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NYT Crossword — July 20, 2026

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Scarecrow stuffing

6Ralph who ran for president four times

11Some HP products

15Top-tier group

16Tuna variety often used in sashimi

17On/off device

19Empty space between things

20Something at either end of a hammock, often

21Brain tests, for short

22"10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout)

24Golf club for teeing off

26Small orchard

27One with Q or Z is worth 10 points

31Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short

35Young Yorkie, e.g.

36Better halves

43April 15 deadline org.

44The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr.

46Cause of some rescreenings in an airport

50Like many English bogs

51Begin to grow choppers

54Measure around the middle

55Norse god of thunder

57Agricultural locale

59Chicken ___ king

60"My sympathies" … or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across

63Rapper Tone ___

64Reef material

65Winning Monopoly player's collection

66Had dinner, say

68Hockey feints

Down

39 clues

1Add some seasoning to

2Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally

4Faith no more?

5More than damp

6Big name in baseball caps

7Sacha Baron Cohen persona

8Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code

9And more like that: Abbr.

10Put back on the payroll

11What search engine optimization hopes to increase

12Creature that blends into its surroundings

13Drinks daintily

18Prognosticator

25Bygone staples of home theaters, informally

26Utter delight

28Item for a painter or hairstylist

29Vehicle to and from school

30Barely get, with "out"

31Someone who's not thinking may be on this

32U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-’60s

35Get-up-and-go

37"It's a shame, really!"

38Monster of Tolkiendom

4232-card card game

47Important consideration for A.I. programmers

48Bikini and others

49Spongy ball material

52"Frida" star Salma

53Slowly chip away at

55Gull relative

58"No ___, no fuss!"

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Stats & info

Monday, Jul 20, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 20, 2026

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorEric Rollfing

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

27AOne with Q or Z is worth 10 points12 ltrs 46ACause of some rescreenings in an airport12 ltrs 17AOn/off device11 ltrs 60A"My sympathies" … or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across11 ltrs 11DWhat search engine optimization hopes to increase9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.