NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 11, 2026
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
ConstructorJim Quinlan
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
___ bowl (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOKE→
5A
Eschews English, say (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSKIPSCLASS→
15A
Dragon's spot (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLAIR→
16A
.08 for 49 of the 50 states (10)
Starts with L, ends with TLEGALLIMIT→
17A
"Not good …" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHNO→
18A
Classic Indian film series by Satyajit Ray, with "The" (10)
Starts with A, ends with YAPUTRILOGY→
19A
Some docking helpers (4)
Starts with T, ends with STUGS→
20A
"Sweeney Todd" subject (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIES→
21A
Heading on a Spanish menu (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECARNE→
22A
However, in a tweet (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
23A
Statue in East Asian temples (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJOSS→
24A
Org. with an annual Thanksgiving competition (3)
Starts with A, ends with CAKC→
25A
Business tycoon Sam (6)
Starts with W, ends with NWALTON→
27A
"Splendid" things in a Khaled Hosseini title (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSUNS→
29A
Offering at a BBQ joint (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBIB→
32A
Words to a genie (5)
Starts with I, ends with HIWISH→
33A
"Keep Commerce Human" sloganeer (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
34A
Angsty feeling associated with exclusion (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFOMO→
35A
Team sometimes called the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball (15)
Starts with S, ends with SSAVANNAHBANANAS→
38A
Something often labeled with the name of a gem or precious metal (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTIER→
39A
Bush and Obama had theirs (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
40A
Eurasian divide (5)
Starts with U, ends with SURALS→
41A
"Spamalot" title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
42A
Get out of Dodge (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBOLT→
43A
Cheap tissue descriptor (6)
Starts with O, ends with YONEPLY→
44A
___ joint (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGIN→
45A
Some DNA sharers (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSIBS→
47A
Huck Finn's father (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPAP→
48A
Metaphorical beginning or ending (5)
Starts with A, ends with SASHES→
51A
Being in Bordeaux (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETRE→
52A
First name in classic horror (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABELA→
53A
G-rated verbal double-take (10)
Starts with W, ends with YWHATTHEHEY→
55A
School on the Thames (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
56A
Nookie nook? (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELOVERSLANE→
57A
Isn't wrong? (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
58A
What's kraken? (10)
Starts with S, ends with RSEAMONSTER→
59A
Big 12 team from Salt Lake City (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUTES→
Down
1D
Features of many M. Night Shyamalan films (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPLOTTWISTS→
2D
Home to Pearl Harbor (10)
Starts with O, ends with IOAHUHAWAII→
3D
Bandleader who mentored Louis Armstrong (10)
Starts with K, ends with RKINGOLIVER→
4D
Greek counterpart of 12-Down (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
5D
Haphazardly add (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSLAPON→
6D
Military hats that may be worn with epaulets (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKEPIS→
7D
"Well, it seems nothing more can be done" (15)
Starts with I, ends with TIGUESSTHATSTHAT→
8D
Some congratulations (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPATS→
9D
Classic analog camera style (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
10D
Falls for some bait, maybe (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCLICKS→
11D
Aromatic bloom (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLILAC→
12D
Roman counterpart of 4-Down (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
13D
Finalize, in a way (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSIGN→
14D
Target of a therapeutic tea bag (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYE→
23D
One of 21 popes (4)
Starts with J, ends with NJOHN→
24D
Actress Taylor-Joy (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANYA→
26D
Title abolished in 1917 (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTSAR→
28D
Some ports, for short (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSBS→
29D
Julia Child catchphrase (10)
Starts with B, ends with TBONAPPETIT→
30D
Statement of existential solitude (10)
Starts with I, ends with EIMALLALONE→
31D
Best-selling comedic autobiography of 2011 (10)
Starts with B, ends with SBOSSYPANTS→
33D
Title seen in a tea caddy (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEARL→
34D
Price of passage (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFARE→
36D
Arkansas : Nebraska :: Argon : ___ (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
37D
Some characters in the Tony winning play "Doubt" (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNUNS→
42D
Dining spot with a European vibe (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBISTRO→
43D
Subservient sort (6)
Starts with O, ends with ROBEYER→
44D
Boxing ring encouragement (5)
Starts with G, ends with MGETEM→
46D
Voltaire's penultimate play (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRENE→
48D
Tools in a saddle shop (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAWLS→
49D
Clog, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
50D
"___ Nagila" (Jewish folk song) (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHAVA→
51D
Some creatures in the ocean's "midnight zone" (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEELS→
52D
Courting gentleman (4)
Starts with B, ends with UBEAU→
54D
On-air marketplace, for short (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHSN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 11, 2026?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jim Quinlan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ bowl (POKE); Eschews English, say (SKIPSCLASS); Dragon's spot (LAIR).
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