Washington Post Daily Crossword
Washington Post Daily Crossword Answers & Hints - July 15, 2026
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July 15, 2026
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Across
1.Gerrit who won the 2023 AL Cy Young Award4 letters5.Patient contributions6 letters11.Capitol Hill fig.3 letters14.Assert4 letters15.Natural light shows7 letters16.Pub quaff3 letters17.*Yet-to-be-revealed ability12 letters19.Sleep acronym3 letters20.Menopause treatment, briefly3 letters21.Fragrances6 letters22.Nonverbal greeting4 letters23.Consecrate5 letters25.*Fundraising events for some libraries9 letters28.Flat tire problem7 letters31.Playwright O'Neill6 letters32.Nevada city near Lake Tahoe4 letters33.Horned equine7 letters37.Capital of Switzerland?3 letters38.*Airport announcement10 letters41.Moody rock genre3 letters44."Now, listen ... "7 letters45.Speller's phrase4 letters49.Martin of TV's "Mission: Impossible"6 letters51.Person from Ljubljana, e.g.7 letters53.*First Amendment guarantee9 letters57.Audacity5 letters58.Challenge for a biker4 letters59."Rebecca" novelist du Maurier6 letters62.__ al-Fitr3 letters63.De Armas of "Knives Out"3 letters64.Spies with divided loyalties, and what the answers to the starred clues are12 letters67.First number in many countdowns3 letters68.Likable enough7 letters69.Get together4 letters70.NNW opposite3 letters71.Warns6 letters72.Bygone Palm smartphone4 letters
Down
1.Feature of some wedding receptions7 letters2.Rest on top of7 letters3.Speaker's stand7 letters4.Go wrong3 letters5.Adorable4 letters6.Toothbrush brand5 letters7.Arroz con __: chicken dish5 letters8.Childish retort5 letters9.PBS chef Martin3 letters10.Retired boomer, for short3 letters11.Frozen brand that "nobody doesn't like"7 letters12.Gridiron sides7 letters13.Formidable rivals7 letters15.Bread box?3 letters18.Being, in Latin4 letters22.Dog's nonverbal greeting3 letters24.Plod along4 letters26.Part of an ear6 letters27.Belted out4 letters29.Stylish filmmaker6 letters30.Leg-bending joint4 letters34.German pronoun3 letters35."Evita" narrator3 letters36.Boathouse collection4 letters39."Now!"4 letters40.Roof overhang4 letters41.Toppers in Santa's workshop7 letters42.Military branch at Camp Pendleton7 letters43.Narrow, as some bridges7 letters46.More calm7 letters47.Possible guest7 letters48.Must7 letters50.Wilmington's st.3 letters52.Universal donor's type, briefly4 letters54.Bring out5 letters55.__-toothed cat5 letters56.Challenge for a bowler5 letters60.Gas brand with toy trucks4 letters61."Uh-uh"3 letters64.Genetic info carrier3 letters65.Canola __3 letters66.CPR giver3 letters
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