NYT Crossword Clues for July 23, 2026

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Across Clues

More than just a disapproving look 10 letters / Daily

DEATHSTARE Reveal Hide

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Scruff of the neck 4 letters / Daily

NAPE Reveal Hide

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Fondita offerings 10 letters / Daily

ENCHILADAS Reveal Hide

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Three-time A.L. M.V.P. of the 2000s, familiarly 4 letters / Daily

AROD Reveal Hide

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"The Devil's radio" 10 letters / Daily

IDLEGOSSIP Reveal Hide

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Pollution portmanteau 4 letters / Daily

SMOG Reveal Hide

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Really peeved 3 letters / Daily

HOT Reveal Hide

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What a pointless game has? 7 letters / Daily

NOSCORE Reveal Hide

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Outfitted 8 letters / Daily

EQUIPPED Reveal Hide

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Password preceder 6 letters / Daily

USERID Reveal Hide

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Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefix 6 letters / Daily

SUPRAS Reveal Hide

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Passover month 5 letters / Daily

NISAN Reveal Hide

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___-turvy 5 letters / Daily

TOPSY Reveal Hide

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Sprint, e.g. 4 letters / Daily

RACE Reveal Hide

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Home run hitter's gait 4 letters / Daily

TROT Reveal Hide

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Downed 3 letters / Daily

ATE Reveal Hide

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Part in a play 4 letters / Daily

ROLE Reveal Hide

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"That's the spot!" 3 letters / Daily

AAH Reveal Hide

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"Tyrone" singer Erykah 4 letters / Daily

BADU Reveal Hide

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Not much 4 letters / Daily

ATAD Reveal Hide

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"Will you let me?" 5 letters / Daily

CANTI Reveal Hide

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Desert for which an African country is named 5 letters / Daily

NAMIB Reveal Hide

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Like obsidian rock, once 6 letters / Daily

MOLTEN Reveal Hide

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Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt 6 letters / Daily

SCARAB Reveal Hide

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Last hurrah 8 letters / Daily

SWANSONG Reveal Hide

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Trials by fire 7 letters / Daily

ORDEALS Reveal Hide

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Wholly, but not holey or holy, e.g.: Abbr. 3 letters / Daily

ADV Reveal Hide

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Helen of Troy's mother 4 letters / Daily

LEDA Reveal Hide

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Ignominious outcome 10 letters / Daily

EPICDEFEAT Reveal Hide

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Tech product discontinued in 2022 4 letters / Daily

IPOD Reveal Hide

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Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe — and six squares in this puzzle's grid? 10 letters / Daily

DARKENERGY Reveal Hide

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Not admit 4 letters / Daily

DENY Reveal Hide

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Pottery so named for its hardness 9 letters / Daily

STONEWARE Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Agnus ___ 3 letters / Daily

DEI Reveal Hide

Word after tight or defensive 3 letters / Daily

END Reveal Hide

Knee stabilizer, in brief 3 letters / Daily

ACL Reveal Hide

Not just any 3 letters / Daily

THE Reveal Hide

Attractive feature of a job 7 letters / Daily

HIGHPAY Reveal Hide

Single-masted vessels 6 letters / Daily

SLOOPS Reveal Hide

Sweet or sour 5 letters / Daily

TASTE Reveal Hide

Podcast interruptions 3 letters / Daily

ADS Reveal Hide

Frequent forecast in Seattle 4 letters / Daily

RAIN Reveal Hide

10D

Strong suit? 5 letters / Daily

ARMOR Reveal Hide

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Unleavened South Asian flatbread 5 letters / Daily

POORI Reveal Hide

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Follower of double or gilt 5 letters / Daily

EDGED Reveal Hide

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Champion, as a cause 7 letters / Daily

ESPOUSE Reveal Hide

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Budding 7 letters / Daily

NASCENT Reveal Hide

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Org. with a list of popular baby names 3 letters / Daily

SSA Reveal Hide

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Minimum, in a way 5 letters / Daily

QUOTA Reveal Hide

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Increased 5 letters / Daily

UPPED Reveal Hide

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Letters before ".gov" 3 letters / Daily

IRS Reveal Hide

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Forensic facilities 7 letters / Daily

DNALABS Reveal Hide

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Sign abbr. meaning "founded in" 5 letters / Daily

ESTAB Reveal Hide

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Coffee or tea specification 4 letters / Daily

ICED Reveal Hide

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Unleavened South Asian flatbread 4 letters / Daily

ROTI Reveal Hide

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Sought comfort from, say 5 letters / Daily

RANTO Reveal Hide

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Like granola 5 letters / Daily

OATEN Reveal Hide

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Unnamed article 5 letters / Daily

THING Reveal Hide

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Ill-prepared 7 letters / Daily

UNREADY Reveal Hide

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Didn't stay on topic 7 letters / Daily

RAMBLED Reveal Hide

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Come together 7 letters / Daily

CONVENE Reveal Hide

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Lou Gehrig's disease, for short 3 letters / Daily

ALS Reveal Hide

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One level below the majors 3 letters / Daily

AAA Reveal Hide

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Infuriate 6 letters / Daily

MADDEN Reveal Hide

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Sphere, e.g. 5 letters / Daily

SOLID Reveal Hide

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Crinkly fabric 5 letters / Daily

CREPE Reveal Hide

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Extension 5 letters / Daily

ADDON Reveal Hide

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Totally bizarre 5 letters / Daily

WACKO Reveal Hide

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Places to get masks 4 letters / Daily

SPAS Reveal Hide

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Original N.Y.C. subway line 3 letters / Daily

IRT Reveal Hide

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Handful 3 letters / Daily

FEW Reveal Hide

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Long stretch 3 letters / Daily

ERA Reveal Hide

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Cabinet dept. since 1889 3 letters / Daily

AGR Reveal Hide

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Gospel musician Tribbett 3 letters / Daily

TYE Reveal Hide