LA Times Daily Crossword July 9, 2026 Answers

1. Hotel waiters 5. Carried the day 8. Cuts it close 14. Skip past 15. "__ takers?" 16. Nikon product 17. Dance move performed when entering a room? 19. Unexpectedly funny 20. Adopt, as an alias 21. Cancan move performed while skydiving? 23. Makeshift swing 25. Bard's before 26. Network supported by "viewers like you" 29. Number of legs on a prawn 30. Shows up 35. Tango move on "Yellowstone"? 38. Half an Everest expedition 39. Actor Sharif 40. Club VIPs 42. Inner: Prefix 43. Curt 46. Five-point spin on the dance floor? 49. James M. Cain's "__ Pierce" 51. Spanish gold 52. Contact site 53. Singer Yoko 54. Wasabi __ 56. Leap at a military ballet? 61. Coffee shop emanations 65. Artful dodger? 66. Pas de deux move performed where the road divides? 68. Spot 69. Apple core, for short 70. Store that sells Frakta shopping bags 71. Sounds like a bird 72. Slump 73. Like a lawn at dawn

1. Led Zeppelin's final studio album 2. Famous __ cookies 3. "About me" summaries 4. Move with a swagger 5. Used sprinklers on 6. United 7. "Blue Bloods" org. 8. Annabella of "The Sopranos" 9. __ Ferry, West Virginia 10. Wildly out of control 11. Start of Caesar's boast 12. Actor Bana 13. Burlap bag 18. Suffix that means "maker" 22. Mens __: criminal intent 24. Wednesday's roommate at Nevermore 26. Many a charity tourney 27. Deer friend of Flower and Thumper 28. Warning from a doghouse 31. "Rhyme Pays" rapper 32. Locale 33. Log passage 34. Granite or marble 36. Yucky stuff 37. Comfy loungewear 41. "Enough!" 44. Assignment 45. Terms of service 47. Accent piece 48. "The Fountainhead" protagonist 50. __ Pérignon 55. Utterly reliable 56. Not erect 57. Solemnly swear 58. Fully appease 59. Falco of "The Sopranos" 60. Some USO patrons 62. Podcaster's purchase 63. Several 64. Remain 67. Happy Greek cry