USA Today Crossword July 9 2026 Answers (7/9/26)

Our USA Today Crossword July 9, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword July 9, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 7/9/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Do some sums
4A	"Sum" homophone
8A	___ couture
13A	Not against
14A	Flibbertigibbet
16A	Stripped-down NPR music event
18A	Role play?
19A	___ Braden (civil rights activist)
20A	Really lay on, like a horn
21A	Butt one can bum
22A	Ocean color
24A	___ fairy
26A	Luau dish
27A	Ingredient in beer and bread
31A	"Soon"
33A	Poetic shoutout
35A	What a facepalm might mean
36A	Crow sounds
37A	More unusual
39A	"Da ___" (nickname for a world-famous Chicagoan)
40A	Accessibility law, for short
41A	Insta post
42A	Queen Latifah, e.g.
44A	Like a friend who always has your back
47A	That lady
49A	Vintage
50A	Purr-fect spot for sleeping, playing and scratching
53A	"Te ___ mucho"
54A	Cheeky
56A	Celebrity couple
57A	Rodent in a lab
58A	YouTubers and TikTokkers, e.g.
61A	Green Bay Packers fan
62A	___ tai
63A	Scatter some seeds
64A	Nile vipers
65A	Likely response to "Who wants to go to Disneyland?"
1D	Enthusiast
2D	"Stay tuned . . . we'll be right back!"
3D	Like an arid climate
4D	Play part
5D	"Sick burn!"
6D	"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
7D	" . . . you get the idea"
8D	Pullover shirt with buttons at the neckline
9D	Like knowledge that might elicit a "How on EARTH did you know that?!"
10D	Lyft alternative
11D	Ripped
12D	Phone number add-on (Abbr.)
15D	Father-___ (expectant parent)
16D	Strategic
17D	Japanese soup stock
23D	Roller coaster, e.g.
25D	Channel with "Young Sheldon" reruns
28D	Highway beautification program
29D	Game series with warp pipes and mushroom power-ups
30D	Questlove's band
32D	Apex
34D	Omit the word "not" in "Thou shalt not commit adultery" (as happened in a King James reprint dubbed the Wicked Bible), say
38D	___ golf
39D	N95 masks, e.g.
43D	Swell smell
45D	Not quite right?
46D	Shoestrings
48D	Lure into a sting operation
51D	Actress Daly
52D	Property documents
54D	Fashionable Manhattan neighborhood
55D	Once more
58D	Includes on an email
59D	"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 album)
60D	"I SO did not need to know that"

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