NY Times Crossword

July 16, 2026

Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery

 

The first four clues below are answers a question hinted at by the fifth clue. What is the question, and what things are the clue answers referring to?

 

1. Yes, three arduous ones

2. Yes, sometimes more than 1,000

3. Yes, but just one

4. No, but it has three feet 

5. Question about an idea during a brainstorming session 

 

Answer to Clue 5:

Does it have legs?*

 

What the clue answers refer to:

1. Ironman triathlon

2. Millipede

3. Direct flight

4. A yardstick  

 

*The question, "Does it have legs?" is asking if an idea can stand on its own, if it has the potential to last and succeed