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NYT Crossword — July 9, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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37 clues

9Some rudiments to be learned

15Container for peaches

19Group of spellers?

20Title in "Beowulf"

21Back-to-basics regimen

23Grp. of peacekeepers

25*Afternoon socials

26Caddies, in golf slang

29Part of a blind

30Partner of ends

31Some messages from a road trip, in brief

37Many a golden parachute recipient, in brief

38Renounced … or a phonetic hint to reading the answers to the starred clues

40Sanskrit name meaning "extraordinary"

41Capital close to the confluence of the Red and Black rivers

43Gaels of the N.C.A.A.

45Piece of cake

47Food processor

49*Worms or flies, often

56___ Hamilton, author of the classic "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes"

60*___ Beach, Calif.

62Hit 1977 musical that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as a character

63Juniors, e.g.

66Rowers' workout machines, informally

Down

37 clues

1Anatomical pouch

2"Star Wars" planet where Luke Skywalker rides a tauntaun

3Dinosaur named for a lizard tooth

4Quick timeouts?

7200 milligrams

8Sketchy activities?

10Guys' night out

11Trivial objection

12Symbol of strength and solidity

16Tonsillectomy docs

18French crown?

24Hydrox lookalike

26Lomond, for one

28Show that ends in disarray?

32Long time follower?

34Dojo furnishing

35It's a long story

36One of the six sluggers on baseball's Murderer's Row

39"Curly W" team

42Caucasus region

44Padmé ___ (mother of Luke and Leia Skywalker)

48Is underwater

49S.E.C. football powerhouse, informally

51Tried to hit a baseball

55Double-decker checker

57Benin neighbor

58Door fastener

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jul 9, 2026

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 9, 2026

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorBrad Wiegmann and Nat Wiegmann

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 37 down

Longest entries

8DSketchy activities?10 ltrs 28DShow that ends in disarray?10 ltrs 17A*Honeybunch9 ltrs 21ABack-to-basics regimen9 ltrs 54ARight now9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.