NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 7, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorBrad Lively
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
___ ghanouj (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABABA→
5A
Like a couch potato (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
9A
"Rise and shine!" (5)
Starts with G, ends with PGETUP→
14A
Patron saint of Norway (4)
Starts with O, ends with VOLAV→
15A
Combustible rock (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOAL→
16A
No longer in dreamland (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWAKE→
17A
Charisma (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMOJO→
18A
"Orinoco Flow" singer (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
19A
Like a credit card at its limit (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMAXED→
20A
*Surfer girls, in old lingo (12)
Starts with B, ends with SBEACHBUNNIES→
23A
Ease off (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABATE→
24A
D.C. URL ending (6)
Starts with D, ends with VDOTGOV→
28A
*Frankfurters (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTDOGS→
31A
Easy mark for a hustle (7)
Starts with L, ends with ELIVEONE→
32A
Subject of Weird Al Yankovic's "The White Stuff" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
33A
Common car freshener scent (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPINE→
34A
Score that's better than a bogey (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
35A
"Barbie" actress Issa (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
36A
*Relative of a grizzly that's named for its bright chest patch (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSUNBEAR→
39A
Umpire's clenched-fist call (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOUT→
40A
Sgt., but not pvt., e.g. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONCO→
41A
Orgs. that may hold raffles (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPTAS→
42A
Mechanical memorization (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
43A
Accessories pointed at the North Pole? (7)
Starts with E, ends with SELFHATS→
45A
*Internet browser borrowing a nickname for the red panda (7)
Starts with F, ends with XFIREFOX→
48A
Slander (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDEFAME→
49A
What to call people … or what not to call people (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNAMES→
50A
55A
Common default computer font (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIAL→
58A
Mistake-correcting command (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNDO→
59A
Rebel Alliance princess (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALEIA→
60A
Portmanteau for a screened-in feline lounge (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCATIO→
61A
Fresh powder, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSNOW→
62A
Sci-fi franchise with light cycles (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTRON→
63A
Break things off (5)
Starts with E, ends with TENDIT→
64A
"Amazing Grace," for one (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHYMN→
65A
Eurovision contest entry (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSONG→
Down
1D
Tell jokes to total silence, say (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBOMB→
2D
Soothing succulent (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
3D
___ California (Mexican border state) (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABAJA→
4D
Fruit from a tree that can self-pollinate (7)
Starts with A, ends with OAVOCADO→
5D
Cooler in a cooler (6)
Starts with I, ends with GICEBAG→
6D
Hole foods? (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDONUTS→
7D
___ Staley, original lead singer of Alice in Chains (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELAYNE→
8D
Pizazz (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
9D
Last words on a pinball machine (8)
Starts with G, ends with RGAMEOVER→
10D
Discarded tech (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEWASTE→
12D
Luau instrument, informally (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUKE→
13D
___ Xing (3)
Starts with P, ends with DPED→
21D
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" network (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHBO→
22D
"Let It Go" singer Menzel (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIDINA→
25D
Vanish into thin air (6)
Starts with G, ends with FGOPOOF→
26D
Acting unthinkingly (6)
Starts with O, ends with OONAUTO→
27D
Geometrical corner (6)
Starts with V, ends with XVERTEX→
28D
Like a triceratops (6)
Starts with H, ends with DHORNED→
29D
Delphi prophet (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORACLE→
30D
Start a long drive, in a way (6)
Starts with T, ends with FTEEOFF→
31D
Tell a tall tale (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
33D
"This Old House" network (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPBS→
36D
Monty Python musical with a portmanteau title (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSPAMALOT→
37D
Absolute, as nonsense (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUTTER→
38D
"Illmatic" rapper (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNAS→
42D
What doers produce (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRESULTS→
44D
Luau locale (6)
Starts with H, ends with IHAWAII→
45D
Obsessive pop culture subculture (6)
Starts with F, ends with MFANDOM→
46D
"Count me in!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with NIMDOWN→
47D
Yellow card wielder (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
49D
Job for Mrs. Doubtfire (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNANNY→
51D
Sled dog command (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMUSH→
52D
Number of years that George Washington lived in the White House (4)
Starts with Z, ends with OZERO→
53D
Last U.S. national park alphabetically (4)
Starts with Z, ends with NZION→
54D
Bowen formerly of "S.N.L." (4)
Starts with Y, ends with GYANG→
55D
High card (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
56D
Hightailed it (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
57D
"___ be my pleasure!" (3)
Starts with I, ends with DITD→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 7, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brad Lively and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ ghanouj (BABA); Like a couch potato (IDLE); "Rise and shine!" (GETUP).
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