The Crossword Answers NYT - July 14, 2026

across

• Closest bud Crossword Clue

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  BFF

• Put-up job Crossword Clue

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  SHAM

• Destination for some sci-fi travelers Crossword Clue

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  PAST

• ___ and dear Crossword Clue

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  NEAR

• Magician's "Look at what I just did!" Crossword Clue

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  TADA

• Supportive advocate, as for L.G.B.T.Q. rights Crossword Clue

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  ALLY

• Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor Crossword Clue

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  BADAPPLES

• Merest little chirp Crossword Clue

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  PEEP

• Folded French pancake Crossword Clue

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  CREPE

• ___ mode (in the fashionable style) Crossword Clue

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  ALA

• Industry showcase Crossword Clue

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  EXPO

• Nightmares for nannies Crossword Clue

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  SPOILEDBRATS

• "We come in peace" speakers, in a sci-fi trope Crossword Clue

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  ALIENS

• Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly Crossword Clue

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  AOC

• + or – particle Crossword Clue

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  ION

• Word after twin, tanning or trundle Crossword Clue

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  BED

• Rapper ___ Rhymes Crossword Clue

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  BUSTA

• Movie review site with a percentage rating scale Crossword Clue

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  ROTTENTOMATOES

• Schnozzle Crossword Clue

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  SNOOT

• Firefighter's tool Crossword Clue

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  AXE

• Helpful posting at a trailhead Crossword Clue

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  MAP

• "Stop, Look and Listen" spot, e.g., in brief Crossword Clue

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  PSA

• Curiosity and Perseverance, for two Crossword Clue

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  ROVERS

• Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping Crossword Clue

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  FUNKYCHICKEN

• Hasn't been canceled Crossword Clue

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  ISON

• Stimpy's TV companion Crossword Clue

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  REN

• ___ peek Crossword Clue

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  SNEAK

• State along a river of the same name Crossword Clue

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  OHIO

• Heading the wrong way ... or, interpreted culinarily, a hint to 15-, 21-, 35- and 47-Across Crossword Clue

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  OFFCOURSE

• Home in the woods Crossword Clue

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  NEST

• Earring type Crossword Clue

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  STUD

• Actress ___ Rachel Wood Crossword Clue

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  EVAN

• Half brother and rival of the goddess Athena Crossword Clue

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  ARES

• Align Crossword Clue

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  SYNC

• Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day Crossword Clue

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  SEP