USA Today Crossword July 20, 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 20, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
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1"Cool!"RAD4Carne ___ (taco meat)ASADA9"Rough" documentDRAFT14Part of the psycheEGO15Introductory course?SALAD16Cut offSEVER17Actor who played Tony SopranoJAMESGANDOLFINI20"Wya?" responsesETAS21Sought permissionASKED22Marathon or sprintRACE23Side for fish in EnglandCHIPS25Money-back offersREBATES27M&M color replaced by blueTAN28Small haircutsTRIMS32"Not true!"LIES33Turtlelike resident of Mushroom KingdomKOOPA34BLINK or ARMY memberFAN35Actress who has been praised for embracing a makeup-free lookPAMELAANDERSON41TiedEVENED42Aksumite Empire riverNILE43___ talkPEP45L.A. football playerRAM46What a bloodhound picks upSCENT48Hoppy drinkBEER49BangerBOP52Metallic resource in the game Kutna HoraORE53Apt name for a beach loverSANDY54Performer who made the fruit hat famousCARMENMIRANDA58"Triangle" and "integral," for exampleANAGRAMS59San Diego MLB teamPADRES62One might have erasable inkPEN63Mosque leaderIMAM64Takes time to dress nicelyPRIMPS65Palindromic animalEWE66Minimalist's "more"LESS67Two-person playground apparatusSEESAW Down
1Vote downREJECT2"And Then There Were None" author ChristieAGATHA3RealmDOMAIN4DonkeyASS5Word after "Forsyte" or "Dark Phoenix"SAGA6"It's very sad"ALAS7Like many cavesDANK8Venomous vipersADDERS9Broadband optionDSL10ChorusesREFRAINS11Operate a planeAVIATE12August Wilson play set in the Civil Rights eraFENCES13AttemptsTRIES18One of Jean Grey's powers (Abbr.)ESP19Poem of praiseODE24Took without askingSTOLE26Siren soundBLARE29Potholes' placesROADS30Hoppy beerIPA31Distinctive gestures, expressions, etc.MANNERISMS33He only has a great day if Barbie looks at himKEN34Fuzzy fabricFELT35"As ___ my last email . . ."PER36"Hacks" character DanielsAVA37Cell layerMEMBRANE38Eatery that might have a pie caseDINER39Welcoming gestureOPENARMS40"Man I ___" (Olivia Dean song)NEED44Use a crowbarPRY47Features of many run-on sentencesCOMMAS48"She a ___, she know she a ten" (Ice Spice lyric)BADDIE50"!! No way!!?"OMG51DangerPERIL53Drum in a rimshotSNARE54Batman accessoryCAPE55All over againANEW56Dan or Shannon, for exampleNAME57Merlin Bird ID and Duolingo, for twoAPPS60Emissions-regulating org.EPA61Opposite of NNESSW About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 20, 2026, a Monday, 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.