NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 9, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 9, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Brad Wiegmann and Nat WiegmannEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1In vogue ↗CHIC
  2. 5Seal hunter ↗ORCA
  3. 9Some rudiments to be learned ↗ABCS
  4. 13Flex time? ↗YOGA
  5. 14Stern ↗REAR
  6. 15Container for peaches ↗CRATE
  7. 17*Honeybunch ↗STUTTGART
  8. 19Group of spellers? ↗COVEN
  9. 20Title in "Beowulf" ↗THANE
  10. 21Back-to-basics regimen ↗PALEODIET
  11. 23Grp. of peacekeepers ↗NATO
  12. 25*Afternoon socials ↗TELLALLS
  13. 26Caddies, in golf slang ↗LOOPERS
  14. 29Part of a blind ↗SLAT
  15. 30Partner of ends ↗ODDS
  16. 31Some messages from a road trip, in brief ↗ETAS
  17. 33Scare off ↗DETER
  18. 37Many a golden parachute recipient, in brief ↗CEO
  19. 38Renounced … or a phonetic hint to reading the answers to the starred clues ↗FORGONE
  20. 40Sanskrit name meaning "extraordinary" ↗APU
  21. 41Capital close to the confluence of the Red and Black rivers ↗HANOI
  22. 43Gaels of the N.C.A.A. ↗IONA
  23. 44Battling ↗ATIT
  24. 45Piece of cake ↗SNAP
  25. 47Food processor ↗STOMACH
  26. 49*Worms or flies, often ↗BASSISTS
  27. 53Do some laps ↗SWIM
  28. 54Right now ↗ASWESPEAK
  29. 56___ Hamilton, author of the classic "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" ↗EDITH
  30. 59Sass ↗MOUTH
  31. 60*___ Beach, Calif. ↗APIASAMOA
  32. 62Hit 1977 musical that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as a character ↗ANNIE
  33. 63Juniors, e.g. ↗SONS
  34. 64Trails ↗LAGS
  35. 65"Yikes!" ↗EGAD
  36. 66Rowers' workout machines, informally ↗ERGS
  37. 67Straddling ↗ATOP

Down 37

  1. 1Anatomical pouch ↗CYST
  2. 2"Star Wars" planet where Luke Skywalker rides a tauntaun ↗HOTH
  3. 3Dinosaur named for a lizard tooth ↗IGUANODON
  4. 4Quick timeouts? ↗CATNAPS
  5. 5AAA or B.B.B. ↗ORG
  6. 6Bring in ↗REAP
  7. 7200 milligrams ↗CARAT
  8. 8Sketchy activities? ↗ARTLESSONS
  9. 9Kudo ↗ACCOLADE
  10. 10Guys' night out ↗BRODATE
  11. 11Trivial objection ↗CAVIL
  12. 12Symbol of strength and solidity ↗STEEL
  13. 16Tonsillectomy docs ↗ENTS
  14. 18French crown? ↗TETE
  15. 22Wing ↗ELL
  16. 24Hydrox lookalike ↗OREO
  17. 26Lomond, for one ↗LOCH
  18. 27Old theaters ↗ODEA
  19. 28Show that ends in disarray? ↗STRIPTEASE
  20. 32Long time follower? ↗AGO
  21. 34Dojo furnishing ↗TATAMIMAT
  22. 35It's a long story ↗EPIC
  23. 36One of the six sluggers on baseball's Murderer's Row ↗RUTH
  24. 38Spent ↗FINISHED
  25. 39"Curly W" team ↗NATS
  26. 42Caucasus region ↗OSSETIA
  27. 44Padmé ___ (mother of Luke and Leia Skywalker) ↗AMIDALA
  28. 46Horned viper ↗ASP
  29. 48Is underwater ↗OWES
  30. 49S.E.C. football powerhouse, informally ↗BAMA
  31. 50United ↗ASONE
  32. 51Tried to hit a baseball ↗SWUNG
  33. 52Taste ↗SAPOR
  34. 55Double-decker checker ↗KING
  35. 57Benin neighbor ↗TOGO
  36. 58Door fastener ↗HASP
  37. 61Jerk ↗ASS