New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 07/21/2026. The July 21 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a “Chocolate” petsLABS
- 5a Genome componentDNA
- 8a Breaks in winter weatherTHAWS
- 13a ___ veraALOE
- 14a Gave a handDEALT
- 16a Greet someone informallySAYHI
- 17a “Easy-peasy!”BADABINGBADABOOM
- 20a Attire for an infantONESIE
- 21a Awe-inspiring solar phenomenonAURORA
- 22a SeverityRIGOR
- 23a Urban environmental hazardSMOG
- 24a Pen tipsNIBS
- 28a Clean with a rough spraySANDBLAST
- 31a Blood ___SERUM
- 32a Acorn producerOAK
- 33a The 12 angry men in “12 Angry Men,” e.g.JURORS
- 34a Finish flamboyantly ? like 17-, 28-, 43- and 56-Across?GOOUTWITHABANG
- 40a 2000-09, with “the”AUGHTS
- 41a ___ and hawHEM
- 42a JumboLARGE
- 43a Colorful taffy candy brandSTARBURST
- 49a Laptop brandACER
- 50a TonsALOT
- 51a Not having quite enough moneySHORT
- 53a “Really?”OHYEAH
- 55a BacksideHEINIE
- 56a 2023 double-platinum Chappell Roan recordREDWINESUPERNOVA
- 60a Toyota hybridPRIUS
- 61a Plumbing fixture found under the sinkPTRAP
- 62a Things assayers assayORES
- 63a Reactions akin to “OMG!”GASPS
- 64a Pigs’ digsSTY
- 65a Fill upSATE
- Down
- 1d Hard workLABOR
- 2d Morissette with the 1996 hit “Ironic”ALANIS
- 3d Corner storeBODEGA
- 4d Fall, e.g.SEASON
- 5d Reading roomDEN
- 6d Japanese city that’s home to the Chinese Sofukuji TempleNAGASAKI
- 7d Subjects of some Billboard chartsALBUMS
- 8d Old Russian rulerTSAR
- 9d Cuban dance styleHABANERA
- 10d Actress EdebiriAYO
- 11d “Which person are you referring to?”WHO
- 12d ___ cardSIM
- 14d A standard one has 21 pipsDIE
- 15d Fortune-telling deckTAROT
- 18d Aviary inhabitantBIRD
- 19d HoundDOG
- 25d It’s “pumped” by bodybuildersIRON
- 26d TownBURG
- 27d Texting format, in briefSMS
- 29d Many internet spammersBOTS
- 30d RuleLAW
- 31d Teacher for a daySUB
- 33d Part of a doorframeJAMB
- 34d Tortilla chip dip, informallyGUAC
- 35d Shrek, e.g.OGRE
- 36d “Wow, real mature”OHGROWUP
- 37d Sport-___UTE
- 38d “Ow! Watch it!”THATHURT
- 39d “___/she” (chocolate bar’s pronouns in a corny joke)HER
- 40d In the manner ofALA
- 43d Power-saving computer modeSLEEP
- 44d They’re often made at weddingsTOASTS
- 45d One may accept the terms and conditionsUSER
- 46d Heavyweight beasts, familiarlyRHINOS
- 47d Mexican state bordering ChihuahuaSONORA
- 48d Hot pot holderTRIVET
- 50d Novelist RandAYN
- 52d BackcombTEASE
- 54d Cat’s warningHISS
- 55d Old-school term for “cool”HEP
- 56d World of Warcraft, e.g., in briefRPG
- 57d Long periodERA
- 58d Put downDIS
- 59d SalaryPAY