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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, July 9, 2026

Thursday, July 9, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, July 9, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Hotel waiters
  • 5Carried the day
  • 8Cuts it close
  • 14Skip past
  • 15"__ takers?"
  • 16Nikon product
  • 17Dance move performed when entering a room?
  • 19Unexpectedly funny
  • 20Adopt, as an alias
  • 21Cancan move performed while skydiving?
  • 23Makeshift swing
  • 25Bard's before
  • 26Network supported by "viewers like you"
  • 29Number of legs on a prawn
  • 30Shows up
  • 35Tango move on "Yellowstone"?
  • 38Half an Everest expedition
  • 39Actor Sharif
  • 40Club VIPs
  • 42Inner: Prefix
  • 43Curt
  • 46Five-point spin on the dance floor?
  • 49James M. Cain's "__ Pierce"
  • 51Spanish gold
  • 52Contact site
  • 53Singer Yoko
  • 54Wasabi __
  • 56Leap at a military ballet?
  • 61Coffee shop emanations
  • 65Artful dodger?
  • 66Pas de deux move performed where the road divides?
  • 68Spot
  • 69Apple core, for short
  • 70Store that sells Frakta shopping bags
  • 71Sounds like a bird
  • 72Slump
  • 73Like a lawn at dawn

Down

  • 1Led Zeppelin's final studio album
  • 2Famous __ cookies
  • 3"About me" summaries
  • 4Move with a swagger
  • 5Used sprinklers on
  • 6United
  • 7"Blue Bloods" org.
  • 8Annabella of "The Sopranos"
  • 9__ Ferry, West Virginia
  • 10Wildly out of control
  • 11Start of Caesar's boast
  • 12Actor Bana
  • 13Burlap bag
  • 18Suffix that means "maker"
  • 22Mens __: criminal intent
  • 24Wednesday's roommate at Nevermore
  • 26Many a charity tourney
  • 27Deer friend of Flower and Thumper
  • 28Warning from a doghouse
  • 31"Rhyme Pays" rapper
  • 32Locale
  • 33Log passage
  • 34Granite or marble
  • 36Yucky stuff
  • 37Comfy loungewear
  • 41"Enough!"
  • 44Assignment
  • 45Terms of service
  • 47Accent piece
  • 48"The Fountainhead" protagonist
  • 50__ Pérignon
  • 55Utterly reliable
  • 56Not erect
  • 57Solemnly swear
  • 58Fully appease
  • 59Falco of "The Sopranos"
  • 60Some USO patrons
  • 62Podcaster's purchase
  • 63Several
  • 64Remain
  • 67Happy Greek cry

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 8 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Robin Stears.

All 78 answers

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  • 1AHotel waitersCABS
  • 5ACarried the dayWON
  • 8ACuts it closeSHAVES
  • 14ASkip pastOMIT
  • 15A"__ takers?"ANY
  • 16ANikon productCAMERA
  • 17ADance move performed when entering a room?DOORSTEP
  • 19AUnexpectedly funnyIRONIC
  • 20AAdopt, as an aliasASSUME
  • 21ACancan move performed while skydiving?DROPKICK
  • 23AMakeshift swingTIRE
  • 25ABard's beforeERE
  • 26ANetwork supported by "viewers like you"PBS
  • 29ANumber of legs on a prawnTEN
  • 30AShows upARRIVES
  • 35ATango move on "Yellowstone"?RANCHDIP
  • 38AHalf an Everest expeditionASCENT
  • 39AActor SharifOMAR
  • 40AClub VIPsDJS
  • 42AInner: PrefixENTO
  • 43ACurtABRUPT
  • 46AFive-point spin on the dance floor?STARTURN
  • 49AJames M. Cain's "__ Pierce"MILDRED
  • 51ASpanish goldORO
  • 52AContact siteEYE
  • 53ASinger YokoONO
  • 54AWasabi __PEAS
  • 56ALeap at a military ballet?BASEJUMP
  • 61ACoffee shop emanationsAROMAS
  • 65AArtful dodger?EVADER
  • 66APas de deux move performed where the road divides?FORKLIFT
  • 68ASpotNOTICE
  • 69AApple core, for shortCPU
  • 70AStore that sells Frakta shopping bagsIKEA
  • 71ASounds like a birdTWEETS
  • 72ASlumpSAG
  • 73ALike a lawn at dawnDEWY
  • 1DLed Zeppelin's final studio albumCODA
  • 2DFamous __ cookiesAMOS
  • 3D"About me" summariesBIOS
  • 4DMove with a swaggerSTRUT
  • 5DUsed sprinklers onWATERED
  • 6DUnitedONE
  • 7D"Blue Bloods" org.NYPD
  • 8DAnnabella of "The Sopranos"SCIORRA
  • 9D__ Ferry, West VirginiaHARPERS
  • 10DWildly out of controlAMOK
  • 11DStart of Caesar's boastVENI
  • 12DActor BanaERIC
  • 13DBurlap bagSACK
  • 18DSuffix that means "maker"SMITH
  • 22DMens __: criminal intentREA
  • 24DWednesday's roommate at NevermoreENID
  • 26DMany a charity tourneyPROAM
  • 27DDeer friend of Flower and ThumperBAMBI
  • 28DWarning from a doghouseSNARL
  • 31D"Rhyme Pays" rapperICET
  • 32DLocaleVENUE
  • 33DLog passageENTRY
  • 34DGranite or marbleSTONE
  • 36DYucky stuffCRUD
  • 37DComfy loungewearPJS
  • 41D"Enough!"STOP
  • 44DAssignmentPROJECT
  • 45DTerms of serviceTENURES
  • 47DAccent pieceAREARUG
  • 48D"The Fountainhead" protagonistROARK
  • 50D__ PérignonDOM
  • 55DUtterly reliableSOLID
  • 56DNot erectBENT
  • 57DSolemnly swearAVOW
  • 58DFully appeaseSATE
  • 59DFalco of "The Sopranos"EDIE
  • 60DSome USO patronsPFCS
  • 62DPodcaster's purchaseMIKE
  • 63DSeveralAFEW
  • 64DRemainSTAY
  • 67DHappy Greek cryOPA

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