Crossword Answers for Friday, 17 July 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 17 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Pass the tongue over LAP
4
Mammary gland of bovids BAG
7
Not of legal age MINOR
9
Title for a civil or military leader AGA
10
An occurrence of something INSTANCES
12
Create (clothes) with cloth SEW
13
Small insectivorous birds TIT
14
Directions for making something RECIPES
17
A regular trip RUN
18
Have a particular form RAN
20
The spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation ZEITGEIST
23
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers INN
24
A vigorous blow SMASH
25
Informal terms for the leg PEG
26
Marked by skill in deception SLY

Down

1
A large commercial ship LINER
2
React verbally ANSWERING
3
Slang for a paunch POT
4
Relating to or caused by bacteria BACTERIAL
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Make older AGE
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A pedal that controls the throttle valve GAS
7
A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region MIS
8
Standing or position on a scale RATINGS
11
A tart spicy quality NIP
15
A step on some scale CUT
16
Improperly forward or bold SASSY
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Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series NTH
20
Move very fast ZIP
21
The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
22
A quad with a square body EMS