USA Today Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 16, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Prom night rideLIMO5___ electricitySTATIC11Take more than your share ofHOG14"Milk's Favorite Cookie"OREO15Beach hutCABANA16Hawaiian for "fire"AHI17That's fishy!SEAFOODBOIL19Metal in bronze, oftenTIN20Short musical projects, for shortEPS21Say grace, sayPRAY22Some ballet wearTIGHTS24Corned beef sandwich with Russian dressingREUBEN26StopCEASE27Tegan's twinSARA28Field coveringSOD31Healing item in many a video gamePOTION32"Meet the Parents" star PoloTERI34Matter being discussedTOPIC36_andom _umber _eneratorRNG37That's phishy!EMAILSCAM40___/her (pronoun pair)SHE43Frisbees, essentiallyDISCS44Southwest art havenTAOS47Bleep outCENSOR49And so on and so forth (Abbr.)ETC51ErgoTHUS53Instrument with pipes and stopsORGAN54Feel bitter aboutRESENT56IdledLOAFED58Bratty personSNOT60Hosp. scanMRI61___ straitsDIRE62That's Phish-y!RUNAWAYGIN65StopsENDS66Show such as "Witch Hat Atelier" or "One Piece"ANIME67Tiny ___ Concerts (NPR show)DESK68Bug repellent ingredientDEET69Recorded on VHSTAPED70NoticesSEES Down
1They didn't get the winLOSERS2"Once more for emphasis . . ."IREPEAT3Bar of musicMEASURE4"That sucks"OOF5Shows contemptSCORNS6"There you have it!"TADA7Second-highest international scorer in soccer WambachABBY8Mathematician and Fields Medal winner TerenceTAO9Still competingINIT10Tricolor feline that is almost always femaleCALICOCAT11It might be caused by wearing a helmetHATHAIR12"Them's fighting words!"OHITSON13Root used in samgye-tangGINSENG18Midwestern interjectionOPE23Figure outGET25___naked Ladies (rock band)BARE29___ Spunkmeyer (baked goods distribution company)OTIS30Sweet, in an Italian pastry shopDOLCE31Photograph, for shortPIC33"Finished!"IMDONE35Quiet "Over here!"PSST38Word before "bubble" or "mattress"AIR39Gymnastics cushionsMATS40ReprimandedSCOLDED41Scout Finch or Mulan, e.g.HEROINE42Them's fighting words!ENGARDE45"No way!!!"OHEMGEE46Lighting up?SUNRISE48Least riskySAFEST50BraggedCROWED52ReeksSTINKS55GPS fig.ETA57"Darn it!"DRAT58Use scissors, saySNIP59It might make someone entitled, sayNAME63Ni ___ Menos (grassroots feminist movement)UNA64NFL gainsYDS About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 16, 2026, a Thursday, 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.