The full solution for the NY Times July 04 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Kareem Ayas and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Bar fight? RAPBATTLE
- 10A Brand of tights with an apostrophe in its name LEGGS
- 15A Expansive marine exhibits OCEANARIA
- 16A Really fancy ADORE
- 17A 1991 blockbuster with the tagline “One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage” BACKDRAFT
- 18A Fax predecessor TELEX
- 19A Grand Tour, e.g. BIKERACE
- 20A Buyer VENDEE
- 21A Like ideal arrivals ONTIME
- 23A “___ pics!” SEND
- 24A Conceptual framework SCHEMA
- 28A Follower of X or G MEN
- 29A Peacock’s home NBC
- 30A Word that becomes its opposite when its first letter is removed THERE
- 31A “Gotcha,” to a beatnik IDIG
- 33A Piece of cartoon memorabilia CEL
- 34A Steamed RILED
- 35A Golden goal periods, for short OTS
- 36A “Miracle on 34th Street” actress Maureen OHARA
- 38A Certain Ivy Leaguer ELI
- 39A Painter ___ Thomas, first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum ALMA
- 41A Passes (out) DOLES
- 42A Bracketed disclaimer SIC
- 43A Lover of sugar ANT
- 44A Results of swiping THEFTS
- 45A Lend, informally SPOT
- 47A Second-smallest U.S. state capital by population (about 14,000 people) PIERRE
- 49A Animals with prehensile proboscises TAPIRS
- 51A “The One” SOULMATE
- 56A First name in cosmetics ESTEE
- 57A Pioneering P.D.A. PALMPILOT
- 58A Ship back? STERN
- 59A Soft drink originally made with egg whites CREAMSODA
- 60A Short TERSE
- 61A Rock instrument? STONETOOL
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D One of the Starks on “Game of Thrones” ROBB
- 2D Berry spelled with a cedilla ACAI
- 3D Small smack PECK
- 4D Brown, in a way BAKE
- 5D Milky Way’s nearest major galaxy ANDROMEDA
- 6D #MeToo movement activist Burke TARANA
- 7D Expanse TRACT
- 8D Observation by Oscar Wilde about the relationship between reality and creativity LIFEIMITATESART
- 9D “Mangia!” EAT
- 10D Not 21-Across LATE
- 11D Elysia EDENS
- 12D False idol in the Old Testament GOLDENCALF
- 13D Army specialist with a headwear-inspired nickname GREENBERET
- 14D Where students learn about congress SEXEDCLASS
- 20D “___ Sancte Spiritus” (medieval Latin hymn) VENI
- 22D Things often refilled, informally MEDS
- 24D Cardiac exam on a treadmill STRESSTEST
- 25D Gochujang, e.g. CHILIPASTE
- 26D Blade runner? HELICOPTER
- 27D Before, in olden times ERE
- 32D “Lord, have mercy!” GODHELPME
- 35D One attracted to all gender identities, for short OMNI
- 37D Tilling aid HOE
- 40D The Indianapolis 500 has 200 of them LAPS
- 44D President who married one of his kindergarten classmates TRUMAN
- 46D Membership categories TIERS
- 48D Loggers’ competition ROLEO
- 50D Former French president ___ Coty RENE
- 52D Weather phenomenon often appearing in the evening MIST
- 53D Dum ___ (potato-based curry dish) ALOO
- 54D List header TODO
- 55D List ender ETAL
- 57D Some notebooks, in brief PCS
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