Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Thursday, July 23, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, July 23, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "DEATHSTARE".
Total Clues
74
Longest
DEATHSTARE
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
HOT
Featured Clue
"More than just a disapproving look"
10 Letters
DEATHSTARE
ALLComplete Solution List
More than just a disapproving look
10DEATHSTARE
Scruff of the neck
4NAPE
Fondita offerings
10ENCHILADAS
Three-time A.L. M.V.P. of the 2000s, familiarly
4AROD
"The Devil's radio"
10IDLEGOSSIP
Pollution portmanteau
4SMOG
Really peeved
3HOT
What a pointless game has?
7NOSCORE
Outfitted
8EQUIPPED
Password preceder
6USERID
Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefix
6SUPRAS
Passover month
5NISAN
__-turvy
5TOPSY
Sprint, e.g.
4RACE
Home run hitter's gait
4TROT
Downed
3ATE
Part in a play
4ROLE
That's the spot
3AAH
"Tyrone" singer Erykah
4BADU
Not much
4ATAD
Will you let me?
5CANTI
Desert for which an African country is named
5NAMIB
Like obsidian rock, once
6MOLTEN
Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt
6SCARAB
Last hurrah
8SWANSONG
Trials by fire
7ORDEALS
Wholly, but not holey or holy, e.g.: Abbr.
3ADV
Helen of Troy's mother
4LEDA
Ignominious outcome
10EPICDEFEAT
Tech product discontinued in 2022
4IPOD
Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe — and six squares in this puzzle's grid?
10DARKENERGY
Not admit
4DENY
Pottery so named for its hardness
9STONEWARE
Agnus ___
3DEI
Word after tight or defensive
3END
Knee stabilizer, in brief
3ACL
Not just any
3THE
Attractive feature of a job
7HIGHPAY
Single-masted vessels
6SLOOPS
Sweet or sour
5TASTE
Podcast interruptions
3ADS
Frequent forecast in Seattle
4RAIN
Strong suit
5ARMOR
Unleavened South Asian flatbread
5POORI
Follower of double or gilt
5EDGED
Champion, as a cause
7ESPOUSE
Budding
7NASCENT
Org. with a list of popular baby names
3SSA
Minimum, in a way
5QUOTA
Increased
5UPPED
Letters before ".gov"
3IRS
Forensic facilities
7DNALABS
Sign abbr. meaning "founded in"
5ESTAB
Coffee or tea specification
4ICED
Unleavened South Asian flatbread
4ROTI
Sought comfort from, say
5RANTO
Like granola
5OATEN
Unnamed article
5THING
Ill-prepared
7UNREADY
Didn't stay on topic
7RAMBLED
Come together
7CONVENE
Lou Gehrig's disease, for short
3ALS
One level below the majors
3AAA
Infuriate
6MADDEN
Sphere, e.g.
5SOLID
Crinkly fabric
5CREPE
Extension
5ADDON
Totally bizarre
5WACKO
Places to get masks
4SPAS
Original N.Y.C. subway line
3IRT
Handful
3FEW
Long stretch
3ERA
Cabinet dept. since 1889
3AGR
Gospel musician Tribbett
3TYE