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NYT Crossword — July 28, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

36 clues

5Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"

10Be in need of ibuprofen, say

14Word with cap or socks

15Diet that eschews processed food

17With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues

19Massage gun target

20Wyoming mountain range

21"Out with ya now!"

24Primer mes del año

25*Essential oil with a musky scent

28Myrmecology subject

29Bonfire remains

30Concerning hearing

31*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)

36Ruminant's mouthful

37Secondary social media account

38*"Until next time!"

47Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner"

48Palindromic kitchen brand

49*Academy Award, e.g.

51___ Taco (ice cream treat)

53The "S" of macOS: Abbr.

55Bubble tea bubbles

56Some first responders, for short

58See 17-Across

61Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies

63Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm

65Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe

66Iditarod conveyance

Down

38 clues

1Sporting group at a cold-weather school

2Insect's feeler

3Six-line poems

4Honorific for many Spanish teachers

5Finishes deliberating

6"Well, lah-di-___!"

7Name that's an anagram of an untruth

8Units in horse racing

9Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle

11Plays the yes-man

12Muss and fuss

181969 "bed-in" participant

22"___ be the day!"

25Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member

26Sun Devils' sch.

27"Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album)

32Triflingly little

33Artistic visionary

34Org. mentioned in many zombie movies

35Evian, Perrier or Badoit

38Along a gulf, say

39Sweaty stretching session

40Up to this point

42"Oof, painfully true"

43Part of a country located entirely within another country

44Landed for the night

45Claim to be true

50Bother, as one's conscience

51Letter that can take a cedilla

52Puts through a harsh initiation

55Items sometimes chained to a desk

57Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief

59Rock singer ___ Fender

60Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

39/186

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 28, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorAdam Vincent

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split36 across · 38 down

Longest entries

31A*Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)13 ltrs 38A*"Until next time!"13 ltrs 17AWith 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues10 ltrs 58ASee 17-Across10 ltrs 25A*Essential oil with a musky scent9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.