NYT Crossword Answers for July 12, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for July 12, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

One-named singer from County Donegal View hint and explanation

ENYA

Spot treatment provider? View hint and explanation

PETSPA

11A

You might need to lose a few to get them View hint and explanation

ABS

14A

Problem with a story View hint and explanation

HOLE

18A

Shallot relatives View hint and explanation

LEEKS

20A

Icon beside a username View hint and explanation

AVATAR

21A

Push-up, for example View hint and explanation

BRA

22A

Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea View hint and explanation

ARAL

23A

"I vant to suck your blood!" View hint and explanation

BITINGREMARK

25A

White Claws, e.g. View hint and explanation

SELTZERS

27A

Twisted balloon shapes, typically View hint and explanation

ANIMALS

28A

Doesn't wait to find out, say View hint and explanation

ASKS

29A

Video game setting for noobs View hint and explanation

EASYMODE

30A

Sculptor's degree, for short View hint and explanation

BFA

31A

Little annoyance View hint and explanation

FLEA

32A

Turkey part View hint and explanation

ANKARA

33A

"I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!" View hint and explanation

GROUNDLESSACCUSATION

40A

Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_ View hint and explanation

SUE

41A

Reef setting View hint and explanation

CAY

42A

Profound View hint and explanation

DEEP

43A

Preserve View hint and explanation

SAVE

44A

Prepared to pray View hint and explanation

KNEELED

47A

Contradictory View hint and explanation

ATODDS

50A

"In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium View hint and explanation

BRUGES

52A

Digs in the snow? View hint and explanation

IGLOO

53A

Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally View hint and explanation

DLINE

54A

Certain bony protrusions View hint and explanation

BUNIONS

55A

"If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!" View hint and explanation

THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

60A

Prodigal ___ View hint and explanation

SON

61A

Apex View hint and explanation

ACME

62A

Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series View hint and explanation

EOIN

63A

Palindromic family member View hint and explanation

SIS

66A

"I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!" View hint and explanation

PATRONIZINGCOMMENT

73A

What fighter pilots fight, for short View hint and explanation

GFORCES

76A

Noggins View hint and explanation

DOMES

77A

Device for sending group messages? View hint and explanation

OUIJA

78A

Lap, maybe View hint and explanation

REPASS

79A

Oaf View hint and explanation

GALOOT

81A

Surf in a daring way View hint and explanation

HANGTEN

83A

"You can say that again" View hint and explanation

AMEN

84A

Japanese city known for its beef View hint and explanation

KOBE

85A

Shop ___ View hint and explanation

VAC

86A

Pack-bearing beast View hint and explanation

ASS

87A

"Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!" View hint and explanation

BACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENT

95A

Stroke gently View hint and explanation

CARESS

96A

Puts away View hint and explanation

ICES

97A

Planner unit View hint and explanation

DAY

98A

"Don't fall for that!" View hint and explanation

ITSATRAP

101A

Like many wines and cheeses View hint and explanation

AGED

102A

Gallery collection View hint and explanation

FINEART

106A

Where one might drink a mai tai or piña colada View hint and explanation

POOLSIDE

107A

"I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!" View hint and explanation

BALDFACEDLIE

109A

Kind of contraceptive View hint and explanation

ORAL

110A

Compete View hint and explanation

VIE

111A

Josh of "No Country for Old Men" View hint and explanation

BROLIN

112A

Love seats, e.g. View hint and explanation

SOFAS

113A

Certain body-weight exercises View hint and explanation

DIPS

114A

The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe View hint and explanation

