New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 07/09/2026. The July 09 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a In vogueCHIC
- 5a Seal hunterORCA
- 9a Some rudiments to be learnedABCS
- 13a Flex time?YOGA
- 14a SternREAR
- 15a Container for peachesCRATE
- 17a *HoneybunchSTUTTGART
- 19a Group of spellers?COVEN
- 20a Title in “Beowulf”THANE
- 21a Back-to-basics regimenPALEODIET
- 23a Grp. of peacekeepersNATO
- 25a *Afternoon socialsTELLALLS
- 26a Caddies, in golf slangLOOPERS
- 29a Part of a blindSLAT
- 30a Partner of endsODDS
- 31a Some messages from a road trip, in briefETAS
- 33a Scare offDETER
- 37a Many a golden parachute recipient, in briefCEO
- 38a Renounced ? or a phonetic hint to reading the answers to the starred cluesFORGONE
- 40a Sanskrit name meaning “extraordinary”APU
- 41a Capital close to the confluence of the Red and Black riversHANOI
- 43a Gaels of the N.C.A.A.IONA
- 44a BattlingATIT
- 45a Piece of cakeSNAP
- 47a Food processorSTOMACH
- 49a *Worms or flies, oftenBASSISTS
- 53a Do some lapsSWIM
- 54a Right nowASWESPEAK
- 56a ___ Hamilton, author of the classic “Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes”EDITH
- 59a SassMOUTH
- 60a *___ Beach, Calif.APIASAMOA
- 62a Hit 1977 musical that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as a characterANNIE
- 63a Juniors, e.g.SONS
- 64a TrailsLAGS
- 65a “Yikes!”EGAD
- 66a Rowers’ workout machines, informallyERGS
- 67a StraddlingATOP
- Down
- 1d Anatomical pouchCYST
- 2d “Star Wars” planet where Luke Skywalker rides a tauntaunHOTH
- 3d Dinosaur named for a lizard toothIGUANODON
- 4d Quick timeouts?CATNAPS
- 5d AAA or B.B.B.ORG
- 6d Bring inREAP
- 7d 200 milligramsCARAT
- 8d Sketchy activities?ARTLESSONS
- 9d KudoACCOLADE
- 10d Guys’ night outBRODATE
- 11d Trivial objectionCAVIL
- 12d Symbol of strength and soliditySTEEL
- 16d Tonsillectomy docsENTS
- 18d French crown?TETE
- 22d WingELL
- 24d Hydrox lookalikeOREO
- 26d Lomond, for oneLOCH
- 27d Old theatersODEA
- 28d Show that ends in disarray?STRIPTEASE
- 32d Long time follower?AGO
- 34d Dojo furnishingTATAMIMAT
- 35d It’s a long storyEPIC
- 36d One of the six sluggers on baseball’s Murderer’s RowRUTH
- 38d SpentFINISHED
- 39d “Curly W” teamNATS
- 42d Caucasus regionOSSETIA
- 44d Padmé ___ (mother of Luke and Leia Skywalker)AMIDALA
- 46d Horned viperASP
- 48d Is underwaterOWES
- 49d S.E.C. football powerhouse, informallyBAMA
- 50d UnitedASONE
- 51d Tried to hit a baseballSWUNG
- 52d TasteSAPOR
- 55d Double-decker checkerKING
- 57d Benin neighborTOGO
- 58d Door fastenerHASP
- 61d JerkASS