NYT Crossword July 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1A In vogue 4 5A Seal hunter 4 9A Some rudiments to be learned 4 13A Flex time? 4 14A Stern 4 15A Container for peaches 5 17A *Honeybunch 9 19A Group of spellers? 5 20A Title in "Beowulf" 5 21A Back-to-basics regimen 9 23A Grp. of peacekeepers 4 25A *Afternoon socials 8 26A Caddies, in golf slang 7 29A Part of a blind 4 30A Partner of ends 4 31A Some messages from a road trip, in brief 4 33A Scare off 5 37A Many a golden parachute recipient, in brief 3 38A Renounced … or a phonetic hint to reading the answers to the starred clues 7 40A Sanskrit name meaning "extraordinary" 3 41A Capital close to the confluence of the Red and Black rivers 5 43A Gaels of the N.C.A.A. 4 44A Battling 4 45A Piece of cake 4 47A Food processor 7 49A *Worms or flies, often 8 53A Do some laps 4 54A Right now 9 56A ___ Hamilton, author of the classic "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" 5 59A Sass 5 60A *___ Beach, Calif. 9 62A Hit 1977 musical that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as a character 5 63A Juniors, e.g. 4 64A Trails 4 65A "Yikes!" 4 66A Rowers' workout machines, informally 4 67A Straddling 4

Down

1D Anatomical pouch 4 2D "Star Wars" planet where Luke Skywalker rides a tauntaun 4 3D Dinosaur named for a lizard tooth 9 4D Quick timeouts? 7 5D AAA or B.B.B. 3 6D Bring in 4 7D 200 milligrams 5 8D Sketchy activities? 10 9D Kudo 8 10D Guys' night out 7 11D Trivial objection 5 12D Symbol of strength and solidity 5 16D Tonsillectomy docs 4 18D French crown? 4 22D Wing 3 24D Hydrox lookalike 4 26D Lomond, for one 4 27D Old theaters 4 28D Show that ends in disarray? 10 32D Long time follower? 3 34D Dojo furnishing 9 35D It's a long story 4 36D One of the six sluggers on baseball's Murderer's Row 4 38D Spent 8 39D "Curly W" team 4 42D Caucasus region 7 44D Padmé ___ (mother of Luke and Leia Skywalker) 7 46D Horned viper 3 48D Is underwater 4 49D S.E.C. football powerhouse, informally 4 50D United 5 51D Tried to hit a baseball 5 52D Taste 5 55D Double-decker checker 4 57D Benin neighbor 4 58D Door fastener 4 61D Jerk 3