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HEAD COUNT

Thursday, July 9, 2026 Constructed by Fred Piscop 76 clues
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Across

  1. "Out you go!" 4 ℓ
  2. Flimsy 4 ℓ
  3. Get ready to go 4 ℓ
  4. Mule's team 4 ℓ
  5. Former Canadian leader Mulroney 5 ℓ
  6. Loafing around 4 ℓ
  7. Very vivid, as crayons 4 ℓ
  8. Tubular floating toy 10 ℓ
  9. Multiplex multitude 7 ℓ
  10. Nostalgic souvenir 7 ℓ
  11. Issa of Barbie 3 ℓ
  12. Something to tote 3 ℓ
  13. Racing rarity 11 ℓ
  14. Brief flight 3 ℓ
  15. Foolishly imitative 5 ℓ
  16. __-Cuban (jazz genre) 4 ℓ
  17. "High" time 4 ℓ
  18. Surrealist Magritte 4 ℓ
  19. Well-thought-out 5 ℓ
  20. Robin Hood beneficiaries 4 ℓ
  21. Marching band instrument 4 ℓ
  22. Sonar signal 4 ℓ
  23. Hits with hail 5 ℓ
  24. Scrabble two-pointer 3 ℓ
  25. DC image on the back of a $50 11 ℓ
  26. Many a Christmas tree 3 ℓ
  27. Purely 3 ℓ
  28. Cookies-and-creme dessert 7 ℓ
  29. "Father of Modern Astronomy" 7 ℓ
  30. Gulf state 4 ℓ
  31. Bit in many a casserole 10 ℓ
  32. Tequila drink, for short 4 ℓ
  33. Be penitent 5 ℓ
  34. Red Muppet 4 ℓ
  35. Pizzeria implement 4 ℓ
  36. Cafeteria employee 4 ℓ
  37. Belles at balls 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Drains of energy 4 ℓ
  2. Powerball relative 4 ℓ
  3. Much (of) 4 ℓ
  4. Biblical wonderland 4 ℓ
  5. Pinot noir or Merlot 9 ℓ
  6. Squatting exercise 8 ℓ
  7. Windless 4 ℓ
  8. Response to an SOS 3 ℓ
  9. Career athletes 4 ℓ
  10. First unelected president 5 ℓ
  11. Cupid counterpart 4 ℓ
  12. Swamp predator 4 ℓ
  13. Big mistake 5 ℓ
  14. Poetic preposition 5 ℓ
  15. Apple product 3 ℓ
  16. Attach to a corkboard 5 ℓ
  17. Ancient explorers 5 ℓ
  18. Authored 5 ℓ
  19. Days __ (yore) 5 ℓ
  20. Credo conclusion 5 ℓ
  21. Animal shelter 5 ℓ
  22. Tuna can phrase 5 ℓ
  23. Grammy category 5 ℓ
  24. Credo starter 5 ℓ
  25. Part of many playoffs 9 ℓ
  26. Source of pollen 8 ℓ
  27. Moby Dick ship co-owner 5 ℓ
  28. Up to, in brief 3 ℓ
  29. River painted by Cezanne 5 ℓ
  30. Shaped like oak leaves 5 ℓ
  31. Hiker's snack 4 ℓ
  32. Son of Seth 4 ℓ
  33. Metrical foot 4 ℓ
  34. "The King of Football" 4 ℓ
  35. Pen plaint 4 ℓ
  36. Simpsons bus driver 4 ℓ
  37. Well into the night 4 ℓ
  38. Opposite of ennemie 4 ℓ
  39. Sydney Zoo favorite 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, July 9, 2026 is titled “HEAD COUNT” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday HEAD COUNT Crossword July 9 2026 Answers