NYT Crossword Clues for July 14, 2026

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Across Clues

Closest bud 3 letters / Daily

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Put-up job 4 letters / Daily

SHAM Reveal Hide

Destination for some sci-fi travelers 4 letters / Daily

PAST Reveal Hide

12A

___ and dear 4 letters / Daily

NEAR Reveal Hide

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Magician's "Look at what I just did!" 4 letters / Daily

TADA Reveal Hide

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Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights 4 letters / Daily

ALLY Reveal Hide

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Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor 9 letters / Daily

BADAPPLES Reveal Hide

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Merest little chirp 4 letters / Daily

PEEP Reveal Hide

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Folded French pancake 5 letters / Daily

CREPE Reveal Hide

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___ mode (in the fashionable style) 3 letters / Daily

ALA Reveal Hide

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Industry showcase 4 letters / Daily

EXPO Reveal Hide

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Nightmares for nannies 12 letters / Daily

SPOILEDBRATS Reveal Hide

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"We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope 6 letters / Daily

ALIENS Reveal Hide

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Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly 3 letters / Daily

AOC Reveal Hide

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+ or – particle 3 letters / Daily

ION Reveal Hide

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Word after twin, tanning or trundle 3 letters / Daily

BED Reveal Hide

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Rapper ___ Rhymes 5 letters / Daily

BUSTA Reveal Hide

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Movie review site with a percentage rating scale 14 letters / Daily

ROTTENTOMATOES Reveal Hide

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Schnozzle 5 letters / Daily

SNOOT Reveal Hide

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Firefighter's tool 3 letters / Daily

AXE Reveal Hide

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Helpful posting at a trailhead 3 letters / Daily

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"Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief 3 letters / Daily

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Curiosity and Perseverance, for two 6 letters / Daily

ROVERS Reveal Hide

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Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping 12 letters / Daily

FUNKYCHICKEN Reveal Hide

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Hasn't been canceled 4 letters / Daily

ISON Reveal Hide

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Stimpy's TV companion 3 letters / Daily

REN Reveal Hide

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___ peek 5 letters / Daily

SNEAK Reveal Hide

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State along a river of the same name 4 letters / Daily

OHIO Reveal Hide

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Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across 9 letters / Daily

OFFCOURSE Reveal Hide

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Home in the woods 4 letters / Daily

NEST Reveal Hide

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Earring type 4 letters / Daily

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Actress ___ Rachel Wood 4 letters / Daily

EVAN Reveal Hide

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Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena 4 letters / Daily

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Align 4 letters / Daily

SYNC Reveal Hide

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Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day 3 letters / Daily

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Down Clues

Campsite crasher in the Rockies 4 letters / Daily

BEAR Reveal Hide

Gradually blends with 9 letters / Daily

FADESINTO Reveal Hide

Chilled coffee drink 6 letters / Daily

FRAPPE Reveal Hide

Longtime NASCAR sponsor 3 letters / Daily

STP Reveal Hide

Special request for a flight meal 5 letters / Daily

HALAL Reveal Hide

Singer with the best-selling album "21" 5 letters / Daily

ADELE Reveal Hide

Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea 6 letters / Daily

MASADA Reveal Hide

Slice of Life or nick of Time? 8 letters / Daily

PAPERCUT Reveal Hide

Assistant with a whisper mode 5 letters / Daily

ALEXA Reveal Hide

10D

Gave it a rest? 5 letters / Daily

SLEPT Reveal Hide

11D

Writing wrongs 5 letters / Daily

TYPOS Reveal Hide

12D

Jimmy Fallon's network 3 letters / Daily

NBC Reveal Hide

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Underappreciated worker, say 4 letters / Daily

PEON Reveal Hide

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Library ID 4 letters / Daily

ISBN Reveal Hide

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Tea with tapioca pearls 4 letters / Daily

BOBA Reveal Hide

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Publicizes 4 letters / Daily

AIRS Reveal Hide

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Lake bird with a laughing call 4 letters / Daily

LOON Reveal Hide

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When U R due 3 letters / Daily

ETA Reveal Hide

30D

Reveal private info about, in online lingo 3 letters / Daily

DOX Reveal Hide

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"The audacity!" 9 letters / Daily

SOMENERVE Reveal Hide

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Lachrymal unit 4 letters / Daily

TEAR Reveal Hide

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Nile reptiles 4 letters / Daily

ASPS Reveal Hide

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Traditional sumo hairstyles 8 letters / Daily

TOPKNOTS Reveal Hide

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Online crafts bazaar 4 letters / Daily

ETSY Reveal Hide

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Hired soldier, in slang 4 letters / Daily

MERC Reveal Hide

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"All right. What's the big deal?" 4 letters / Daily

OKSO Reveal Hide

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Concert sites 6 letters / Daily

VENUES Reveal Hide

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Shrek's beloved 5 letters / Daily

FIONA Reveal Hide

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Escort 5 letters / Daily

USHER Reveal Hide

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Snap, crackle or pop 5 letters / Daily

NOISE Reveal Hide

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Sizable 5 letters / Daily

HEFTY Reveal Hide

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For kicks and giggles 5 letters / Daily

INFUN Reveal Hide

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"I need this immediately" 4 letters / Daily

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"She's everything. He's just ___" ("Barbie" tagline) 3 letters / Daily

KEN Reveal Hide

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Public health agcy. 3 letters / Daily

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