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Wall Street Journal Crossword July 9 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 69 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Wall Street Journal Crossword July 9 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 69 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Defendant’s outALIBI5Across1 Become inedible, in a wayROT3Across6 Person who really triesJUDGE5Across9 Exploding starsNOVAS5Across14 End of a valedictorian’s addressEDU3Across15 Cutting it can cause a tearONION5Across16 Waving a flag with light blue, pink and white stripes, sayTRANS5Across17 Male deliverySON3Across18 Key of Chopin’s “Butterfly” étudeGFLAT5Across19 Presidential event whose dress code is visually suggested by this puzzleINAUGURALBALL13Across20 Beginner, in gamer slangNEWB4Across23 “Cornflake Girl” singer AmosTORI4Across24 Movie event whose dress code is visually suggested by this puzzleACADEMYAWARDS13Across25 Losing score in some World Cup matchesNIL3Across30 Sister’s daughterNIECE5Across31 Symbol of AthenaOWL3Across32 Pique condition?IRE3Across34 Helium’s atomic numberTWO3Across35 Blue period?WOE3Across36 Spy org.CIA3Across37 Rouen refusalNON3Across38 2013 Spike Jonze filmHER3Across39 Fielder’s challengeHOP3Across40 Nine-digit IDSSN3Across43 Noted time periodERA3Across44 Site of Bolivia’s supreme courtSUCRE5Across45 Lord’s Prayer possessiveTHY3Across47 Diplomatic event whose dress code is visually suggested by this puzzleSTATEDINNER11Across48 Used a situation to one’s advantageMADEHAY7Across53 Watch closelySTAREAT7Across55 Music event whose dress code is visually suggested by this puzzleGRAMMYS7Across58 Fundraising event whose dress code is visually suggested by this puzzleMETGALA7Across59 Calls over the internet, in the pastSKYPES6Across60 Lodging house guestROOMER6Across61

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Picnic pestANT3Down1 Greiner of “Shark Tank”LORI4Down2 Cardinals catcher HerreraIVAN4Down3 High-potassium snackBANANA6Down4 Released, as an official warningISSUED6Down5 Revise and ___ (part of a writer’s process)RESUBMIT8Down6 It might be fishyODOR4Down7 Tex-Mex seafood offeringTUNATACO8Down8 Support for a runnerJOGBRA6Down9 InequitableUNFAIR6Down10 Pickling seasoningDILL4Down11 Loooong cry at a soccer matchGOAL4Down12 Sinus docENT3Down13 “Hollaback Girl” singer StefaniGWEN4Down21 Hardware store founder LuciusLOWE4Down22 Having better circulationAIRIER6Down25 Plainly apparentCLEARASDAY10Down26 Wood for archery bowsYEW3Down27 Rafter’s headingDOWNSTREAM10Down28 Logo on every current MLB jerseySWOOSH6Down29 Specialized marketNICHE5Down30 Rocker KravitzLENNY5Down33 Some military choppersHUEYS5Down40 Repetitive behavior condition, for shortOCD3Down41 Spectrum producerPRISM5Down42 Hangs aroundSTAYS5Down45 Keypad keyENTER5Down46 Office subTEMP4Down49 Weary sighAHME4Down50 Western alliance since 1949NATO4Down51 That being the caseERGO4Down52 Booker T. & the ___ (“Time Is Tight” band)MGS3Down53 Genesis vesselARK3Down54 Trappist productALE3Down56 Pitch relativeTAR3Down57

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Wall Street Journal crossword published on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.