NYT Crossword Clues for July 28, 2026

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Across Clues

Insolence 4 letters / Daily

SASS Reveal Hide

Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" 5 letters / Daily

ODELL Reveal Hide

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Be in need of ibuprofen, say 4 letters / Daily

ACHE Reveal Hide

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Word with cap or socks 4 letters / Daily

KNEE Reveal Hide

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Diet that eschews processed food 5 letters / Daily

PALEO Reveal Hide

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In a minute 4 letters / Daily

SOON Reveal Hide

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With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues 10 letters / Daily

ITSNOTHING Reveal Hide

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Massage gun target 4 letters / Daily

KNOT Reveal Hide

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Wyoming mountain range 6 letters / Daily

TETONS Reveal Hide

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"Out with ya now!" 3 letters / Daily

GIT Reveal Hide

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Tax pro 3 letters / Daily

CPA Reveal Hide

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Primer mes del año 5 letters / Daily

ENERO Reveal Hide

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*Essential oil with a musky scent 9 letters / Daily

PATCHOULI Reveal Hide

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Myrmecology subject 3 letters / Daily

ANT Reveal Hide

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Bonfire remains 3 letters / Daily

ASH Reveal Hide

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Concerning hearing 5 letters / Daily

AURAL Reveal Hide

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*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001) 13 letters / Daily

MASSACHUSETTS Reveal Hide

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Ruminant's mouthful 3 letters / Daily

CUD Reveal Hide

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Secondary social media account 3 letters / Daily

ALT Reveal Hide

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*"Until next time!" 13 letters / Daily

CATCHYOULATER Reveal Hide

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United 5 letters / Daily

ASONE Reveal Hide

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Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner" 3 letters / Daily

OER Reveal Hide

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Palindromic kitchen brand 3 letters / Daily

OXO Reveal Hide

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*Academy Award, e.g. 9 letters / Daily

STATUETTE Reveal Hide

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___ Taco (ice cream treat) 5 letters / Daily

CHOCO Reveal Hide

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The "S" of macOS: Abbr. 3 letters / Daily

SYS Reveal Hide

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Beam 3 letters / Daily

RAY Reveal Hide

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Bubble tea bubbles 6 letters / Daily

PEARLS Reveal Hide

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Some first responders, for short 4 letters / Daily

EMTS Reveal Hide

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See 17-Across 10 letters / Daily

TOSNEEZEAT Reveal Hide

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Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies 4 letters / Daily

RIAN Reveal Hide

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Once more 5 letters / Daily

AGAIN Reveal Hide

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Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm 4 letters / Daily

EAVE Reveal Hide

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Rat (on) 4 letters / Daily

TELL Reveal Hide

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Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe 5 letters / Daily

TAMPS Reveal Hide

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Iditarod conveyance 4 letters / Daily

SLED Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Sporting group at a cold-weather school 7 letters / Daily

SKITEAM Reveal Hide

Insect's feeler 7 letters / Daily

ANTENNA Reveal Hide

Six-line poems 7 letters / Daily

SESTETS Reveal Hide

Honorific for many Spanish teachers 5 letters / Daily

SENOR Reveal Hide

Finishes deliberating 4 letters / Daily

OPTS Reveal Hide

"Well, lah-di-___!" 3 letters / Daily

DAH Reveal Hide

Name that's an anagram of an untruth 3 letters / Daily

ELI Reveal Hide

Units in horse racing 7 letters / Daily

LENGTHS Reveal Hide

Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle 5 letters / Daily

LOGIC Reveal Hide

10D

Query 3 letters / Daily

ASK Reveal Hide

11D

Plays the yes-man 7 letters / Daily

CONCURS Reveal Hide

12D

Muss and fuss 6 letters / Daily

HOOPLA Reveal Hide

13D

Involve 6 letters / Daily

ENTAIL Reveal Hide

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1969 "bed-in" participant 3 letters / Daily

ONO Reveal Hide

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"___ be the day!" 6 letters / Daily

THATLL Reveal Hide

25D

Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member 3 letters / Daily

PAH Reveal Hide

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Sun Devils' sch. 3 letters / Daily

ASU Reveal Hide

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"Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album) 5 letters / Daily

OUTTA Reveal Hide

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Triflingly little 5 letters / Daily

SCANT Reveal Hide

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Artistic visionary 6 letters / Daily

AUTEUR Reveal Hide

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Org. mentioned in many zombie movies 3 letters / Daily

CDC Reveal Hide

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Evian, Perrier or Badoit 3 letters / Daily

EAU Reveal Hide

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Along a gulf, say 7 letters / Daily

COASTAL Reveal Hide

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Sweaty stretching session 7 letters / Daily

HOTYOGA Reveal Hide

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Up to this point 3 letters / Daily

YET Reveal Hide

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Mined find 3 letters / Daily

ORE Reveal Hide

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"Oof, painfully true" 7 letters / Daily

TOOREAL Reveal Hide

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Part of a country located entirely within another country 7 letters / Daily

EXCLAVE Reveal Hide

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Landed for the night 7 letters / Daily

ROOSTED Reveal Hide

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Claim to be true 6 letters / Daily

ASSERT Reveal Hide

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Hinder 6 letters / Daily

STYMIE Reveal Hide

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Bother, as one's conscience 5 letters / Daily

EATAT Reveal Hide

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Letter that can take a cedilla 3 letters / Daily

CEE Reveal Hide

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Puts through a harsh initiation 5 letters / Daily

HAZES Reveal Hide

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Items sometimes chained to a desk 4 letters / Daily

PENS Reveal Hide

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Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief 3 letters / Daily

SNL Reveal Hide

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Rock singer ___ Fender 3 letters / Daily

SAM Reveal Hide

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Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar 3 letters / Daily

NIP Reveal Hide