New York Times Crossword July 16 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on July 16 2026, constructed by Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASmart›
- 5ASensation›
- 10AAcquisition on the big day›
- 15A"That's a good one!"›
- 16AGalápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies›
- 17AWho knows what preceded the Big Bang›
- 18A*Yes — three arduous ones›
- 21AFebruary 14, informally›
- 22AScratch that!›
- 23AEl ___›
- 24ALike novices›
- 26ASpoil›
- 28APreceder of how, way or where›
- 29A*Yes — sometimes more than 1,000›
- 31APatooties›
- 33ALittle dipper?›
- 34A"Tout à fait!"›
- 35ATire›
- 37A*Yes — exactly one, in common usage›
- 42AFirst line on many a form›
- 43ACommon garnish in a chirashi bowl›
- 44AHad at present?›
- 47AArticle of lab wear›
- 50A*No — but it does have three feet›
- 53AElizabethan curse›
- 54ACountry that las islas Canarias are part of›
- 57AImportant blood line›
- 58A"___ is the proper task of life": Nietzsche›
- 59ABusiness whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks"›
- 60ARaving›
- 61AQuestion during a brainstorming session ... or of the answers to the starred clues›
- 67APopular Japanese brew›
- 68AAlcohol, slangily›
- 69ALiterary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified"›
- 70AIts capital is Sanaa›
- 71AHeavens›
- 72ADebugging component?›
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- 1DLetter after upsilon›
- 2DTrireme tool›
- 3DCleared, as snow›
- 4D"Messiah" composer›
- 5DNeuter›
- 6DWhat a big hand indicates: Abbr.›
- 7DIts colony can be considered one superorganism›
- 8DStruggle›
- 9DWorld's most populous Creole-speaking country›
- 10DPretty much assured›
- 11DJapanese drama›
- 12DFeline in a 2000s meme›
- 13DDub ... or rub›
- 14DFast-food restaurant that sells Frostys›
- 19D___-pedi›
- 20DOft-injured part of the knee, for short›
- 24DClock-setting std.›
- 25D___ Bravo (México/Tejas border)›
- 26DCertain tie score›
- 27DMince words?›
- 30DFrost piece›
- 32DSound of dissatisfaction›
- 35DBotanist's study›
- 36DTold stories›
- 38DBusiness ending›
- 39DRoll in dough›
- 40DActress/union leader Drescher›
- 41DSymbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism›
- 45DClass ___›
- 46DMusic genre with "walking" bass lines›
- 47DSteamy occasion?›
- 48DLugubrious›
- 49DPioneers' prairie pullers›
- 50DHarangues›
- 51DStore›
- 52DWorked sufferingly›
- 55D"Pipe down!"›
- 56DComposure›
- 60DAttest›
- 62D___-goat›
- 63D"Wait ... really?"›
- 64DOne of a kind›
- 65DTest for future Ph.D.s›
- 66DNot needing anything else›
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