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

1
A teasing remark RIBS
5
A manifestation of insincerity ACTS
9
A person of subnormal intelligence IDIOTS
12
A thin layer covering something COAT
13
A duct that provides ventilation AIRWAY
14
A hollow cylindrical shape TUBE
15
Any collection in its entirety LOT
16
One who is playfully mischievous IMP
18
Eggs of female fish ROE
19
A branch of the Tai languages THO
21
A wise and trusted guide and advisor MENTOR
23
Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward BRENT
25
Make up for OFFSET
28
An informal term for a person's role HAT
31
The ultimate principle of the universe TAO
32
In favor of PRO
34
Drink moderately but regularly BIB
36
A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman HULA
38
Make certain of INSURE
40
A final state ENDS
41
Put an end to a state or an activity CEASED
42
Any red eruption of the skin RASH
43
A master's degree in education MEDS

Down

1
The basic unit of money in Oman RIAL
2
A person of subnormal intelligence IDIOT
3
Cause to be born BIRTH
4
An adult female hog SOW
5
Play a role or part ACT
6
A room in which a lawcourt sits COURT
7
Excluded from use or mention TABOO
8
Castrated bull STEER
10
Of or relating to Thailand TAI
11
Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts SYMMETRIC
17
Female swan PEN
20
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother OBS
22
Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series NTH
24
A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs REP
25
Recently past OTHER
26
All the animal life in a particular region or period FAUNA
27
A folded part FOLDS
29
Treat badly ABUSE
30
Cause to be bored TIRED
33
A single person or thing ONE
35
A stratum of rock BEDS
37
The residue that remains when something is burned ASH
39
A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target SAM