Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, July 1, 2026 features 82 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "PARALLELUNIVERSE".
Total Clues
82
Longest
PARALLELUNIVERSE
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
AND
Featured Clue
"Theoretical world coexisting with ours ... as depicted in this puzzle"
16 Letters
PARALLELUNIVERSE
ALLComplete Solution List
Designation for a potato
5TUBER
Kind of party
4STAG
Counter, as a claim
5REBUT
___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown
5ENOLA
Strongly nudge
4URGE
In opposition to everyone else
5ALONE
Jack
5SPRAT
Position in a bridge game
4SEAT
Covers for campers
5TARPS
Claim on property
4LIEN
Really!
6THATSO
Astrophysicist deGrasse Tyson
4NEIL
I should care because?
3AND
It's just a little bit off
8WHITELIE
Little bit of life?
3DNA
Chocolate toffee bar since 1981
4SKOR
Modern component in a digital display, in brief
4OLED
Places to stretch out
5SOFAS
What may precede a texter's two cents
4IMHO
Mexican milk
5LECHE
Fitting kind of exam for a dental student
4ORAL
Least friendly
6ICIEST
Anchor, as a boat
4MOOR
1880s-'90s veep ___ P. Morton
4LEVI
Kids
6TEASES
Rightmost compartment in a till
4ONES
Shape of a skating rink
4OVAL
Subtle glow
4AURA
Theoretical world coexisting with ours ... as depicted in this puzzle
16PARALLELUNIVERSE
Hit musical set in Buenos Aires
5EVITA
Ceramic collectible, maybe
4VASE
Adjust the price on
5RETAG
Theoretical timeline where things play out a little differently ... as featured in this puzzle
16ALTERNATEREALITY
Call Me Maybe singer Carly ___ Jepsen
3RAE
How one might dress in a professional setting
8MODESTLY
Just one taste
3SIP
Abbr. in a birth announcement
3LBS
That ship
3SHE
Family member, familiarly
3SIS
C7H5N3O6, for short
3TNT
Automotive giant headquartered in Austin, Tex.
5TESLA
Detach from a bulletin board
5UNPIN
Used a drill on
5BORED
Spirit
4ELAN
Chinese zodiac creature
3RAT
Bed for fish?
9SUSHIRICE
Reward for a dog
5TREAT
Marbled gemstone
5AGATE
Escapes, as a dog
9GETSLOOSE
Double-crosser
3RAT
Zip
4ELAN
Yawning, say
5BORED
Shift from the top of a social media feed
5UNPIN
Pioneer in developing alternating current
5TESLA
On the other hand, in brief
3THO
Component of most salad dressings
3OIL
Mo. parts
3WKS
Lurker in a reef
3EEL
Get ready for dinner, say
8SALIVATE
Aspiring actor's submission
8DEMOREEL
The sun
3SOL
It might be conveyed on a conveyor belt
3ORE
Websites whose URLs are stored, typically
9FAVORITES
Lost, for short
3MIA
Gentlemen
3HES
Trickster
9CONARTIST
Garden tool
3HOE
Places where people are usually lying, for short
3ERS
__ be fine!
4ITLL
Taiwanese president ___ Ing-wen
4TSAI
Clear warnings
6ALARMS
Tanning agents, informally
6UVRAYS
Gemstone with biological roots
5PEARL
H.S. media room
5AVLAB
Dodge deceptively
5EVADE
Behind
4LATE
Purposes
4USES
Phooey!
5NERTS
Posh clothing material
5SATIN
Site of the ten plagues
5EGYPT
Traditional Japanese drama
3NOH
QB Manning
3ELI