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NYT Crossword — July 2, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 16 puzzle, 85 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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4P
5Y
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18DE
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Across

42 clues
1Flying high
6Romulus and Remus, e.g., for short
10"Hey ...!"
14Skateboarding trick
15"There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb)
16Bird related to the 46-Down
17City center, often
18Groups at the First Continental Congress in 1774
20"Les ___"
21Open mic performer, often
22Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
2310 Hamiltons
25American Revolution heroes
27Fig. at a bus depot
28Defeats convincingly
31Fancy Dan
32Daiquiri flavor
34Bit of lore
35Overdo it at the beach, say
36George Washington's presidential status on February 4, 1789
37Chrome alternative
39Simple wooden shoes
42Last full year of John Adams's presidency
46Heart chart, for short
49Fail to engage
50Jewish mysticism
52"Nixon in China" tenor
53Periodic survey started under Secy. of State Thomas Jefferson
55Trunk part
56Disunites
58"Father of the Constitution" and his family
60Like the Revolutionary War battles led by John Paul Jones
61Apple Store offerings
63Show of friendliness
64First signer of the Declaration of Independence
66"The Divine ___" (showbiz nickname)
68Conglomeration
69Regarding, on a memo
70Soul singer Adams
71Angler's hope
72TV programmer's slate, in brief
73American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle

Down

43 clues
1Word with bar or bunny
2Unadulterated by plastic, say
3Ordinary
4You knead dough to make it
5A word of support
6Location of "Sloop John B" on the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album
7Just chillaxing
8Salad ingredient often paired with goat cheese
9Long account
10A ___
11Hot dog on a roll?
12One whose qualifications are enumerated in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution
13Some coll. instructors
19Uneasy giggle
21Printing size
23Two-time Tony winner Neuwirth
24"Yowza!"
25Comedian Poundstone
26Bug exterminator?
29___ Island
30Graceless ones
33Gets going
37Ticked off
38Website that added podcast info in 2021
40Granada grandma
41Pears used for cooking
43Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?"
44Doesn't let go of
45Street fleet
46World's second-tallest bird
47Trattoria treat in a shell
48Doubled, say
50Things to chew on
51Start to live and breathe?
54Kissed or whacked
57Rowena's love, in fiction
591970 Neil Diamond song about an imaginary childhood friend
61One living an orderly life?
624,840 square yards
64ZipRecruiter listing
65CBS drama starting in 2003
66Soft slip-on, for short
67Lots of

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jul 2, 2026
15×16
Grid size
85
Total entries
40/200
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJul 2, 2026
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorDavid J. Kahn
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split42 across · 43 down
Longest entries
18AGroups at the First Continental Congress in 177411 ltrs64AFirst signer of the Declaration of Independence11 ltrs3DOrdinary9 ltrs23A10 Hamiltons8 ltrs25AAmerican Revolution heroes8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.