USA Today Crossword July 9, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 72 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 9, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Do some sumsADD4"Sum" homophoneSOME8___ coutureHAUTE13Not againstFOR14FlibbertigibbetCHATTERBOX16Stripped-down NPR music eventTINYDESKCONCERT18Role play?ACT19___ Braden (civil rights activist)ANNE20Really lay on, like a hornBLARE21Butt one can bumCIG22Ocean colorSEAGREEN24___ fairyTOOTH26Luau dishPOI27Ingredient in beer and breadYEAST31"Soon"INABIT33Poetic shoutoutODE35What a facepalm might meanDUH36Crow soundsCAWS37More unusualODDER39"Da ___" (nickname for a world-famous Chicagoan)POPE40Accessibility law, for shortADA41Insta postPIC42Queen Latifah, e.g.RAPPER44Like a friend who always has your backLOYAL47That ladySHE49VintageRETRO50Purr-fect spot for sleeping, playing and scratchingCATCONDO53"Te ___ mucho"AMO54CheekySAUCY56Celebrity coupleITEM57Rodent in a labRAT58YouTubers and TikTokkers, e.g.CONTENTCREATORS61Green Bay Packers fanCHEESEHEAD62___ taiMAI63Scatter some seedsSOW64Nile vipersASPS65Likely response to "Who wants to go to Disneyland?"IDO Down
1EnthusiastAFICIONADO2"Stay tuned . . . we'll be right back!"DONTGOAWAY3Like an arid climateDRY4Play partSCENE5"Sick burn!"OHSNAP6"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"MAKEGOODCHOICES7" . . . you get the idea"ETC8Pullover shirt with buttons at the necklineHENLEY9Like knowledge that might elicit a "How on EARTH did you know that?!"ARCANE10Lyft alternativeUBER11RippedTORE12Phone number add-on (Abbr.)EXT15Father-___ (expectant parent)TOBE16StrategicTACTICAL17Japanese soup stockDASHI23Roller coaster, e.g.RIDE25Channel with "Young Sheldon" rerunsTBS28Highway beautification programADOPTAROAD29Game series with warp pipes and mushroom power-upsSUPERMARIO30Questlove's bandTHEROOTS32ApexTOP34Omit the word "not" in "Thou shalt not commit adultery" (as happened in a King James reprint dubbed the Wicked Bible), sayERR38___ golfDISC39N95 masks, e.g.PPE43Swell smellAROMA45Not quite right?ACUTE46ShoestringsLACES48Lure into a sting operationENTRAP51Actress DalyTYNE52Property documentsDEEDS54Fashionable Manhattan neighborhoodSOHO55Once moreANEW58Includes on an emailCCS59"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 album)THA60"I SO did not need to know that"TMI About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 9, 2026, a Thursday, in Across and Down order. Tap any clue to open its solution page with the answer, its letter count, and every other date it has appeared. Looking for a different day? Head to the full archive or use the search bar at the top of the page.