USA Today Crossword July 15, 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 15, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Ingredient in red aleMALT5Nordic capital with 343 lakesOSLO9"New Attitude" singer LaBellePATTI14RealmAREA15Not muchATAD16Minnesota Zoo has 485 of themACRES17Putting on pajamas, reading a book and doing a face mask, sayNIGHTTIMERITUAL20Shenzhen's continentASIA21The "L" of LASIKLASER22___ out (barely manage)EKE23Second to ___NONE25"Hey! C'mere!"PSST27Soccer player OluwaseyiTANI30". . . and so forth"ETC32Like all-gender teamsCOED35Sensitive rock genreEMO36Pockets for shawarmaPITAS38Lightweight model woodBALSA39Irving Berlin song featured in "Young Frankenstein"PUTTINONTHERITZ42"Frankenstein" actor OscarISAAC43Like mochi and mooncakesSWEET44Freelancer's chargeFEE45Cruise ship levelDECK46Org. that tracks air qualityEPA47Clarinet part that vibratesREED48Gets wind ofHEARS52"Honey" star JessicaALBA54"I cracked the code!"AHA56Oven accessoriesMITTS58They're not prosANTIS62"This one's on me"CONSIDERITAGIFT65People who worshipped the rain god IllapaINCAS66Pharma productsMEDS67Other than thatELSE68Title documentsDEEDS69Search forSEEK70Put away for safekeepingSTOW Down
1"Aww, darn it!"MAN2Kathleen Battle soloARIA3What Ariel exchanged her voice forLEGS4Sesame paste in hummusTAHINI5Steel-cut grainOAT6Shoes with spiked heelsSTILETTOS7Gelug religious teacherLAMA8Tributes with stanzasODES9Figure skating eventPAIRS10Put on a showACT11Like a photorealistic imageTRUETOLIFE12Tropical hardwoodTEAK13Capri or CreteISLE18Principle in the "I Ching"TAO19Weight room unitREP24No, in GermanNEIN26Mark left by a healed cutSCAR27LukewarmTEPID28Cause to chuckleAMUSE29"In your dreams!"NOTACHANCE31"Would they let us?"CANWE33Lauder of cosmeticsESTEE34BewilderedDAZED36Insta profile imagePIC37"Let the expert handle this"STEPASIDE38Trifecta, for oneBET40Give-and-___TAKE41Restore to well-beingHEAL47Groups of mountainsRANGES49Slightly offAMISS50"Get ___ of it!"RID51Lychee discardsSTEMS53Farmyard bleatBAA54Corrosive substance that's used to frost glassACID55Make sharperHONE57A kite might get stuck in oneTREE59Lean slightlyTILT60"In that event . . ."IFSO61Cholent or bigosSTEW63MelancholySAD64Chastising soundTSK About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 15, 2026, a Wednesday, 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.