NYT Crossword Clues for July 27, 2026

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Across Clues

Male deer 4 letters / Daily

STAG Reveal Hide

National sport of Japan 4 letters / Daily

SUMO Reveal Hide

Posh N.Y.C. neighborhood 4 letters / Daily

SOHO Reveal Hide

13A

Post-it ___ 4 letters / Daily

NOTE Reveal Hide

14A

Privy to 4 letters / Daily

INON Reveal Hide

15A

Mideast ruler 4 letters / Daily

EMIR Reveal Hide

16A

"Either way is fine with me" 9 letters / Daily

IDONTCARE Reveal Hide

18A

Prefix with hit or bit 4 letters / Daily

MEGA Reveal Hide

19A

Citrusy Japanese sauce 5 letters / Daily

PONZU Reveal Hide

20A

Manipulate into doubting one's memory or experience 8 letters / Daily

GASLIGHT Reveal Hide

22A

Friendly emoticon 10 letters / Daily

SMILEYFACE Reveal Hide

24A

Relieve, as pain 6 letters / Daily

SOOTHE Reveal Hide

28A

Long-running forensics series 3 letters / Daily

CSI Reveal Hide

29A

Only state with a nonrectangular flag 4 letters / Daily

OHIO Reveal Hide

30A

Title for a married woman 3 letters / Daily

MRS Reveal Hide

33A

Fairy tale opening word 4 letters / Daily

ONCE Reveal Hide

36A

Country in Oceania named for a biblical king 14 letters / Daily

SOLOMONISLANDS Reveal Hide

40A

"Star Wars" character ___ Ren 4 letters / Daily

KYLO Reveal Hide

41A

___ Wednesday 3 letters / Daily

ASH Reveal Hide

42A

Interlocking toy brand 4 letters / Daily

LEGO Reveal Hide

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Four-wheeler, for short 3 letters / Daily

ATV Reveal Hide

45A

Kicked out of office 6 letters / Daily

OUSTED Reveal Hide

47A

Pet for Franklin Roosevelt or George W. Bush, informally 10 letters / Daily

SCOTTIEDOG Reveal Hide

52A

As a precaution 8 letters / Daily

TOBESAFE Reveal Hide

53A

Competitor at an esports tournament 5 letters / Daily

GAMER Reveal Hide

58A

All tied up 4 letters / Daily

EVEN Reveal Hide

59A

Smartphone setting that removes all color from the screen ... or a feature of this puzzle? 9 letters / Daily

GRAYSCALE Reveal Hide

61A

Currency in Chihuahua 4 letters / Daily

PESO Reveal Hide

62A

Job for an actor 4 letters / Daily

ROLE Reveal Hide

63A

Run in neutral 4 letters / Daily

IDLE Reveal Hide

64A

Ruminate (over) 4 letters / Daily

STEW Reveal Hide

65A

"A Bug's Life" bugs 4 letters / Daily

ANTS Reveal Hide

66A

Out of battery 4 letters / Daily

DEAD Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Scissors sound 4 letters / Daily

SNIP Reveal Hide

Heading on a list of tasks 4 letters / Daily

TODO Reveal Hide

Lots and lots 4 letters / Daily

ATON Reveal Hide

Age group that includes 2000s kids 4 letters / Daily

GENZ Reveal Hide

[Yes, I know that's a typo] 3 letters / Daily

SIC Reveal Hide

Eel, at a Japanese restaurant 5 letters / Daily

UNAGI Reveal Hide

Fable's takeaway 5 letters / Daily

MORAL Reveal Hide

"Just a moment!" 6 letters / Daily

ONESEC Reveal Hide

Penultimate tournament round 10 letters / Daily

SEMIFINALS Reveal Hide

10D

Last Greek letter 5 letters / Daily

OMEGA Reveal Hide

11D

Pitch that's hard to hit? 5 letters / Daily

HIGHC Reveal Hide

12D

Give a formal speech 5 letters / Daily

ORATE Reveal Hide

17D

Heinie 4 letters / Daily

TUSH Reveal Hide

21D

Sprayable disinfectant brand 5 letters / Daily

LYSOL Reveal Hide

23D

Officewide message 4 letters / Daily

MEMO Reveal Hide

24D

Signal at sea 3 letters / Daily

SOS Reveal Hide

25D

"Um, sure" 4 letters / Daily

OHOK Reveal Hide

26D

Covered in grease 4 letters / Daily

OILY Reveal Hide

27D

"You missed your chance" 10 letters / Daily

TOOLATENOW Reveal Hide

31D

Single-stranded molecule 3 letters / Daily

RNA Reveal Hide

32D

Palindromic sib 3 letters / Daily

SIS Reveal Hide

34D

Tech review site 4 letters / Daily

CNET Reveal Hide

35D

Living on the ___ 4 letters / Daily

EDGE Reveal Hide

37D

Big name in applesauce 5 letters / Daily

MOTTS Reveal Hide

38D

"Go away, fly!" 4 letters / Daily

SHOO Reveal Hide

39D

Grass bought in rolls 3 letters / Daily

SOD Reveal Hide

44D

"The little blue pill" 6 letters / Daily

VIAGRA Reveal Hide

46D

Branded fluffy slippers 4 letters / Daily

UGGS Reveal Hide

47D

Things taken on a walk? 5 letters / Daily

STEPS Reveal Hide

48D

Violate the Tenth Commandment 5 letters / Daily

COVET Reveal Hide

49D

Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone 5 letters / Daily

OBESE Reveal Hide

50D

Zac of "High School Musical" 5 letters / Daily

EFRON Reveal Hide

51D

Handed out, as playing cards 5 letters / Daily

DEALT Reveal Hide

54D

Low scorer on a pH test 4 letters / Daily

ACID Reveal Hide

55D

Constructed 4 letters / Daily

MADE Reveal Hide

56D

Name that can be parsed as "the the" in Spanish 4 letters / Daily

ELLA Reveal Hide

57D

Portland college attended by Steve Jobs 4 letters / Daily

REED Reveal Hide

60D

"Certainly!" 3 letters / Daily

YES Reveal Hide