Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 features 71 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "ROTTENTOMATOES".
Total Clues
71
Longest
ROTTENTOMATOES
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
BFF
Featured Clue
"Movie review site with a percentage rating scale"
14 Letters
ROTTENTOMATOES
ALLComplete Solution List
Closest bud
3BFF
Put-up job
4SHAM
Destination for some sci-fi travelers
4PAST
___ and dear
4NEAR
Magician's "Look at what I just did!"
4TADA
Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights
4ALLY
Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor
9BADAPPLES
Merest little chirp
4PEEP
Folded French pancake
5CREPE
___ mode (in the fashionable style)
3ALA
Industry showcase
4EXPO
Nightmares for nannies
12SPOILEDBRATS
"We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope
6ALIENS
Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly
3AOC
+ or - particle
3ION
Word after twin, tanning or trundle
3BED
Rapper Rhymes
5BUSTA
Movie review site with a percentage rating scale
14ROTTENTOMATOES
Schnozzle
5SNOOT
Firefighter's tool
3AXE
Helpful posting at a trailhead
3MAP
"Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief
3PSA
Curiosity and Perseverance, for two
6ROVERS
Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping
12FUNKYCHICKEN
Hasn't been canceled
4ISON
Stimpy's TV companion
3REN
Peek-__
5SNEAK
State along a river of the same name
4OHIO
Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across
9OFFCOURSE
Home in the woods
4NEST
Earring type
4STUD
Actress ___ Rachel Wood
4EVAN
Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena
4ARES
Align
4SYNC
Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day
3SEP
Campsite crasher in the Rockies
4BEAR
Gradually blends with
9FADESINTO
Chilled coffee drink
6FRAPPE
Longtime NASCAR sponsor
3STP
Special request for a flight meal
5HALAL
Singer with the best-selling album "21"
5ADELE
Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea
6MASADA
Slice of Life or nick of Time?
8PAPERCUT
Assistant with a whisper mode
5ALEXA
Gave it a rest?
5SLEPT
Writing wrongs?
5TYPOS
Jimmy Fallon's network
3NBC
Underappreciated worker, say
4PEON
Library ID
4ISBN
Tea with tapioca pearls
4BOBA
Publicizes
4AIRS
Lake bird with a laughing call
4LOON
When U R due
3ETA
Reveal private info about, in online lingo
3DOX
"The audacity!"
9SOMENERVE
Lachrymal unit
4TEAR
Nile reptiles
4ASPS
Traditional sumo hairstyles
8TOPKNOTS
Online crafts bazaar
4ETSY
Hired soldier, in slang
4MERC
Unlike the direction of this clue's answer
6ACROSS
"All right. What's the big deal?"
4OKSO
Concert sites
6VENUES
Shrek's beloved
5FIONA
Escort
5USHER
Snap, crackle, or pop
5NOISE
Sizable
5HEFTY
For kicks and giggles
5INFUN
[I need this immediately]
4ASAP
"She's everything. He's just ___" ("Barbie" tagline)
3KEN
Public health agcy.
3CDC