USA Today Crossword July 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on July 9 2026.
- 72
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 35
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Do some sums
The answer is: add
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"Sum" homophone
The answer is: some
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___ couture
The answer is: haute
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Not against
The answer is: for
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Flibbertigibbet
The answer is: chatterbox
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Stripped-down NPR music event
The answer is: tinydeskconcert
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Role play?
The answer is: act
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___ Braden (civil rights activist)
The answer is: anne
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Really lay on, like a horn
The answer is: blare
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Butt one can bum
The answer is: cig
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Ocean color
The answer is: seagreen
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___ fairy
The answer is: tooth
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Luau dish
The answer is: poi
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Ingredient in beer and bread
The answer is: yeast
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"Soon"
The answer is: inabit
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Poetic shoutout
The answer is: ode
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What a facepalm might mean
The answer is: duh
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Crow sounds
The answer is: caws
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More unusual
The answer is: odder
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"Da ___" (nickname for a world-famous Chicagoan)
The answer is: pope
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Accessibility law, for short
The answer is: ada
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Insta post
The answer is: pic
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Queen Latifah, e.g.
The answer is: rapper
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Like a friend who always has your back
The answer is: loyal
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That lady
The answer is: she
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Vintage
The answer is: retro
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Purr-fect spot for sleeping, playing and scratching
The answer is: catcondo
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"Te ___ mucho"
The answer is: amo
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Cheeky
The answer is: saucy
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Celebrity couple
The answer is: item
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Rodent in a lab
The answer is: rat
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YouTubers and TikTokkers, e.g.
The answer is: contentcreators
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Green Bay Packers fan
The answer is: cheesehead
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___ tai
The answer is: mai
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Scatter some seeds
The answer is: sow
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Nile vipers
The answer is: asps
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Likely response to "Who wants to go to Disneyland?"
The answer is: ido
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Clues Down (35 total)
(1)
Enthusiast
The answer is: aficionado
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"Stay tuned . . . we'll be right back!"
The answer is: dontgoaway
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Like an arid climate
The answer is: dry
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Play part
The answer is: scene
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"Sick burn!"
The answer is: ohsnap
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"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
The answer is: makegoodchoices
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" . . . you get the idea"
The answer is: etc
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Pullover shirt with buttons at the neckline
The answer is: henley
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Like knowledge that might elicit a "How on EARTH did you know that?!"
The answer is: arcane
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Lyft alternative
The answer is: uber
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Ripped
The answer is: tore
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Phone number add-on (Abbr.)
The answer is: ext
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Father-___ (expectant parent)
The answer is: tobe
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Strategic
The answer is: tactical
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Japanese soup stock
The answer is: dashi
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Roller coaster, e.g.
The answer is: ride
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Channel with "Young Sheldon" reruns
The answer is: tbs
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Highway beautification program
The answer is: adoptaroad
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Game series with warp pipes and mushroom power-ups
The answer is: supermario
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Questlove's band
The answer is: theroots
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Apex
The answer is: top
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___ golf
The answer is: disc
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N95 masks, e.g.
The answer is: ppe
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Swell smell
The answer is: aroma
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Not quite right?
The answer is: acute
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Shoestrings
The answer is: laces
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Lure into a sting operation
The answer is: entrap
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Actress Daly
The answer is: tyne
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Property documents
The answer is: deeds
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Fashionable Manhattan neighborhood
The answer is: soho
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Once more
The answer is: anew
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Includes on an email
The answer is: ccs
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"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 album)
The answer is: tha
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"I SO did not need to know that"
The answer is: tmi
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