Daily Themed Crossword July 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 9, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Steal from | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Game of Thrones network (anagram of hob): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Yet-to-bloom flower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Vowels other than a and e | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | To ___ is human to forgive divine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rise of the Planet of the ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Leonardo da Vinci's ___ Lisa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Catch in the act as a criminal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Music genre Rock & ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | EMT's lifesaving technique: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Morricone famous film composer whose The Good the Bad and the Ugly score is one of the most influential soundtracks in history | ENNIO | 5 | |
| #12 | Diner or cafe e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | How-___ (instruction books) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Howard ___ famous film composer who won three Academy Awards for his The Lord of the Rings trilogy scores | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Riddick actor ___ Diesel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Smoked meat paired with eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Squeeze as a zit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Padded bicycle part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Santa ___ Orange County | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Bill ___ Saves the World (Netflix show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Shade that says I spent too much time in the sun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Elfman famous film composer who has scored over 100 films including Tim Burton works like Batman and Edward Scissorhands | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Did ___ did I not send that email ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Water inlet between Africa and Asia: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ Williams famous film composer who has won five Academy Awards and scored iconic films like Star Wars and Jaws | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Increase in salary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___ Man Robert Downey Jr. character in The Avengers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | How was ___ know?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sports data on a card for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Actress Ryan of What Happens Later | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Ava Max's ___ Your Barbie Girl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Like a bull ___ china shop (careless): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Platform for some Apple devices | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Technology that asks you to Turn left: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | What corn kernels attach to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Salted part of a margarita glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Identical letters that mean I'm not at work today | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Burger bread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Mancini famous film composer who won four Academy Awards and scored famous films like The Pink Panther and Breakfast at Tiffany's | HENRY | 5 | |
| #40 | Victoria's Secret buy for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Heavenly sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Farm buildings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Once ___ a midnight dreary ... (line from The Raven) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Place to get a Reuben | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___-mo (film-making effect) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Taiwanese PC giant that is Lenovo's competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Alakazam alternative | Show answer | 6 | |
| #48 | Billion-year span | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | SportsCenter channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Chips ___! (cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Small shark (anagram of poet) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tiny garden songbird that's also called chickadee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Vehicle for a news team | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Zimmer famous film composer who has scored over 150 films and won Academy Awards for his The Lion King and Dune scores | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Hathaway Les Miserables actress who sang I Dreamed a Dream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Poet ___ Angelou who penned the poem Late October | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Hoop or stud for a lobe | Show answer | 7 | |
| #58 | ___ Plaines Illinois | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Suffixes for lemon drinks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Country lodge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Civil disturbances | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Rock guitarist ___ Hendrix of Purple Haze | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | White-creamed cookie with unique patterns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Heavy pigs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Standing on the summit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___-Tac-Dough TV game show | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | That's gonna be ___ from me dawg (famous Randy Jackson line): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Browser-window unit | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 9, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EARRING at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 9, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 9, 2026 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for July 9, 2026 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 9, 2026 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.