USA Today Crossword July 21, 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 21, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Off-road rides, for shortATVS5Passing fanciesWHIMS10"Mamma Mia!" quartetABBA14Enjoy some taffyCHEW15Cady ___ ("Mean Girls" protagonist whose last name is a type of bird)HERON16"Up" protagonistCARL17BackstoryLORE18Make a speechORATE19Tie the ___ (get hitched)KNOT20*City hubURBANCENTER23JerkASS24Spanish for "aunt"TIA25Hunter constellationORION27Movie chainAMC30"You have a point"TRUE33Pieces of food for a pet, saySCRAPS36*Bit of unfinished businessLOOSEEND38"___ been that long?"HASIT39FableTALE40"Alien" genreSCIFI43"Game of Thrones" star HeadeyLENA44South American mountain rangeANDES46*Career revivalCOMEBACK48Loud noiseRACKET50Warty amphibianTOAD51Fill in ___ blankTHE52To be, in SpanishESTAR54"Golly ___"GEE56MPG partPER58Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single lettersSPELLINGBEE64Plow-pulling pairOXEN66Bottled water brandEVIAN67Discipline with cobra poseYOGA68___ /neuter programSPAY69"Sondheim's Old Friends," e.g.REVUE70Collectible '90s discsPOGS71Feature of a bagelHOLE72Winter vehiclesSLEDS73Horse gaitTROT Down
1Rights org. for over 100 yearsACLU2Marvel superheroTHOR3Action wordVERB4Sit in a saunaSWEAT5"Big whoop"WHOCARES6"___, There and Everywhere"HERE7Home to the Azadi TowerIRAN8SayingMOTTO9Derisive looksSNEERS10Exclamation in a "Cathy" comicACK11Fruit-shaped bike accessoryBANANASEAT12Einstein ___ BagelsBROS13Secondary social media accounts, for shortALTS21Late time, in adsNITE22Like red velvet cakeRICH26Dental care brandORALB27Place to exchange vowsALTAR28Disney heroine with a sidekick named PuaMOANA29Breakfast option such as Trix or Chex, e.g.COLDCEREAL31Chapel Hill school (Abbr.)UNC32Official decreeEDICT34Tiny bit, in recipesPINCH35WagerSTAKE37Tries to findSEEKS41___ Fighters (rock band)FOO42FantasizesIMAGINES45Wimbledon divisionsSETS47Biblical gardenEDEN49Narrows graduallyTAPERS53Have a ballREVEL55Country home to Luxor and CairoEGYPT56___ Spice (Victoria Beckham's nickname)POSH57Trade showEXPO59Not prerecordedLIVE60Praise highlyLAUD61Crude personBOOR62Frozen waffle brandEGGO63Right on a mapEAST65Bill ___ the Science GuyNYE About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 21, 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.