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NYT Crossword — July 14, 2026

Tuesday’s 14 × 15 puzzle, 71 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

8Destination for some sci-fi travelers

13Magician's "Look at what I just did!"

14Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights

15Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor

17Merest little chirp

18Folded French pancake

19___ mode (in the fashionable style)

20Industry showcase

21Nightmares for nannies

24"We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope

26Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly

27+ or – particle

28Word after twin, tanning or trundle

31Rapper ___ Rhymes

35Movie review site with a percentage rating scale

40Firefighter's tool

41Helpful posting at a trailhead

42"Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief

44Curiosity and Perseverance, for two

47Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping

52Hasn't been canceled

53Stimpy's TV companion

57State along a river of the same name

58Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across

60Home in the woods

62Actress ___ Rachel Wood

63Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena

65Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Down

36 clues

1Campsite crasher in the Rockies

2Gradually blends with

3Chilled coffee drink

4Longtime NASCAR sponsor

5Special request for a flight meal

6Singer with the best-selling album "21"

7Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea

8Slice of Life or nick of Time?

9Assistant with a whisper mode

10Gave it a rest?

11Writing wrongs

12Jimmy Fallon's network

16Underappreciated worker, say

23Tea with tapioca pearls

25Lake bird with a laughing call

30Reveal private info about, in online lingo

32"The audacity!"

33Lachrymal unit

34Nile reptiles

36Traditional sumo hairstyles

37Online crafts bazaar

38Hired soldier, in slang

43Unlike the direction of this clue's answer

45"All right. What's the big deal?"

46Concert sites

47Shrek's beloved

49Snap, crackle or pop

51For kicks and giggles

55"I need this immediately"

56"She's everything. He's just ___" ("Barbie" tagline)

59Public health agcy.

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2026

14×15

Grid size

71

Total entries

36/174

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 14, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorGus Bloxham and Bharati Hemmady

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 36 down

Longest entries

35AMovie review site with a percentage rating scale14 ltrs 21ANightmares for nannies12 ltrs 47ANovelty dance with comical elbow-flapping12 ltrs 15ACorrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor9 ltrs 58AHeading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.