Thursday · 78 clues

LA Times Crossword July 9, 2026 answers

All Across and Down clues from today's LA Times Crossword, with verified answers.

Puzzle stats

78 total clues

Day

Thursday

Medium difficulty

Total clues

78

in today's grid

Across

37

horizontal answers

Down

41

vertical answers

Across clues

37 clues
Across · 3 letters

"__ takers?"

A
N
Y
Across · 4 letters

Actor Sharif

O
M
A
R
Across · 6 letters

Adopt, as an alias

A
S
S
U
M
E
Across · 3 letters

Apple core, for short

C
P
U
Across · 6 letters

Artful dodger?

E
V
A
D
E
R
Across · 3 letters

Bard's before

E
R
E
Across · 8 letters

Cancan move performed while skydiving?

D
R
O
P
K
I
C
K
Across · 3 letters

Carried the day

W
O
N
Across · 3 letters

Club VIPs

D
J
S
Across · 6 letters

Coffee shop emanations

A
R
O
M
A
S
Across · 3 letters

Contact site

E
Y
E
Across · 6 letters

Curt

A
B
R
U
P
T
Across · 6 letters

Cuts it close

S
H
A
V
E
S
Across · 8 letters

Dance move performed when entering a room?

D
O
O
R
S
T
E
P
Across · 8 letters

Five-point spin on the dance floor?

S
T
A
R
T
U
R
N
Across · 6 letters

Half an Everest expedition

A
S
C
E
N
T
Across · 4 letters

Hotel waiters

C
A
B
S
Across · 4 letters

Inner: Prefix

E
N
T
O
Across · 7 letters

James M. Cain's "__ Pierce"

M
I
L
D
R
E
D
Across · 8 letters

Leap at a military ballet?

B
A
S
E
J
U
M
P
Across · 4 letters

Like a lawn at dawn

D
E
W
Y
Across · 4 letters

Makeshift swing

T
I
R
E
Across · 3 letters

Network supported by "viewers like you"

P
B
S
Across · 6 letters

Nikon product

C
A
M
E
R
A
Across · 3 letters

Number of legs on a prawn

T
E
N
Across · 8 letters

Pas de deux move performed where the road divides?

F
O
R
K
L
I
F
T
Across · 7 letters

Shows up

A
R
R
I
V
E
S
Across · 3 letters

Singer Yoko

O
N
O
Across · 4 letters

Skip past

O
M
I
T
Across · 3 letters

Slump

S
A
G
Across · 6 letters

Sounds like a bird

T
W
E
E
T
S
Across · 3 letters

Spanish gold

O
R
O
Across · 6 letters

Spot

N
O
T
I
C
E
Across · 4 letters

Store that sells Frakta shopping bags

I
K
E
A
Across · 8 letters

Tango move on "Yellowstone"?

R
A
N
C
H
D
I
P
Across · 6 letters

Unexpectedly funny

I
R
O
N
I
C
Across · 4 letters

Wasabi __

P
E
A
S

Down clues

41 clues
Down · 4 letters

"About me" summaries

B
I
O
S
Down · 4 letters

"Blue Bloods" org.

N
Y
P
D
Down · 4 letters

"Enough!"

S
T
O
P
Down · 4 letters

"Rhyme Pays" rapper

I
C
E
T
Down · 5 letters

"The Fountainhead" protagonist

R
O
A
R
K
Down · 7 letters

Accent piece

A
R
E
A
R
U
G
Down · 4 letters

Actor Bana

E
R
I
C
Down · 7 letters

Annabella of "The Sopranos"

S
C
I
O
R
R
A
Down · 7 letters

Assignment

P
R
O
J
E
C
T
Down · 4 letters

Burlap bag

S
A
C
K
Down · 3 letters

Comfy loungewear

P
J
S
Down · 5 letters

Deer friend of Flower and Thumper

B
A
M
B
I
Down · 4 letters

Falco of "The Sopranos"

E
D
I
E
Down · 4 letters

Famous __ cookies

A
M
O
S
Down · 4 letters

Fully appease

S
A
T
E
Down · 5 letters

Granite or marble

S
T
O
N
E
Down · 3 letters

Happy Greek cry

O
P
A
Down · 4 letters

Led Zeppelin's final studio album

C
O
D
A
Down · 5 letters

Locale

V
E
N
U
E
Down · 5 letters

Log passage

E
N
T
R
Y
Down · 5 letters

Many a charity tourney

P
R
O
A
M
Down · 3 letters

Mens __: criminal intent

R
E
A
Down · 5 letters

Move with a swagger

S
T
R
U
T
Down · 4 letters

Not erect

B
E
N
T
Down · 4 letters

Podcaster's purchase

M
I
K
E
Down · 4 letters

Remain

S
T
A
Y
Down · 4 letters

Several

A
F
E
W
Down · 4 letters

Solemnly swear

A
V
O
W
Down · 4 letters

Some USO patrons

P
F
C
S
Down · 4 letters

Start of Caesar's boast

V
E
N
I
Down · 5 letters

Suffix that means "maker"

S
M
I
T
H
Down · 7 letters

Terms of service

T
E
N
U
R
E
S
Down · 3 letters

United

O
N
E
Down · 7 letters

Used sprinklers on

W
A
T
E
R
E
D
Down · 5 letters

Utterly reliable

S
O
L
I
D
Down · 5 letters

Warning from a doghouse

S
N
A
R
L
Down · 4 letters

Wednesday's roommate at Nevermore

E
N
I
D
Down · 4 letters

Wildly out of control

A
M
O
K
Down · 4 letters

Yucky stuff

C
R
U
D
Down · 7 letters

__ Ferry, West Virginia

H
A
R
P
E
R
S
Down · 3 letters

__ Pérignon

D
O
M

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The LA Times Crossword for Thursday, July 9, 2026 contains 78 clues (37 Across, 41 Down). Based on the day of the week, this puzzle is rated Medium difficulty.

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