Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Sunday, July 26, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, July 26, 2026 features 136 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.3 letters. The longest answer is "PRINCESSPEACH".
Total Clues
136
Longest
PRINCESSPEACH
Avg Length
5.3
Shortest
PIE
Featured Clue
"<i>Whom this puzzle's subject must save!</i>"
13 Letters
PRINCESSPEACH
ALLComplete Solution List
"Joanie Loves ___" ("Happy Days" spinoff)
6CHACHI
Peddles
5VENDS
Chain whose merch includes mulch
5LOWES
Encase in protection
6COCOON
Something might disappear into it
7THINAIR
Lacking sense
5INANE
Darlings
6CUTIES
Yoga style in which each movement is synchronized with a breath
7VINYASA
Bag
5PURSE
<i>Whom this puzzle's subject must save!</i>
13PRINCESSPEACH
Source of fries, informally
4SPUD
On
4ATOP
Nuggets of wisdom
6PEARLS
Pizza parlor purchase
3PIE
Hough of "Dancing With the Stars" fame
5DEREK
<i>Green friend of this puzzle's subject</i>
5YOSHI
Elitist
5SNOOT
___ be an honor!
3ITD
Not say, say
5ELIDE
Right
5THATS
Vehicle puller
7TOWROPE
Disqualifies (oneself)
7RECUSES
"Waaaah!"
5IMSAD
Union Army general who was victorious over Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg
5MEADE
Texter's caveat
3IMO
How a "miracle product" is said to work
9LIKEMAGIC
Host of the 2016 Olympics
3RIO
Old pros
4VETS
Primates' realm
6APEDOM
Batman and Robin, e.g.
3DUO
Many a musical chord
5TRIAD
Total heat content of a thermodynamic system
8ENTHALPY
<i>Platform with a "Super" popular character, in brief?</i>
3NES
Kind of
8INASENSE
Decorous
5STAID
Scrumptious
3YUM
Way
6MANNER
Someone who might put you on a list
4DEAN
U.K. military branch
3RAF
Classic kids' toy weapon
9POTATOGUN
Sleepover "comfies"
3PJS
Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory"
5MAYIM
<i>Antagonist of this puzzle's subject</i>
5WARIO
Shoe style with a small opening in the front
7PEEPTOE
Man whom Jesus raised from the dead in John 11
7LAZARUS
Salmon and coral
5PINKS
Takes full advantage of
5MILKS
Dot follower
3COM
Beau __
5GESTE
___ Davis, actor and eulogist for Malcolm X
5OSSIE
Until now
5ASYET
Big name in trucks
3RAM
Useful
6OFHELP
Sportscaster Andrews
4ERIN
Excessively uptight
4ANAL
<i>Enemy lair where 24-Across is held captive</i>
13BOWSERSCASTLE
"To me, 'sexy' is a ___ with confidence": Allegra Versace
5WOMAN
Striking feature of Jessica Rabbit
7REDHAIR
Achieve
6ATTAIN
<i>Brother of this puzzle's subject</i>
5LUIGI
Author and entrepreneur Huffington
7ARIANNA
Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s
6NEOPET
Secret supply
5STASH
Tabasco, for one
5STATE
Highlight for a QB
6TDPASS
Cyrillic way to write "U.S.S.R."
4CCCP
Short hand?
4HOUR
When "One Day More" is sung in "Les Misérables"
4ACTI
<i>Collectible item from the box below</i>
4COIN
Fried cornbread concoctions
8HOECAKES
Map
5INSET
<i>Green transport from the box below</i>
4VINE
Best-selling Irish solo musical artist
4ENYA
Image Awards org.
5NAACP
Spills
6DISHES
Madrid Mrs.
3SRA
Word before service or sync
3LIP
Duty
4ONUS
<i>What this puzzle's subject uses to travel to a new location</i>
8WARPPIPE
Like many primary bathrooms
7ENSUITE
Like teams in March Madness
6SEEDED
Expensive Super Bowl purchase
6TVSPOT
___ in ___
3HIP
___ lecithin (food additive)
3SOY
Raid target, at times
3ANT
Space
4ROOM
Let down
5LOWER
Sea connectors
7STRAITS
Obtains (from)
7DERIVES
Gold or silver, but not bronze
7ELEMENT
This might be stuffed inside a shell
7RICOTTA
Dot follower
3EDU
Recoiled
5SHIED
Jupiter ___, first African American poet published in North America
6HAMMON
<i>Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject</i>
11ITSAMEMARIO
Wilt
3SAG
Scented
6ODORED
Carrier that takes its name from the Book of Hosea
4ELAL
__ Cup
5SIPPY
Achieved
3DID
Excite
5KEYUP
Job for a stage assistant, maybe
5CUING
Australia's most popular wine
6SHIRAZ
<i>"Extra life" item from the box below</i>
5ONEUP
How a total dummkopf might handle something
7INEPTLY
In jest
7ASAJOKE
Like New Jersey among all U.S. states, population-wise
7DENSEST
In the very recent past
7ADAYAGO
Gown fabrics
6SATINS
___ Duncan, education secretary under Obama
4ARNE
Razor blades?
3MOW
Cozy corners
5NOOKS
<i>With 31-Down, power-up that lets this puzzle's subject throw flames</i>
10FIREFLOWER
Alternative to sparkling
3tap
<i>Catchphrase of this puzzle's subject</i>
8MAMMAMIA
<i>With 30-Down, power-up that supersizes this puzzle's subject</i>
8MUSHROOM
Flowed (from)
8EMANATED
Some film noir figures, for short
3PIS
Give for a time
7LOANOUT
Business address abbr.
3STE
Popular GMC pickup
6SIERRA
Proceeds like congested traffic
6CRAWLS
Mount ___, highest peak in the Rockies
6ELBERT
Mumbled stumbles
3ERS
Daises.
5PODIA
"Sorry, my calendar's full"
5ICANT
Falls behind
4LAGS
^
4WHAT
Sensible
4SANE
___ für alle Mal (once and for all, in German)
3EIN
What a rest indicates ... or a word after rest
4STOP
Small bite abroad
4TAPA
Makeup of a certain web
4LIES
Docs who really get in your face?
4ENTS
Medical research ctr.
3NIH
Dorm leaders, in brief
3RAS