NYT Crossword Answers for July 20, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for July 20, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

Scarecrow stuffing View hint and explanation

STRAW

Ralph who ran for president four times View hint and explanation

NADER

11A

Some HP products View hint and explanation

PCS

14A

Ebb View hint and explanation

ABATE

15A

Top-tier group View hint and explanation

ELITE

16A

Tuna variety often used in sashimi View hint and explanation

AHI

17A

On/off device View hint and explanation

LIGHTSWITCH

19A

Empty space between things View hint and explanation

GAP

20A

Something at either end of a hammock, often View hint and explanation

TREE

21A

Brain tests, for short View hint and explanation

EEGS

22A

"10 ___ or less" (sign at checkout) View hint and explanation

ITEMS

24A

Golf club for teeing off View hint and explanation

DRIVER

26A

Small orchard View hint and explanation

GROVE

27A

One with Q or Z is worth 10 points View hint and explanation

SCRABBLETILE

31A

Audio genre designed to trigger tingling, for short View hint and explanation

ASMR

33A

Regret View hint and explanation

RUE

34A

Pursue View hint and explanation

SEEK

35A

Young Yorkie, e.g. View hint and explanation

PUP

36A

Better halves View hint and explanation

SPOUSES

40A

Blue state? View hint and explanation

WOE

41A

GPS guesses View hint and explanation

ETAS

43A

April 15 deadline org. View hint and explanation

IRS

44A

The last "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. View hint and explanation

ASSN

46A

Cause of some rescreenings in an airport View hint and explanation

POCKETCHANGE

50A

Like many English bogs View hint and explanation

PEATY

51A

Begin to grow choppers View hint and explanation

TEETHE

54A

Measure around the middle View hint and explanation

GIRTH

55A

Norse god of thunder View hint and explanation

THOR

57A

Agricultural locale View hint and explanation

FARM

59A

Chicken ___ king View hint and explanation

ALA

60A

"My sympathies" ... or what could be said of 17-, 27- and 46-Across View hint and explanation

IFEELFORYOU

63A

Rapper Tone ___ View hint and explanation

LOC

64A

Reef material View hint and explanation

CORAL

65A

Winning Monopoly player's collection View hint and explanation

DEEDS

66A

Had dinner, say View hint and explanation

ATE

67A

Transmits View hint and explanation

SENDS

68A

Hockey feints View hint and explanation

DEKES

Down Answers

Add some seasoning to View hint and explanation

SALT

Car in "Thelma & Louise," informally View hint and explanation

TBIRD

Wild party View hint and explanation

RAGER

Faith no more? View hint and explanation

ATHEISM

More than damp View hint and explanation

WET

Big name in baseball caps View hint and explanation

NEWERA

Sacha Baron Cohen persona View hint and explanation

ALIG

Counterpart of dahs, in Morse code View hint and explanation

DITS

And more like that: Abbr. View hint and explanation

ETC

10D

Put back on the payroll View hint and explanation

REHIRE

11D

What search engine optimization hopes to increase View hint and explanation

PAGEVIEWS

12D

Creature that blends into its surroundings View hint and explanation

CHAMELEON

13D

Drinks daintily View hint and explanation

SIPS

18D

Prognosticator View hint and explanation

SEER

23D

Young 'uns View hint and explanation

TOTS

25D

Bygone staples of home theaters, informally View hint and explanation

VCRS

26D

Utter delight View hint and explanation

GLEE

28D

Item for a painter or hairstylist View hint and explanation

BRUSH

29D

Vehicle to and from school View hint and explanation

BUS

30D

Barely get, with "out" View hint and explanation

EKE

31D

Someone who's not thinking may be on this View hint and explanation

AUTOPILOT

32D

U.S./Soviet competition of the 1950s-'60s View hint and explanation

SPACERACE

35D

Get-up-and-go View hint and explanation

PEP

37D

"It's a shame, really!" View hint and explanation

PITY

38D

Monster of Tolkiendom View hint and explanation

ORC

39D

Very wise View hint and explanation

SAGE

42D

32-card card game View hint and explanation

SKAT

45D

Liberate View hint and explanation

SETFREE

47D

Important consideration for A.I. programmers View hint and explanation

ETHICS

48D

Bikini and others View hint and explanation

ATOLLS

49D

Spongy ball material View hint and explanation

NERF

52D

"Frida" star Salma View hint and explanation

HAYEK

53D

Slowly chip away at View hint and explanation

ERODE

54D

Fancy party View hint and explanation

GALA

55D

Gull relative View hint and explanation

TERN

56D

Lettuce unit View hint and explanation

HEAD

58D

"No ___, no fuss!" View hint and explanation

MUSS

61D

Opponent View hint and explanation

FOE

62D

Unfamiliar View hint and explanation

ODD