NYT Crossword July 9 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Brad Wiegmann and Nat WiegmannEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2H3I4C5O6R7C8A9A10B11C12S13YOGA14REAR15CRAT16E17STUT18TGART19COVEN20THANE21PAL22EODIET23NAT24O25TELLALLS26L27OOPER28S29SLAT30ODDS31ET32AS33DE34T35E36R37CEO38FORGO39NE40APU41HAN42OI43IONA44ATIT45SN46AP47ST48OMACH49B50A51SSIST52S53SWIM54ASWESPEA55K56EDI57T58H59MOUTH60API61ASAMOA62ANNIE63SONS64LAGS65EGAD66ERGS67ATOP

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIn vogue4 lettersCHIC
5ASeal hunter4 lettersORCA
13AFlex time?4 lettersYOGA
14AStern4 lettersREAR
15AContainer for peaches5 lettersCRATE
17A*Honeybunch9 lettersSTUTTGART
19AGroup of spellers?5 lettersCOVEN
20ATitle in "Beowulf"5 lettersTHANE
21ABack-to-basics regimen9 lettersPALEODIET
23AGrp. of peacekeepers4 lettersNATO
25A*Afternoon socials8 lettersTELLALLS
26ACaddies, in golf slang7 lettersLOOPERS
29APart of a blind4 lettersSLAT
30APartner of ends4 lettersODDS
33AScare off5 lettersDETER
43AGaels of the N.C.A.A.4 lettersIONA
44ABattling4 lettersATIT
45APiece of cake4 lettersSNAP
47AFood processor7 lettersSTOMACH
49A*Worms or flies, often8 lettersBASSISTS
53ADo some laps4 lettersSWIM
54ARight now9 lettersASWESPEAK
59ASass5 lettersMOUTH
60A*___ Beach, Calif.9 lettersAPIASAMOA
63AJuniors, e.g.4 lettersSONS
64ATrails4 lettersLAGS
65A"Yikes!"4 lettersEGAD
67AStraddling4 lettersATOP
DOWN
1DAnatomical pouch4 lettersCYST
3DDinosaur named for a lizard tooth9 lettersIGUANODON
4DQuick timeouts?7 lettersCATNAPS
5DAAA or B.B.B.3 lettersORG
6DBring in4 lettersREAP
7D200 milligrams5 lettersCARAT
8DSketchy activities?10 lettersARTLESSONS
9DKudo8 lettersACCOLADE
10DGuys' night out7 lettersBRODATE
11DTrivial objection5 lettersCAVIL
16DTonsillectomy docs4 lettersENTS
18DFrench crown?4 lettersTETE
22DWing3 lettersELL
24DHydrox lookalike4 lettersOREO
26DLomond, for one4 lettersLOCH
27DOld theaters4 lettersODEA
28DShow that ends in disarray?10 lettersSTRIPTEASE
32DLong time follower?3 lettersAGO
34DDojo furnishing9 lettersTATAMIMAT
35DIt's a long story4 lettersEPIC
38DSpent8 lettersFINISHED
39D"Curly W" team4 lettersNATS
42DCaucasus region7 lettersOSSETIA
46DHorned viper3 lettersASP
48DIs underwater4 lettersOWES
50DUnited5 lettersASONE
51DTried to hit a baseball5 lettersSWUNG
52DTaste5 lettersSAPOR
55DDouble-decker checker4 lettersKING
57DBenin neighbor4 lettersTOGO
58DDoor fastener4 lettersHASP
61DJerk3 lettersASS
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