END

115A

Daisy relatives View hint and explanation

ASTERS

116A

Quitter's word View hint and explanation

CANT

Down Answers

Actor Idris View hint and explanation

ELBA

German dissent View hint and explanation

NEIN

Himalayan menace View hint and explanation

YETI

With hands on hips View hint and explanation

AKIMBO

Common occurrences for scratch golfers View hint and explanation

PARS

Apple consumer View hint and explanation

EVE

Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk View hint and explanation

TAMALE

Equilibria View hint and explanation

STASES

Heavy coats View hint and explanation

PARKAS

10D

Torah vessels View hint and explanation

ARKS

11D

Things marked during attendance View hint and explanation

ABSENCES

12D

End it View hint and explanation

BREAKUP

13D

They might be green or red View hint and explanation

SALSAS

14D

Dress for a job you probably don't want? View hint and explanation

HAZMATSUIT

15D

Apt name for a tuxedo cat View hint and explanation

OREO

16D

Embellish as with unnecessary words View hint and explanation

LARD

17D

Alternatively View hint and explanation

ELSE

19D

Screw-up View hint and explanation

SNAFU

24D

Ricochet View hint and explanation

GLANCE

26D

Supermodel Banks View hint and explanation

TYRA

31D

Groovy View hint and explanation

FLY

32D

Crushed, in a way View hint and explanation

ACED

33D

Rarin' to go View hint and explanation

GUNGHO

34D

Land, as a fish View hint and explanation

REELIN

35D

Palindromic family member View hint and explanation

DAD

36D

Contributed View hint and explanation

ADDED

37D

Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am" View hint and explanation

IAGO

38D

Baker's necessity View hint and explanation

OVEN

39D

Loch ___ View hint and explanation

NESS

40D

Sketches View hint and explanation

SKITS

45D

Vast span View hint and explanation

EON

46D

[That was a good one] View hint and explanation

LOL

47D

The thing in "The Thing," for one View hint and explanation

ALIEN

48D

"Open ___ midnight" View hint and explanation

TIL

49D

United View hint and explanation

ONE

50D

No es ___ (Spanish put-down) View hint and explanation

BUENO

51D

Cellular messenger View hint and explanation

RNA

53D

Audience stat View hint and explanation

DEMO

54D

___-a-brac View hint and explanation

BRIC

56D

David who directed the final four Harry Potter films View hint and explanation

YATES

57D

Tape players View hint and explanation

VCRS

58D

2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie View hint and explanation

TENET

59D

Uses more than one's fair share of View hint and explanation

HOGS

63D

Tofu alternative View hint and explanation

SEITAN

64D

As a joke View hint and explanation

INJEST

65D

Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo View hint and explanation

STANS

66D

Bull rings? View hint and explanation

PRANKCALLS

67D

Some summer purchases, informally View hint and explanation

ACS

68D

Laid off View hint and explanation

IDLED

69D

Madhouse View hint and explanation

ZOO

70D

Texter's qualifier View hint and explanation

IMO

71D

Dude in Jamaica View hint and explanation

MON

72D

Root beer order View hint and explanation

MUG

73D

Clutch View hint and explanation

GRAB

74D

Disaster relief org. View hint and explanation

FEMA

75D

Noted example of oligopoly, in brief View hint and explanation

OPEC

79D

"Have a safe trip" View hint and explanation

GODSPEED

80D

Fivers View hint and explanation

ABES

81D

"2001" villain View hint and explanation

HAL

82D

Far from basic View hint and explanation

ACIDIC

84D

Baking recipe instruction View hint and explanation

KNEADIN

85D

Biden and Bush, once, in brief View hint and explanation

VPS

88D

Professional responsibilities, colloquially View hint and explanation

HATS

89D

Show up View hint and explanation

ARRIVE

90D

Cubans, e.g. View hint and explanation

CIGARS

91D

Spotted wildcat View hint and explanation

OCELOT

92D

Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say View hint and explanation

MEDDLE

93D

Flowing tresses View hint and explanation

MANES

94D

One looking after pupils, for short View hint and explanation

EYEDOC

98D

Device outmoded by the smartphone View hint and explanation

IPOD

99D

"Holesome" figures View hint and explanation

TORI

100D

Carving material for beginners View hint and explanation

SOAP

101D

___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park View hint and explanation

ABBA

102D

Waves a hand in front of, maybe View hint and explanation

FANS

103D

___ Romeo View hint and explanation

ALFA

104D

Director Johnson of "Knives Out" View hint and explanation

RIAN

105D

Word repeated into a mic View hint and explanation

TEST

108D

Symbol on an Oregon license plate View hint and explanation

FIR