New York Times publishes daily puzzle answers for July 12‑15, 2026

New York Times Mini Crossword Wordle Connections Strands

The New York Times released solutions and hints for several of its online games in mid‑July 2026. For the Mini Crossword on July 14, answers included EASY, SLICE, CORES, OPEN and TEST, with clues ranging from wordplay to astronomy. The Strands puzzle posted on July 15 featured the spangram “PIE IN THE SKY” and theme words such as ROMANTIC, QUIXOTIC and IMPRACTICAL.

Connections puzzles were answered for July 14 (grid #1129) – grouping words into contracts, edit commands, basket types and arrow‑symbol concepts – and for July 15 (grid #1130) – linking legal terms, laced items, sport categories and “___ room” phrases. The Sports Edition of Connections appeared on July 13 (puzzle #658) and July 14 (puzzle #659), with categories covering baseball‑field materials, Kansas teams, Lionel Messi’s clubs and MLB team name prefixes, as well as injuries, New Jersey teams, 2026 MLB All‑Stars and ACC team name starters.

The daily Wordle on July 15 (game #1852) used the uncommon interjection “PSHAW” as its five‑letter answer, noted for having a single vowel and ending in “W”. Across all these releases, the Times provided full answer lists, thematic hints and brief commentary to aid players.