NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 4, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 4, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Bar fight? ↗RAPBATTLE
  2. 10Brand of tights with an apostrophe in its name ↗LEGGS
  3. 15Expansive marine exhibits ↗OCEANARIA
  4. 16Really fancy ↗ADORE
  5. 171991 blockbuster with the tagline "One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage" ↗BACKDRAFT
  6. 18Fax predecessor ↗TELEX
  7. 19Grand Tour, e.g. ↗BIKERACE
  8. 20Buyer ↗VENDEE
  9. 21Like ideal arrivals ↗ONTIME
  10. 23"___ pics!" ↗SEND
  11. 24Conceptual framework ↗SCHEMA
  12. 28Follower of X or G ↗MEN
  13. 29Peacock's home ↗NBC
  14. 30Word that becomes its opposite when its first letter is removed ↗THERE
  15. 31"Gotcha," to a beatnik ↗IDIG
  16. 33Piece of cartoon memorabilia ↗CEL
  17. 34Steamed ↗RILED
  18. 35Golden goal periods, for short ↗OTS
  19. 36"Miracle on 34th Street" actress Maureen ↗OHARA
  20. 38Certain Ivy Leaguer ↗ELI
  21. 39Painter ___ Thomas, first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum ↗ALMA
  22. 41Passes (out) ↗DOLES
  23. 42Bracketed disclaimer ↗SIC
  24. 43Lover of sugar ↗ANT
  25. 44Results of swiping ↗THEFTS
  26. 45Lend, informally ↗SPOT
  27. 47Second-smallest U.S. state capital by population (about 14,000 people) ↗PIERRE
  28. 49Animals with prehensile proboscises ↗TAPIRS
  29. 51"The One" ↗SOULMATE
  30. 56First name in cosmetics ↗ESTEE
  31. 57Pioneering P.D.A. ↗PALMPILOT
  32. 58Ship back? ↗STERN
  33. 59Soft drink originally made with egg whites ↗CREAMSODA
  34. 60Short ↗TERSE
  35. 61Rock instrument? ↗STONETOOL

Down 33

  1. 1One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones" ↗ROBB
  2. 2Berry spelled with a cedilla ↗ACAI
  3. 3Small smack ↗PECK
  4. 4Brown, in a way ↗BAKE
  5. 5Milky Way's nearest major galaxy ↗ANDROMEDA
  6. 6#MeToo movement activist Burke ↗TARANA
  7. 7Expanse ↗TRACT
  8. 8Observation by Oscar Wilde about the relationship between reality and creativity ↗LIFEIMITATESART
  9. 9"Mangia!" ↗EAT
  10. 10Not 21-Across ↗LATE
  11. 11Elysia ↗EDENS
  12. 12False idol in the Old Testament ↗GOLDENCALF
  13. 13Army specialist with a headwear-inspired nickname ↗GREENBERET
  14. 14Where students learn about congress ↗SEXEDCLASS
  15. 20"___ Sancte Spiritus" (medieval Latin hymn) ↗VENI
  16. 22Things often refilled, informally ↗MEDS
  17. 24Cardiac exam on a treadmill ↗STRESSTEST
  18. 25Gochujang, e.g. ↗CHILIPASTE
  19. 26Blade runner? ↗HELICOPTER
  20. 27Before, in olden times ↗ERE
  21. 32"Lord, have mercy!" ↗GODHELPME
  22. 35One attracted to all gender identities, for short ↗OMNI
  23. 37Tilling aid ↗HOE
  24. 40The Indianapolis 500 has 200 of them ↗LAPS
  25. 44President who married one of his kindergarten classmates ↗TRUMAN
  26. 46Membership categories ↗TIERS
  27. 48Loggers' competition ↗ROLEO
  28. 50Former French president ___ Coty ↗RENE
  29. 52Weather phenomenon often appearing in the evening ↗MIST
  30. 53Dum ___ (potato-based curry dish) ↗ALOO
  31. 54List header ↗TODO
  32. 55List ender ↗ETAL
  33. 57Some notebooks, in brief ↗PCS