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NYT Crossword July 9 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, July 9 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Brad Wiegmann and Nat Wiegmann · Edited by Will Shortz

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1In vogue4 lettersSee answer ›5Seal hunter4 lettersSee answer ›9Some rudiments to be learned4 lettersSee answer ›13Flex time?4 lettersSee answer ›14Stern4 lettersSee answer ›15Container for peaches5 lettersSee answer ›17*Honeybunch9 lettersSee answer ›19Group of spellers?5 lettersSee answer ›20Title in "Beowulf"5 lettersSee answer ›21Back-to-basics regimen9 lettersSee answer ›23Grp. of peacekeepers4 lettersSee answer ›25*Afternoon socials8 lettersSee answer ›26Caddies, in golf slang7 lettersSee answer ›29Part of a blind4 lettersSee answer ›30Partner of ends4 lettersSee answer ›31Some messages from a road trip, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›33Scare off5 lettersSee answer ›37Many a golden parachute recipient, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›38Renounced … or a phonetic hint to reading the answers to the starred clues7 lettersSee answer ›40Sanskrit name meaning "extraordinary"3 lettersSee answer ›41Capital close to the confluence of the Red and Black rivers5 lettersSee answer ›43Gaels of the N.C.A.A.4 lettersSee answer ›44Battling4 lettersSee answer ›45Piece of cake4 lettersSee answer ›47Food processor7 lettersSee answer ›49*Worms or flies, often8 lettersSee answer ›53Do some laps4 lettersSee answer ›54Right now9 lettersSee answer ›56___ Hamilton, author of the classic "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes"5 lettersSee answer ›59Sass5 lettersSee answer ›60*___ Beach, Calif.9 lettersSee answer ›62Hit 1977 musical that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as a character5 lettersSee answer ›63Juniors, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›64Trails4 lettersSee answer ›65"Yikes!"4 lettersSee answer ›66Rowers' workout machines, informally4 lettersSee answer ›67Straddling4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Anatomical pouch4 lettersSee answer ›2"Star Wars" planet where Luke Skywalker rides a tauntaun4 lettersSee answer ›3Dinosaur named for a lizard tooth9 lettersSee answer ›4Quick timeouts?7 lettersSee answer ›5AAA or B.B.B.3 lettersSee answer ›6Bring in4 lettersSee answer ›7200 milligrams5 lettersSee answer ›8Sketchy activities?10 lettersSee answer ›9Kudo8 lettersSee answer ›10Guys' night out7 lettersSee answer ›11Trivial objection5 lettersSee answer ›12Symbol of strength and solidity5 lettersSee answer ›16Tonsillectomy docs4 lettersSee answer ›18French crown?4 lettersSee answer ›22Wing3 lettersSee answer ›24Hydrox lookalike4 lettersSee answer ›26Lomond, for one4 lettersSee answer ›27Old theaters4 lettersSee answer ›28Show that ends in disarray?10 lettersSee answer ›32Long time follower?3 lettersSee answer ›34Dojo furnishing9 lettersSee answer ›35It's a long story4 lettersSee answer ›36One of the six sluggers on baseball's Murderer's Row4 lettersSee answer ›38Spent8 lettersSee answer ›39"Curly W" team4 lettersSee answer ›42Caucasus region7 lettersSee answer ›44Padmé ___ (mother of Luke and Leia Skywalker)7 lettersSee answer ›46Horned viper3 lettersSee answer ›48Is underwater4 lettersSee answer ›49S.E.C. football powerhouse, informally4 lettersSee answer ›50United5 lettersSee answer ›51Tried to hit a baseball5 lettersSee answer ›52Taste5 lettersSee answer ›55Double-decker checker4 lettersSee answer ›57Benin neighbor4 lettersSee answer ›58Door fastener4 lettersSee answer ›61Jerk3 lettersSee answer ›