USA Today Crossword July 17, 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 17, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1L.A.'s regionSOCAL6Uno, dos, ___TRES10Barbie Pop Star Doll accessoryMIC13Woodworker's securing toolsCLAMPS15Georgetown athleteHOYA16"Well, well, well!"OHO17Actor who played Jeevan Chaudhary in "Station Eleven"HIMESHPATEL19Native American Heritage mo.NOV20Pizzeria fixtureOVEN21"Field of Dreams" settingIOWA22Triangle or trapezoidSHAPE24"The Star-Spangled Banner" contractionOER25Irritating part of shirts, for someTAG26Movie theater previewTRAILER28Exams for aspiring JDsLSATS30Award that sounds like the initials of "Off-Broadway"OBIE32___ straw (landscaping product)PINE33Roadside assistance org.AAA35Challah unitLOAF37TurfSOD38Fold on an expanding folderACCORDIONPLEAT43Lookie-___ (nosy person)LOO44Garment often "eaten" by the dryerSOCK45Down in the dumpsSAD46Bridge feeTOLL48They create quite a buzzBEES50"Indeed"MMHMM54ClaimsALLEGES56It's a wonder!AWE58Debt slipIOU59Spiced yogurt dishRAITA60Not for hereTOGO62Linnaeus who developed scientific nomenclatureCARL63PalBUD64"She loves me, she loves me not" itemFLOWERPETAL67SingleONE68Awesome, in slangFIRE69Part of a space stationMODULE70Paystub abbreviationYTD71Trees mentioned in the "Iliad"ELMS72Button that might be pressed with an unbent paperclipRESET Down
1Class-y place?SCHOOL2One of the seven species in the TorahOLIVES3Shutterbug's gadgetCAMERA4"Hard agree"AMEN5Audiophile's stackLPS6Bring to room temperatureTHAW7Trial period in the first year of some Ph.D. programsROTATION8Optic organEYE9Taco topperSALSA10Iconic da Vinci paintingMONALISA11"That would be horrible"IHOPENOT12Paid forCOVERED14Branch of IslamSHIA18___ stickPOGO23TrendyHIP25Former Russian rulersTSARS27HarvestsREAPS29"___ Te Ching"TAO31ChapBLOKE34Pueblo brickADOBE36Calgary NHL playerFLAME38Priest's assistantALTARBOY39Adult who might take kids to their first concertCOOLAUNT40Clashed or crashedCOLLIDED41Weather event with freezing rainICESTORM42Rave genre (Abbr.)EDM47PermitLET49Smudged herbSAGE51Short pauseHIATUS52Team spiritMORALE53Hairstyle popularized by the Beastie BoysMULLET55Social faux pasGAFFE57Invertebrate in a compost binWORM61Has to repayOWES62Hand overCEDE65Short, for shortLIL66___ favorPOR About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 17, 2026, a Friday, 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.