NYT Crossword July 6 2026 Answers (7/6/26)

Our NYT Crossword July 6, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle 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 New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword July 6, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 7/6/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Long, detailed tales
6A	Binds together
10A	Russia's Peter the Great, e.g.
14A	Hertz competitor
15A	Muppet with a noted feud with a pet rock
16A	Jane Austen title character
17A	Event that might include juggling, singing and magic tricks
19A	___ wave (summer phenomenon)
20A	Northern neighbor of Namibia
21A	Eat, as cattle might
22A	Serpent seen on a sarcophagus
24A	Looks of total confusion
27A	Calm, as a lake
29A	Bard of ___, nickname for Shakespeare
30A	Intellectual thoroughness
31A	Olden days
33A	Texter's "If you ask me …"
36A	Three-part fire safety technique
40A	Opposite of NNW
41A	Give the boot
42A	When farmers typically wake up
43A	Flatbread with a palindromic name
45A	Steve ___, 2003 N.F.L. M.V.P.-winning quarterback
46A	2009 comedy about a bachelor party and its aftermath
51A	Golf ball holder
52A	Colorful glows
53A	Grapefruit relative
55A	Some urban pollution
56A	Sections of a choir .... as hinted at by this puzzle's circled letters
60A	It comes and goes each day
61A	"Frozen" princess
62A	Hall-of-Fame hoopster Thomas
63A	Where Eve reached for the forbidden fruit
64A	Grammy-winning singer Lisa
65A	Like the crying face emoji
1D	Used a chair
2D	In the manner of
3D	Archipelago that helped shape Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
4D	Prayer ender
5D	Nuthatch or nightingale
6D	Cybertruck maker
7D	___ Omar, first Somali American in Congress
8D	Angsty subculture
9D	Piglet's mother
10D	Capital city between Baghdad, Iraq, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
11D	Negative attack on a political opponent
12D	Knock the socks off
13D	Parking garage listing
18D	Relayed, as a story
21D	1960s Pontiac muscle car
22D	Auto loan figs.
23D	Cuts open, as an envelope
25D	24-___ gold
26D	"Frozen" reindeer
28D	European capital that's home to the Little Mermaid statue
31D	Offspring
32D	Word after black or special
34D	Temporary suspensions
35D	Basic skateboarding jump
37D	Singer Chappell with the double-platinum album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"
38D	Dilapidated
39D	Instrument played by a Muse
44D	Some small batteries
45D	Modern lead-in to coin or stock
46D	One of the five senses
47D	Like sticky summer weather
48D	Wash away
49D	Express one's thoughts
50D	Words of interest to a language learner, informally
54D	Operate on using a beam
56D	Actor Kilmer
57D	The Yoko of "Dear Yoko"
58D	Paver's goop
59D	Like a shrinking violet

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

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