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New York Times Crossword July 3 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 3 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 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#
Bank of China Tower architectIMPEI5Across1 Accepts accolades onstage, sayTAKESABOW9Across6 Loses some hair, e.g.MOLTS5Across15 Facial feature also known as a "nasolabial fold"SMILELINE9Across16 Race to the topPRESIDENTIALRUN15Across17 N.H.L.'s Mammoth, on sports tickersUTA3Across19 Bag that may contain swagTOTE4Across20 In the thick ofAMIDST6Across21 Bring on boardLADE4Across22 N.A.A.C.P. member?: Abbr.ASSN4Across24 Disingenuous reply to "Are you asleep?"YES3Across26 "omg rly?!"SRSLY5Across27 They may change midflight, in briefETAS4Across29 Lays out some green forSODS4Across31 Makes a return that hits the net?EFILES6Across34 BlabsYAPS4Across36 Opposite sideFOE3Across38 Saints' setting, with "the"BIGEASY7Across39 Congestion easerNETIPOT7Across41 Coffee spotURN3Across43 HuffSNIT4Across44 Fake newsCANARD6Across46 Best Actress Oscar winner between Chastain and StoneYEOH4Across47 GushSPEW4Across49 PangTHROE5Across51 Part of a volcanoRIM3Across52 Environmental portmanteauSMOG4Across54 Greets, in a wayDAPS4Across56 Prominent feature of Jafar and the Genie in "Aladdin"GOATEE6Across57 Villanelle, e.g.POEM4Across60 Advocatus ___DEI3Across62 "Tell me about it!"IKNOWTHEFEELING15Across63 Lifestyle for those who go both waysBICULTURE9Across66 Senator Jacky of NevadaROSEN5Across67 Root crop productBEETSUGAR9Across68 Classic pitchersEWERS5Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Item that's not on the list, sayIMPULSEBUY10Down1 ShellingMORTARFIRE10Down2 Claims not to have knownPLEADSIGNORANCE15Down3 Many sci-fi villains, informallyETS3Down4 "Really?"ISIT4Down5 Creature that transmits sleeping sicknessTSETSE6Down6 Get-out-of-jail-free card, so to speakAMNESTY7Down7 Nurse's toteKIT3Down8 Essayist who wrote "Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and all rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door"ELIA4Down9 Not looking reputableSEAMY5Down10 Supporters of L.G.B.T.Q.+ peopleALLIES6Down11 Tropical specimens that can be either flora or faunaBIRDSOFPARADISE15Down12 BurdenONUS4Down13 ElapsedWENT4Down14 Like a nonstarter, for shortDOA3Down18 Woods seen on BroadwayELLE4Down23 Curry accompanimentNAAN4Down25 Pros in WashingtonYEAS4Down28 What some articles are written onSPEC4Down30 Device in many a garageDOOROPENER10Down32 Play pieces?SETDESIGNS10Down33 Former Medicare IDsSSNS4Down35 Mode, for oneSTAT4Down37 Choking cause, with "the"YIPS4Down40 Very clear, as a telecastINHD4Down42 Oil alternativeTEMPERA7Down45 Strongly criticize, with "at"HITOUT6Down48 Bass playerWOOFER6Down50 Whimpers like a babyMEWLS5Down53 "Who knew?!"GEE3Down55 Brothers ___ (pop stars of the 1960s-80s)GIBB4Down57 Many a classic Steinbeck characterOKIE4Down58 Dramatic "Not you, too?"ETTU4Down59 Nothing butMERE4Down61 Hold closeHUG3Down64 Bass or baseLOW3Down65

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, July 3, 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.