NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026
NYT Crossword Answers Jul 2, 2026
Complete answer list for the July 2, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.
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Across 42
- 1Flying high ↗HAPPY
- 6Romulus and Remus, e.g., for short ↗SIBS
- 10"Hey ...!" ↗PSST
- 14Skateboarding trick ↗OLLIE
- 15"There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb) ↗IDEA
- 16Bird related to the 46-Down ↗RHEA
- 17City center, often ↗PLAZA
- 18Groups at the First Continental Congress in 1774 ↗DELEGATIONS
- 20"Les ___" ↗MIZ
- 21Open mic performer, often ↗POET
- 22Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" ↗IOWA
- 2310 Hamiltons ↗BENJAMIN
- 25American Revolution heroes ↗PATRIOTS
- 27Fig. at a bus depot ↗ETA
- 28Defeats convincingly ↗ACESOUT
- 31Fancy Dan ↗FOP
- 32Daiquiri flavor ↗BANANA
- 34Bit of lore ↗TALE
- 35Overdo it at the beach, say ↗FRY
- 36George Washington's presidential status on February 4, 1789 ↗ELECT
- 37Chrome alternative ↗SAFARI
- 39Simple wooden shoes ↗SABOTS
- 42Last full year of John Adams's presidency ↗MDCCC
- 46Heart chart, for short ↗ECG
- 49Fail to engage ↗BORE
- 50Jewish mysticism ↗CABALA
- 52"Nixon in China" tenor ↗MAO
- 53Periodic survey started under Secy. of State Thomas Jefferson ↗USCENSUS
- 55Trunk part ↗RIB
- 56Disunites ↗UNTIES
- 58"Father of the Constitution" and his family ↗MADISONS
- 60Like the Revolutionary War battles led by John Paul Jones ↗NAVAL
- 61Apple Store offerings ↗MACS
- 63Show of friendliness ↗HUG
- 64First signer of the Declaration of Independence ↗JOHNHANCOCK
- 66"The Divine ___" (showbiz nickname) ↗MISSM
- 68Conglomeration ↗OLIO
- 69Regarding, on a memo ↗INRE
- 70Soul singer Adams ↗OLETA
- 71Angler's hope ↗BITE
- 72TV programmer's slate, in brief ↗SKED
- 73American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle ↗COLONY
Down 43
- 1Word with bar or bunny ↗HOP
- 2Unadulterated by plastic, say ↗ALLMETAL
- 3Ordinary ↗PLAINJANE
- 4You knead dough to make it ↗PIZZA
- 5A word of support ↗YEA
- 6Location of "Sloop John B" on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album ↗SIDEONE
- 7Just chillaxing ↗IDLE
- 8Salad ingredient often paired with goat cheese ↗BEET
- 9Long account ↗SAGA
- 10A ___ ↗PRIORI
- 11Hot dog on a roll? ↗SHOWOFF
- 12One whose qualifications are enumerated in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution ↗SENATOR
- 13Some coll. instructors ↗TAS
- 19Uneasy giggle ↗TITTER
- 21Printing size ↗PICA
- 23Two-time Tony winner Neuwirth ↗BEBE
- 24"Yowza!" ↗MAN
- 25Comedian Poundstone ↗PAULA
- 26Bug exterminator? ↗SPY
- 29___ Island ↗STATEN
- 30Graceless ones ↗OAFS
- 33Gets going ↗ACTS
- 37Ticked off ↗SORE
- 38Website that added podcast info in 2021 ↗IMDB
- 40Granada grandma ↗ABUELA
- 41Pears used for cooking ↗BOSCS
- 43Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" ↗CAROUSEL
- 44Doesn't let go of ↗CLINGSTO
- 45Street fleet ↗CABS
- 46World's second-tallest bird ↗EMU
- 47Trattoria treat in a shell ↗CANNOLI
- 48Doubled, say ↗GOTAHIT
- 50Things to chew on ↗CUDS
- 51Start to live and breathe? ↗ASI
- 54Kissed or whacked ↗SMACKED
- 57Rowena's love, in fiction ↗IVANHOE
- 591970 Neil Diamond song about an imaginary childhood friend ↗SHILO
- 61One living an orderly life? ↗MONK
- 624,840 square yards ↗ACRE
- 64ZipRecruiter listing ↗JOB
- 65CBS drama starting in 2003 ↗NCIS
- 66Soft slip-on, for short ↗MOC
- 67Lots of ↗MANY