The NY Times Mini Crossword July 4, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Strike-breaking workers SCABS
- 6 Really overdo for the camera HAMUP
- 7 Fly into ___ (become furious) ARAGE
- 8 Sunniest state in the U.S. ARIZONA
- 10 Glues back together again REBINDS
- 11 Friends of corrupt politicians CRONIES
- 12 What cotton candy is made of SUGAR
Down
- 1 Ones who don’t hog SHARERS
- 2 Deer in the Arctic tundra CARIBOU
- 3 “Incredible!!” … as suggested by the double exclamation mark black squares AMAZING
- 4 2025 film starring Emma Stone as an undercover extraterrestrial BUGONIA
- 5 Big ___ (person throwing cash around) SPENDER
- 8 Curved path ARC
- 9 Donkey, by another name ASS
MINI Clues are grouped in the order they appeared in the puzzle and If the answers above do not solve a specific clue just open the clue link and it will show you all the possible solutions that we have for that clue.