Washington Post Daily Crossword
Washington Post Daily Crossword Answers & Hints - July 31, 2026
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July 31, 2026
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Across
1.*Executive space with great views6 letters7.*Area in Westminster Abbey where Chaucer is buried5 letters12.Quaint term for "patella"7 letters13.Supporting Mideast unity7 letters15.Björk's country7 letters16.Ferrera of "Ugly Betty"7 letters17.Winnow4 letters18.Simple shelters5 letters20.Rat (on)4 letters21."One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" novelist5 letters23.Period3 letters24.Albanian currency3 letters25."Tubular!"3 letters27.Fire (up)3 letters29.Texter's "Just a sec"3 letters30.Atlanta-based health agcy.3 letters33.String of dried chile peppers6 letters35.Reign4 letters37.Not far off, or where to look to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers?15 letters40.Jazz singer Sylvia4 letters41.One on parental leave, perhaps6 letters42."A Boy Named __": Johnny Cash hit3 letters43.Navy noncom3 letters44.Simple shirt3 letters45.Pained cry3 letters47.Kung __ chicken3 letters48.Trippy drug3 letters50.Molten rock5 letters54.Luxury hotel chain4 letters56.Label again5 letters58.Word4 letters59.Wedding crasher's destination, perhaps7 letters61.Pen pal's signoff7 letters63."House __": longtime HGTV series7 letters64."Airplane!" star Leslie7 letters65.*Place to find a date?5 letters66.*Stop sign locale6 letters
Down
1.At just the right moment5 letters2.Senses5 letters3.Hall of Fame pitcher Bob who won the World Series in 1948 with Cleveland6 letters4.Bitter brew, briefly3 letters5.Jargon4 letters6.Over and done5 letters7.Tennis player Shriver and actress Grier4 letters8.Low digit3 letters9.Merit4 letters10.Dress rehearsals9 letters11.French cry of surprise9 letters12.*Scoring opportunity in soccer4 letters13.Spoke rapidly8 letters14.*Defensive player who's often the fastest on the football field4 letters19.The Pacific __9 letters22.Knitter's ball4 letters26.Neglected to5 letters28.Holiday, casually5 letters29.Cool remark3 letters30.__ in Charlie3 letters31.College with an alcohol ban9 letters32.Part9 letters34.Pittsburgh team8 letters36.Afore3 letters38.GI show gp.3 letters39.Leslie __ Jr. of "Hamilton"4 letters46.Turkey appendage6 letters47.*Eeyore's home4 letters49.New beginnings5 letters51.Gaggle birds5 letters52.Mascot Hall of Fame inductee from Queens5 letters53.*Challenging stretch at Augusta National4 letters55.A fan of4 letters56.Uncommon4 letters57.Spunk4 letters60."Severance" director Stiller3 letters62.Suffix with front or cash3 letters
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