Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, July 9, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday 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
- 1"Out you go!"
- 5Get ready to go
- 9Flimsy
- 13Mule's team
- 14Former Canadian leader Mulroney
- 15Loafing around
- 16Tubular floating toy
- 18Very vivid, as crayons
- 19Multiplex multitude
- 20Nostalgic souvenir
- 22Issa of Barbie
- 23Something to tote
- 24Brief flight
- 27Racing rarity
- 34Foolishly imitative
- 36"High" time
- 37__-Cuban (jazz genre)
- 38Surrealist Magritte
- 39Well-thought-out
- 40Robin Hood beneficiaries
- 41Marching band instrument
- 42Sonar signal
- 43Hits with hail
- 44DC image on the back of a $50
- 47Scrabble two-pointer
- 48Many a Christmas tree
- 49Purely
- 51"Father of Modern Astronomy"
- 55Cookies-and-creme dessert
- 59Gulf state
- 60Bit in many a casserole
- 62Tequila drink, for short
- 63Be penitent
- 64Red Muppet
- 65Pizzeria implement
- 66Cafeteria employee
- 67Belles at balls
Down
- 1Drains of energy
- 2Swamp predator
- 3Cupid counterpart
- 4First unelected president
- 5Career athletes
- 6Response to an SOS
- 7Windless
- 8Squatting exercise
- 9Pinot noir or Merlot
- 10Biblical wonderland
- 11Much (of)
- 12Powerball relative
- 14Big mistake
- 17Poetic preposition
- 21Apple product
- 24Credo starter
- 25Grammy category
- 26Attach to a corkboard
- 28Tuna can phrase
- 29Animal shelter
- 30Credo conclusion
- 31Days __ (yore)
- 32Authored
- 33Ancient explorers
- 35Part of many playoffs
- 39Source of pollen
- 43Moby Dick ship co-owner
- 45Up to, in brief
- 46River painted by Cezanne
- 50Shaped like oak leaves
- 51Hiker's snack
- 52Opposite of ennemie
- 53Well into the night
- 54Simpsons bus driver
- 55Pen plaint
- 56"The King of Football"
- 57Metrical foot
- 58Son of Seth
- 61Sydney Zoo favorite
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 27-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "HEAD COUNT".
All 76 answers
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- 1A"Out you go!"SCAT
- 5AGet ready to goPACK
- 9AFlimsyWEAK
- 13AMule's teamARMY
- 14AFormer Canadian leader MulroneyBRIAN
- 15ALoafing aroundIDLE
- 16ATubular floating toyPOOLNOODLE
- 18AVery vivid, as crayonsNEON
- 19AMultiplex multitudeSCREENS
- 20ANostalgic souvenirMEMENTO
- 22AIssa of BarbieRAE
- 23ASomething to toteBAG
- 24ABrief flightHOP
- 27ARacing rarityTRIPLECROWN
- 34AFoolishly imitativeAPISH
- 36A"High" timeNOON
- 37A__-Cuban (jazz genre)AFRO
- 38ASurrealist MagritteRENE
- 39AWell-thought-outSOUND
- 40ARobin Hood beneficiariesPOOR
- 41AMarching band instrumentDRUM
- 42ASonar signalPING
- 43AHits with hailPELTS
- 44ADC image on the back of a $50CAPITOLDOME
- 47AScrabble two-pointerDEE
- 48AMany a Christmas treeFIR
- 49APurelyALL
- 51A"Father of Modern Astronomy"GALILEO
- 55ACookies-and-creme dessertOREOPIE
- 59AGulf stateOMAN
- 60ABit in many a casseroleSTRINGBEAN
- 62ATequila drink, for shortRITA
- 63ABe penitentATONE
- 64ARed MuppetELMO
- 65APizzeria implementPEEL
- 66ACafeteria employeeCOOK
- 67ABelles at ballsDEBS
- 1DDrains of energySAPS
- 2DSwamp predatorCROC
- 3DCupid counterpartAMOR
- 4DFirst unelected presidentTYLER
- 5DCareer athletesPROS
- 6DResponse to an SOSAID
- 7DWindlessCALM
- 8DSquatting exerciseKNEEBEND
- 9DPinot noir or MerlotWINEGRAPE
- 10DBiblical wonderlandEDEN
- 11DMuch (of)ALOT
- 12DPowerball relativeKENO
- 14DBig mistakeBONER
- 17DPoetic prepositionNEATH
- 21DApple productMAC
- 24DCredo starterHARDC
- 25DGrammy categoryOPERA
- 26DAttach to a corkboardPINUP
- 28DTuna can phraseINOIL
- 29DAnimal shelterPOUND
- 30DCredo conclusionLONGO
- 31DDays __ (yore)OFOLD
- 32DAuthoredWROTE
- 33DAncient explorersNORSE
- 35DPart of many playoffsSEMIFINAL
- 39DSource of pollenSPORESAC
- 43DMoby Dick ship co-ownerPELEG
- 45DUp to, in briefTIL
- 46DRiver painted by CezanneMARNE
- 50DShaped like oak leavesLOBED
- 51DHiker's snackGORP
- 52DOpposite of ennemieAMIE
- 53DWell into the nightLATE
- 54DSimpsons bus driverOTTO
- 55DPen plaintOINK
- 56D"The King of Football"PELE
- 57DMetrical footIAMB
- 58DSon of SethENOS
- 61DSydney Zoo favoriteROO
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