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New York Times Crossword July 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 85 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 2 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 85 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Flying highHAPPY5Across1 Romulus and Remus, e.g., for shortSIBS4Across6 "Hey ...!"PSST4Across10 Skateboarding trickOLLIE5Across14 "There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb)IDEA4Across15 Bird related to the 46-DownRHEA4Across16 City center, oftenPLAZA5Across17 Groups at the First Continental Congress in 1774DELEGATIONS11Across18 "Les ___"MIZ3Across20 Open mic performer, oftenPOET4Across21 Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"IOWA4Across22 10 HamiltonsBENJAMIN8Across23 American Revolution heroesPATRIOTS8Across25 Fig. at a bus depotETA3Across27 Defeats convincinglyACESOUT7Across28 Fancy DanFOP3Across31 Daiquiri flavorBANANA6Across32 Bit of loreTALE4Across34 Overdo it at the beach, sayFRY3Across35 George Washington's presidential status on February 4, 1789ELECT5Across36 Chrome alternativeSAFARI6Across37 Simple wooden shoesSABOTS6Across39 Last full year of John Adams's presidencyMDCCC5Across42 Heart chart, for shortECG3Across46 Fail to engageBORE4Across49 Jewish mysticismCABALA6Across50 "Nixon in China" tenorMAO3Across52 Periodic survey started under Secy. of State Thomas JeffersonUSCENSUS8Across53 Trunk partRIB3Across55 DisunitesUNTIES6Across56 "Father of the Constitution" and his familyMADISONS8Across58 Like the Revolutionary War battles led by John Paul JonesNAVAL5Across60 Apple Store offeringsMACS4Across61 Show of friendlinessHUG3Across63 First signer of the Declaration of IndependenceJOHNHANCOCK11Across64 "The Divine ___" (showbiz nickname)MISSM5Across66 ConglomerationOLIO4Across68 Regarding, on a memoINRE4Across69 Soul singer AdamsOLETA5Across70 Angler's hopeBITE4Across71 TV programmer's slate, in briefSKED4Across72 American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzleCOLONY6Across73

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Word with bar or bunnyHOP3Down1 Unadulterated by plastic, sayALLMETAL8Down2 OrdinaryPLAINJANE9Down3 You knead dough to make itPIZZA5Down4 A word of supportYEA3Down5 Location of "Sloop John B" on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" albumSIDEONE7Down6 Just chillaxingIDLE4Down7 Salad ingredient often paired with goat cheeseBEET4Down8 Long accountSAGA4Down9 A ___PRIORI6Down10 Hot dog on a roll?SHOWOFF7Down11 One whose qualifications are enumerated in Article I, Section 3, of the ConstitutionSENATOR7Down12 Some coll. instructorsTAS3Down13 Uneasy giggleTITTER6Down19 Printing sizePICA4Down21 Two-time Tony winner NeuwirthBEBE4Down23 "Yowza!"MAN3Down24 Comedian PoundstonePAULA5Down25 Bug exterminator?SPY3Down26 ___ IslandSTATEN6Down29 Graceless onesOAFS4Down30 Gets goingACTS4Down33 Ticked offSORE4Down37 Website that added podcast info in 2021IMDB4Down38 Granada grandmaABUELA6Down40 Pears used for cookingBOSCS5Down41 Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?"CAROUSEL8Down43 Doesn't let go ofCLINGSTO8Down44 Street fleetCABS4Down45 World's second-tallest birdEMU3Down46 Trattoria treat in a shellCANNOLI7Down47 Doubled, sayGOTAHIT7Down48 Things to chew onCUDS4Down50 Start to live and breathe?ASI3Down51 Kissed or whackedSMACKED7Down54 Rowena's love, in fictionIVANHOE7Down57 1970 Neil Diamond song about an imaginary childhood friendSHILO5Down59 One living an orderly life?MONK4Down61 4,840 square yardsACRE4Down62 ZipRecruiter listingJOB3Down64 CBS drama starting in 2003NCIS4Down65 Soft slip-on, for shortMOC3Down66 Lots ofMANY4Down67

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.