New York Times daily puzzle solutions released for July 2026

During the first half of July 2026 the New York Times published a series of hint‑and‑answer guides for its daily online games. Articles posted between July 6 and July 12 provided solutions for the Connections game (puzzles #1124‑#1127), a Soccer Edition of Connections (July 11), a Sports Edition (July 8), and a Sports‑focused edition (#653). The same period saw guides for the Strands word‑search game (July 9‑12) with themes such as “In the Big Apple” and its spangram “EMPIRE STATE”, and for the Mini Crossword (July 10) covering clues on movies, measurements, food and geography. A few pieces also covered the Pips puzzle and other NYT game variants. Each guide listed the four thematic categories, gave example words, and supplied the full answer list for the day's puzzle, helping players avoid the four‑mistake limit. The collection shows the NYT’s ongoing rollout of multiple daily brain‑teaser formats throughout July 2026.