They may be lifted … or downed (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSPIRITS→
56A
Gambit (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGOLFRANGE→
59A
City with red buses (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLONDON→
60A
Big or bad follower (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLE→
61A
So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAOS→
63A
Fripp & ___ (musical duo) (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
64A
___ culpa (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMEA→
65A
Communication aid that helps make sense of the italicized clues (12)
Starts with N, ends with TNATOALPHABET→
70A
Subj. for immigrants, maybe (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
71A
Training aids for a lab, say (6)
Starts with T, ends with STREATS→
73A
___ pad (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
74A
What headphones often play in (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSTEREO→
75A
Shark's mark (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPATSY→
Down
1D
Church leader (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRECTOR→
2D
Took one's breath away? (7)
Starts with E, ends with DEXHALED→
3D
Remain loyal to (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSTANDBY→
4D
Pronounce "aisle" as it's spelled, e.g. (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
5D
It often leans left or right (9)
Starts with T, ends with OTALKRADIO→
6D
___-Ball (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESKEE→
7D
Joel follows it (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHOSEA→
8D
Flame's remains (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
9D
Lumpsucker eggs (3)
Starts with R, ends with EROE→
10D
Biblical second coming? (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
11D
Prima ___ (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADONNA→
12D
University of Cambridge (7)
Starts with H, ends with DHARVARD→
13D
"Hamlet" noblewoman (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOPHELIA→
14D
Developer of a geocentric model of the universe (7)
Starts with P, ends with YPTOLEMY→
19D
Words after cash or zero (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
24D
[Horrors!] (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
26D
Org. leader (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPRES→
28D
One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLOCAL→
29D
Puts down (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPLACES→
30D
Where Dante's path to paradise begins (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHELL→
32D
Panama's ___ National Park (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDARIEN→
37D
That's the whole point! (5)
Starts with P, ends with GPRONG→
38D
Seller of knickknacks (9)
Starts with C, ends with PCURIOSHOP→
41D
Gospel singer Franklin (4)
Starts with E, ends with AERMA→
42D
Like a zoomer after 1997 (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBORN→
43D
Minecraft and World of Warcraft (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPCGAMES→
44D
"If we're lucky!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with OIHOPESO→
45D
Rhyming name for a certain group of friends (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGALPALS→
48D
It's not the main part of the action (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSIDEBET→
49D
High achievers? (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTONERS→
51D
Notable org. with 32 members (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNFL→
54D
Sit (down) heavily (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPLOP→
55D
Arrogant (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSNOTTY→
58D
Really please (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELATE→
66D
It might be left hanging (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
67D
Most common letter in this clue (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
68D
Boat propeller (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
69D
Director DuVernay (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 30, 2026?+
79 clues: 39 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joel Woodford and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Change entirely (RESET); Like former secrets (SHARED); Make like a frog (HOP).
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