New York Times Provides Answers to July 2 Strands and June 30 Mini Crossword

The New York Times released its daily puzzle solutions for two recent games. For the July 2, 2026 Strands puzzle, the theme was “Added flavor” and the spangram was GET SAUCY. The six theme words were BECHAMEL, MARINARA, SRIRACHA, TERIYAKI, KITZATZIKI, and an additional word listed as “MYCELEALMATREMATALERCHAISBREAS”.

For the June 30, 2026 Mini Crossword, the across answers were BASH, WAGYU, ALARM, REVUP and PREP; the down answers were BALER, AGAVE, SYRUP, HUMP and WARP. These answers were compiled by several online outlets covering NYT games, including Fortnite Insider, Mashable, CNET and Sportskeeda.