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USA Today Crossword July 14, 2026 Answers

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Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 14, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

Across

1What phoenixes are born fromASHES 6Places for paper or plasticWALLETS 13Trivial mistakeBOOBOO 15Like a basketball game without any passingONEONONE 17Overpromising and underdeliveringALLTALKNOACTION 19Nickname for pop star SwiftTAY 20Give a bad review toPAN 21Wedding wordsIDO 22Bathroom, to a BritLOO 23Latin for "therefore"ERGO 25The first people to use saunasFINNS 27"___ again later" (Magic 8 Ball answer)ASK 28Gaming term for a hit that deals extra damageCRIT 30Horror subgenreGOTHIC 32Small candle in a jack-o'-lanternTEALIGHT 34Sign upENLIST 38Boxing legend MuhammadALI 39Boy king of ancient EgyptTUT 40"Thanks for coming to my ___ talk"TED 41CrowdMOB 42"Amen to that!"ILLSAY 44Cartoon set in the 31st centuryFUTURAMA 46SurgeINFLUX 48GuruSAGE 49Primary medium for audiobooks, onceCDS 51Extend a leaseRENEW 53Little dentDING 55French for "me"MOI 56"F9" director JustinLIN 57Faintly litDIM 59Prefix meaning "new"NEO 60Trope where a hostile relationship becomes romanticENEMIESTOLOVERS 64Femurs and fibulae, e.g.LEGBONES 65StealTHIEVE 66Ol' what's-his-nameSOANDSO 67Shopping ___SPREE

Down

1Lessen in intensityABATE 2Part that relies on star power?SOLARCELL 3Highly sought-after achievementHOLYGRAIL 4SNAP payment systemEBT 5Bathtub barSOAP 6TriumphedWON 7Apply holy oil toANOINT 8Transcription with just lyrics and melodyLEADSHEET 9El Pollo ___LOCO 10Resident of Fangorn ForestENT 11Works like a dogTOILS 12"Succession" actress SarahSNOOK 14Friend of Queen ElsaOLAF 16Ambient musician BrianENO 18Chess piece that moves in an L-shapeKNIGHT 24What blotting paper removesOIL 26"___ a chance!"NOT 27Knee part (Abbr.)ACL 29Industry leaderTITAN 31Pakistani riverINDUS 32Mai ___TAI 33Dude you're close with but not datingGUYFRIEND 35Disney theme park designerIMAGINEER 36"How brazen!"SOMENERVE 37"More will be shared soon"TBA 40Piece of formal wearTUXEDO 43Certain sibSIS 44"You must be ___ at parties"FUN 45"Gnarly!"RAD 47Expensive camera partsLENSES 49Alternatives to cupsCONES 50"Andor" star LunaDIEGO 52DroopWILT 54"Look for yourself!"GOSEE 55Spice Girl ___ BMEL 56"The ___ does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep"LION 58Mineral hardness scaleMOHS 61Business deg.MBA 62General ___'s chickenTSO 63BigwigVIP

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 14, 2026, a Tuesday, in Across and Down order. Tap any clue to open its solution page with the answer, its letter count, and every other date it has appeared. Looking for a different day? Head to the full archive or use the search bar at the top of the page.