Crossword Answers for Sunday, 26 July 2026

All 46 answers to the daily crossword for Sunday, 26 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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By bad luck ALAS
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A distinctive odor that is pleasant AROMA
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Surrealist Spanish painter DALI
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Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body LOCAL
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Sweep majestically SWAN
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Prince consort of Queen Victoria of England ALBERT
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A booking for musicians GIG
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Take in solid food EAT
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A place where arms are manufactured ARSENAL
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The writing point of a pen NIB
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Gain knowledge or skills LEARN
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Liquid excretory product URINE
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Become friends; act friendly towards PAL
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Make amorous advances towards SOLICIT
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Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive LIE
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A woman religious NUN
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Not married or related to the unmarried state SINGLE
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A gay festivity GALA
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The act of using USAGE
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A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds EPIC
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Dirty and disorderly MESSY
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A state of inaction REST

Down

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A public promotion of some product or service ADS
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The force of policemen and officers LAW
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A wing of an insect ALA
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A person who sings SINGER
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Completely given to or absorbed by ALL
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Any loose flowing garment ROBE
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Constituting or living in the open sea OCEANIC
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A cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth MARTINI
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Angular distance above the horizon ALT
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Title for a civil or military leader AGA
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A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers INNS
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Any high mountain ALP
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Be fully aware or cognizant of REALISE
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A town in central Kansas SALINAS
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A very attractive or seductive looking woman LULU
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The act of gambling BET
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A person who rings church bells RINGER
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A single person or thing ONE
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Coat with beaten egg EGGS
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The whole amount SUM
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A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock LEY
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Person who resembles a nonhuman primate APE
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Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers LIS
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Play a role or part ACT