NYT Crossword Clues for July 20, 2026

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Across Clues

Scarecrow stuffing 5 letters / Daily

STRAW Reveal Hide

Ralph who ran for president four times 5 letters / Daily

NADER Reveal Hide

11A

Some HP products 3 letters / Daily

PCS Reveal Hide

14A

Ebb 5 letters / Daily

ABATE Reveal Hide

15A

Top-tier group 5 letters / Daily

ELITE Reveal Hide

16A

Tuna variety often used in sashimi 3 letters / Daily

AHI Reveal Hide

17A

On/off device 11 letters / Daily

LIGHTSWITCH Reveal Hide

19A

Empty space between things 3 letters / Daily

GAP Reveal Hide

20A

Something at either end of a hammock, often 4 letters / Daily

TREE Reveal Hide

21A

Brain tests, for short 4 letters / Daily

EEGS Reveal Hide

22A

"10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout) 5 letters / Daily

ITEMS Reveal Hide

24A

Golf club for teeing off 6 letters / Daily

DRIVER Reveal Hide

26A

Small orchard 5 letters / Daily

GROVE Reveal Hide

27A

One with Q or Z is worth 10 points 12 letters / Daily

SCRABBLETILE Reveal Hide

31A

Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short 4 letters / Daily

ASMR Reveal Hide

33A

Regret 3 letters / Daily

RUE Reveal Hide

34A

Pursue 4 letters / Daily

SEEK Reveal Hide

35A

Young Yorkie, e.g. 3 letters / Daily

PUP Reveal Hide

36A

Better halves 7 letters / Daily

SPOUSES Reveal Hide

40A

Blue state? 3 letters / Daily

WOE Reveal Hide

41A

GPS guesses 4 letters / Daily

ETAS Reveal Hide

43A

April 15 deadline org. 3 letters / Daily

IRS Reveal Hide

44A

The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. 4 letters / Daily

ASSN Reveal Hide

46A

Cause of some rescreenings in an airport 12 letters / Daily

POCKETCHANGE Reveal Hide

50A

Like many English bogs 5 letters / Daily

PEATY Reveal Hide

51A

Begin to grow choppers 6 letters / Daily

TEETHE Reveal Hide

54A

Measure around the middle 5 letters / Daily

GIRTH Reveal Hide

55A

Norse god of thunder 4 letters / Daily

THOR Reveal Hide

57A

Agricultural locale 4 letters / Daily

FARM Reveal Hide

59A

Chicken ___ king 3 letters / Daily

ALA Reveal Hide

60A

"My sympathies" ... or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across 11 letters / Daily

IFEELFORYOU Reveal Hide

63A

Rapper Tone ___ 3 letters / Daily

LOC Reveal Hide

64A

Reef material 5 letters / Daily

CORAL Reveal Hide

65A

Winning Monopoly player's collection 5 letters / Daily

DEEDS Reveal Hide

66A

Had dinner, say 3 letters / Daily

ATE Reveal Hide

67A

Transmits 5 letters / Daily

SENDS Reveal Hide

68A

Hockey feints 5 letters / Daily

DEKES Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Add some seasoning to 4 letters / Daily

SALT Reveal Hide

Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally 5 letters / Daily

TBIRD Reveal Hide

Wild party 5 letters / Daily

RAGER Reveal Hide

Faith no more? 7 letters / Daily

ATHEISM Reveal Hide

More than damp 3 letters / Daily

WET Reveal Hide

Big name in baseball caps 6 letters / Daily

NEWERA Reveal Hide

Sacha Baron Cohen persona 4 letters / Daily

ALIG Reveal Hide

Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code 4 letters / Daily

DITS Reveal Hide

And more like that: Abbr. 3 letters / Daily

ETC Reveal Hide

10D

Put back on the payroll 6 letters / Daily

REHIRE Reveal Hide

11D

What search engine optimization hopes to increase 9 letters / Daily

PAGEVIEWS Reveal Hide

12D

Creature that blends into its surroundings 9 letters / Daily

CHAMELEON Reveal Hide

13D

Drinks daintily 4 letters / Daily

SIPS Reveal Hide

18D

Prognosticator 4 letters / Daily

SEER Reveal Hide

23D

Young 'uns 4 letters / Daily

TOTS Reveal Hide

25D

Bygone staples of home theaters, informally 4 letters / Daily

VCRS Reveal Hide

26D

Utter delight 4 letters / Daily

GLEE Reveal Hide

28D

Item for a painter or hairstylist 5 letters / Daily

BRUSH Reveal Hide

29D

Vehicle to and from school 3 letters / Daily

BUS Reveal Hide

30D

Barely get, with "out" 3 letters / Daily

EKE Reveal Hide

31D

Someone who's not thinking may be on this 9 letters / Daily

AUTOPILOT Reveal Hide

32D

U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-'60s 9 letters / Daily

SPACERACE Reveal Hide

35D

Get-up-and-go 3 letters / Daily

PEP Reveal Hide

37D

"It's a shame, really!" 4 letters / Daily

PITY Reveal Hide

38D

Monster of Tolkiendom 3 letters / Daily

ORC Reveal Hide

39D

Very wise 4 letters / Daily

SAGE Reveal Hide

42D

32-card card game 4 letters / Daily

SKAT Reveal Hide

45D

Liberate 7 letters / Daily

SETFREE Reveal Hide

47D

Important consideration for A.I. programmers 6 letters / Daily

ETHICS Reveal Hide

48D

Bikini and others 6 letters / Daily

ATOLLS Reveal Hide

49D

Spongy ball material 4 letters / Daily

NERF Reveal Hide

52D

"Frida" star Salma 5 letters / Daily

HAYEK Reveal Hide

53D

Slowly chip away at 5 letters / Daily

ERODE Reveal Hide

54D

Fancy party 4 letters / Daily

GALA Reveal Hide

55D

Gull relative 4 letters / Daily

TERN Reveal Hide

56D

Lettuce unit 4 letters / Daily

HEAD Reveal Hide

58D

"No ___, no fuss!" 4 letters / Daily

MUSS Reveal Hide

61D

Opponent 3 letters / Daily

FOE Reveal Hide

62D

Unfamiliar 3 letters / Daily

ODD Reveal Hide