NYT Easy Mode Crossword July 3 2026 Answers (7/3/26)

Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword July 3, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.

NYT Easy Mode Crossword July 3, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 7/3/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Chinese American architect who designed the Louvre Pyramid and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
6A	Acknowledges applause from an audience
15A	Sheds a layer of feathers or scales
16A	Wrinkle that's evidence of frequent joy
17A	Attempt at a job in the Oval Office
19A	Actress Hagen with multiple Tonys
20A	Open-topped bag
21A	Among
22A	Stow, as cargo
24A	The "A" of W.N.B.A.: Abbr.
26A	"Can confirm!"
27A	Texter's "I'm not joking"
29A	Guesses about airplane touchdowns, for short
31A	Lays turf on
34A	Does one's taxes over the internet
36A	Sounds from small dogs
38A	Friend or ___?
39A	Nickname for New Orleans
41A	Nasal irrigation system that resembles a watering can
43A	Container on a mantel
44A	Irritated state
46A	French word for "duck"
47A	Michelle of "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
49A	Eject forcefully, as lava
51A	Pang
52A	Volcano's edge
54A	Pollution portmanteau
56A	Fist bumps
57A	Facial hair named for a farm animal that sports the look
60A	Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb," for one
62A	Latin word after Agnus or Opus
63A	Empathetic words from someone who's been in a similar boat
66A	Lifestyle characteristics of those who date both men and women
67A	Surname that's found in "kerosene"
68A	Natural sweetener from a root vegetable
69A	Water pitchers
1D	Purchase by the checkout counter, often
2D	Barrage of explosive shells
3D	Claims "I had no idea!"
4D	Many sci-fi characters, for short
5D	"That true?"
6D	Fly seen in tropical Africa
7D	Government-granted pardon
8D	Baby fox
9D	Kazan who directed "A Streetcar Named Desire"
10D	Sordid
11D	Axis and ___, strategy board game about W.W. II
12D	Brightly colored avians with elaborate mating dances
13D	Burden
14D	Came and ___
18D	Hopeless from the start, for short
23D	French fashion magazine since 1945
25D	Indian flatbread with a palindromic name
28D	Apt anagram of "ayes"
30D	What some projects are built "on"
32D	Button by a garage entrance
33D	Plans for stage backdrops
35D	Digits on tax forms, for short
37D	"A.S.A.P.!"
40D	Sudden inability to perform as an athlete, with "the"
42D	Like crisp film footage
45D	Common kind of paint for a preschool class
48D	Attack rather wildly, with "at"
50D	Loudspeaker with a deep bass sound
53D	Cries weakly
55D	"Gosh!"
57D	Barry of the Bee Gees
58D	"___-dokie!"
59D	"You, too?," to Julius Caesar
61D	___ mortals (regular people)
64D	Embrace
65D	Like some fruit hanging within reach