The Crossword Answers NYT - July 04, 2026

across

• Bar fight? Crossword Clue

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  RAPBATTLE

• Brand of tights with an apostrophe in its name Crossword Clue

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  LEGGS

• Expansive marine exhibits Crossword Clue

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  OCEANARIA

• Really fancy Crossword Clue

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  ADORE

• 1991 blockbuster with the tagline "One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage" Crossword Clue

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  BACKDRAFT

• Fax predecessor Crossword Clue

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  TELEX

• Grand Tour, e.g Crossword Clue

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  BIKERACE

• Buyer Crossword Clue

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  VENDEE

• Like ideal arrivals Crossword Clue

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  ONTIME

• "___ pics!" Crossword Clue

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  SEND

• Conceptual framework Crossword Clue

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  SCHEMA

• Follower of X or G Crossword Clue

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  MEN

• Peacock's home Crossword Clue

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  NBC

• Word that becomes its opposite when its first letter is removed Crossword Clue

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  THERE

• "Gotcha," to a beatnik Crossword Clue

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  IDIG

• Piece of cartoon memorabilia Crossword Clue

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  CEL

• Steamed Crossword Clue

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  RILED

• Golden goal periods, for short Crossword Clue

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  OTS

• "Miracle on 34th Street" actress Maureen Crossword Clue

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  OHARA

• Certain Ivy Leaguer Crossword Clue

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  ELI

• Painter ___ Thomas, first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum Crossword Clue

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  ALMA

• Passes (out) Crossword Clue

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  DOLES

• Bracketed disclaimer Crossword Clue

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  SIC

• Lover of sugar Crossword Clue

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  ANT

• Results of swiping Crossword Clue

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  THEFTS

• Lend, informally Crossword Clue

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  SPOT

• Second-smallest U.S. state capital by population (about 14,000 people) Crossword Clue

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  PIERRE

• Animals with prehensile proboscises Crossword Clue

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  TAPIRS

• "The One" Crossword Clue

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  SOULMATE

• First name in cosmetics Crossword Clue

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  ESTEE

• Pioneering P.D.A Crossword Clue

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  PALMPILOT

• Ship back? Crossword Clue

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  STERN

• Soft drink originally made with egg whites Crossword Clue

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  CREAMSODA

• Short Crossword Clue

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  TERSE

• Rock instrument? Crossword Clue

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  STONETOOL