USA Today Crossword July 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1ADo some sums3 4A"Sum" homophone4 8A___ couture5 13ANot against3 14AFlibbertigibbet10 16AStripped-down NPR music event15 18ARole play?3 19A___ Braden (civil rights activist)4 20AReally lay on, like a horn5 21AButt one can bum3 22AOcean color8 24A___ fairy5 26ALuau dish3 27AIngredient in beer and bread5 31A"Soon"6 33APoetic shoutout3 35AWhat a facepalm might mean3 36ACrow sounds4 37AMore unusual5 39A"Da ___" (nickname for a world-famous Chicagoan)4 40AAccessibility law, for short3 41AInsta post3 42AQueen Latifah, e.g.6 44ALike a friend who always has your back5 47AThat lady3 49AVintage5 50APurr-fect spot for sleeping, playing and scratching8 53A"Te ___ mucho"3 54ACheeky5 56ACelebrity couple4 57ARodent in a lab3 58AYouTubers and TikTokkers, e.g.15 61AGreen Bay Packers fan10 62A___ tai3 63AScatter some seeds3 64ANile vipers4 65ALikely response to "Who wants to go to Disneyland?"3

Down

1DEnthusiast10 2D"Stay tuned . . . we'll be right back!"10 3DLike an arid climate3 4DPlay part5 5D"Sick burn!"6 6D"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"15 7D" . . . you get the idea"3 8DPullover shirt with buttons at the neckline6 9DLike knowledge that might elicit a "How on EARTH did you know that?!"6 10DLyft alternative4 11DRipped4 12DPhone number add-on (Abbr.)3 15DFather-___ (expectant parent)4 16DStrategic8 17DJapanese soup stock5 23DRoller coaster, e.g.4 25DChannel with "Young Sheldon" reruns3 28DHighway beautification program10 29DGame series with warp pipes and mushroom power-ups10 30DQuestlove's band8 32DApex3 34DOmit the word "not" in "Thou shalt not commit adultery" (as happened in a King James reprint dubbed the Wicked Bible), say3 38D___ golf4 39DN95 masks, e.g.3 43DSwell smell5 45DNot quite right?5 46DShoestrings5 48DLure into a sting operation6 51DActress Daly4 52DProperty documents5 54DFashionable Manhattan neighborhood4 55DOnce more4 58DIncludes on an email3 59D"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 album)3 60D"I SO did not need to know that"3