Our NYT Crossword Hints for July 5, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints July 5, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 7/5/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Firm up
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8A. Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea
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13A. Gamer's pursuit
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19A. Aid for a violin player
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20A. Crocs and mocs
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21A. Kind of costume that includes a round hat and kerchief
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22A. {Elijah, Ruth, Natalie}
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24A. "Send a quick reminder"
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25A. "___ it and rip it!" (aggressive golfer's mantra)
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26A. Org. for those leaving the workforce
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27A. Product displays seen at entrances to store aisles
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28A. {Kerouac, Dubya, Ginsberg}
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35A. Colored
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36A. Org. that accepts returns
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37A. Grinders
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41A. {WC, AC, DC}
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49A. Jewish mysticism, in one spelling
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50A. Love in Lima
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51A. Card game whose name is shouted
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52A. Knee part often torn by athletes, in brief
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53A. At any time
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54A. Small test subjects
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57A. Enforcer of traveling restrictions, informally?
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60A. "The Second Coming" poet, 1919
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62A. Ragu competitor
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63A. The Shakespearean version of this has three quatrains followed by a couplet
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66A. {Bonnie, Oscar, Clyde}
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70A. Some salon tasks
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71A. "Hammerin' Hank" of baseball
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72A. Allow someone to pass
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75A. 30-ounce Starbucks size
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78A. Old Testament patriarch
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80A. Close by
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81A. Early email provider
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82A. Rightmost hour on a grandfather clock
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85A. Neighbor of an Estonian
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86A. Evening that a couple spends together, say
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88A. {Larry, Sue, Emma}
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94A. Mexican mister
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95A. Veer, as a ship
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96A. Org. concerned with plants
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97A. {Cinnabon, Kool-Aid, Hi-C}
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107A. Powerhouse in English football
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110A. Home to Waikiki Beach
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111A. California's ___ Linda
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112A. Rested atop
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113A. {Landfill, goose feathers, junkyard}
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119A. Pay no mind to
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120A. Longtime Tribeca restaurant where some say the Cosmopolitan was invented, with "the"
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121A. Thousands of binary digits
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122A. Was overflowing
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123A. Van Halen of Van Halen
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124A. Extended voyage
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1D. Angel's ___ (distiller's term for the whiskey that evaporates during aging)
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2D. Shinbone
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3D. Completely incompetent
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4D. Time for Sat. prep?
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5D. Marshland
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6D. Suffix for superlatives
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7D. Unspecified member of a series
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8D. Nile dam
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9D. Triad, e.g.
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10D. Assume
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11D. Lead-in to River or Rover
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12D. Dummkopf
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13D. Broadcaster of many an N.C.A.A. game
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14D. Called for quiet
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15D. Penny ___ (miser)
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16D. Lingerie brand with a Slavic-sounding name
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17D. Fun time
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18D. "__ bon!"
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19D. Bygone N.Y.C. music venue with rhyming initials
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23D. Wisconsin's ___ Claire
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27D. Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"
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29D. Apt name for a conchologist?
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30D. Ear-related
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31D. Yank's Civil War foe
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32D. What has flatter feet?
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33D. Achieve success, so to speak
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34D. Chinese instrument with two strings
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38D. Sound of an approaching subway train
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39D. Start of a reminiscence
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40D. Word with confidence or checkout
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41D. Do some roadwork on
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42D. Folk religion akin to voodoo
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43D. Battered by battle
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44D. Women's areas in old Muslim palaces
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45D. Last stage of an insect's development
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46D. "No way, no how!"
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47D. Neurosurgeons, e.g.: Abbr.
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48D. Metric unit of weight
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49D. Map legend
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55D. Figs. related to car loans
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56D. Scottish hill
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58D. Big bunch
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59D. Eroded
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61D. Pouty mood
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63D. Lead-in to sphere, in the atmosphere
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64D. "Hey! I know the answer!"
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65D. Atlantic crosser of 1492
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67D. Sign outside a broadcast booth
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68D. Wayne's buddy in "Wayne's World"
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69D. Admit
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73D. Really weak, as an excuse
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74D. Beats by ___ (audio brand)
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75D. They might be up in arms, informally
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76D. T. ___ Price (investment firm)
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77D. "I bought this before ___ went crazy" (rueful bumper sticker on a Tesla)
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78D. He was né Clay
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79D. ___ pork (dish in a Chinese restaurant)
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83D. Tale of rustic life
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84D. "Vidi," in Caesar's boast
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87D. Satirist Freberg
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89D. You won't actually die of it
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90D. Rocks smelted to make steel
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91D. Conflict sparked by an archduke's assassination: Abbr.
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92D. San Francisco's ___ Valley
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93D. Madrid's land, in the Olympics
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98D. Like Olympic pools
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99D. Like some cars parked next to "No Parking" signs
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100D. Vietnam's capital
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101D. Old-fashioned "your"
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102D. Soldier for Attila
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103D. Black suit
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104D. Good pal
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105D. Out of gas
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106D. Lip
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107D. Settled down, in a way
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108D. All the __
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109D. Kind of wave
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113D. Last name for an unnamed person
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114D. "Curious …"
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115D. Ring result, in brief
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116D. Secreted away
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117D. Ron who played Tarzan
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118D. Two, in Tijuana
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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