USA Today Crossword July 23, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 23, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
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1"YOU betrayed me?"ETTU5Chocolaty coffeesMOCHAS11Fave budBFF14Way in or outDOOR15Get some fresh airINHALE16"Fearless," for Taylor SwiftERA17Person who perseveresTOUGHCOOKIE19"Fast ___" (Tracy Chapman song)CAR20Algonquian languageCREE21Final stage of a chess matchENDGAME23Shows the wayGUIDES25Sleep shirt, sayTEE26Thought "Welp, shouldn't have done that . . ."RUED27Part of TGIFITS28Tiny particleATOM30Kind of drum, fish or voiceBASS31"Keep your cool!"GETAGRIP34Roam aroundROVE35Person with a lot of influenceBIGCHEESE37Bit of land in the seaISLE38"Understand me?"AMICLEAR42___ Stadium (where the Mets used to play)SHEA43Memo headerATTN44Hush-hush doc.NDA45H.S. course in demand?ECON46Mac alternativesPCS47"The Office," for oneSITCOM50Toaster pastry typePOPTART52Orange juice stuffPULP53"That's my ___!" ("I'm on!")CUE54Person who travels through channels?COUCHPOTATO59Decisive NBA periodsOTS60Fill with loveENAMOR61"Back to you"OVER62General on a restaurant menuTSO63Say "it me," perhapsRELATE64Elly De La Cruz's teamREDS Down
1Boston summer hoursEDT2"How adorbs!"TOOCUTE3One who might fall into a trap?TOURIST4Strongly encouragedURGED5___ dropMIC6"Odyssey of a Cockroach" author YokoONO7Comedian MargaretCHO8NBA All-Star OlajuwonHAKEEM9Flared dress styleALINE10Tournament rankingSEED11"I said so, that's why!"BECAUSE12Portrait holdersFRAMES13ManagedFARED18Laughing syllableHEE22Rocky road component?GRAVEL23Jazz musician's jobGIG24Military nicknameSARGE25Tall headwear piecesTOPHATS29___-tac-toeTIC30Anjou alternativeBOSC32AwayABSENT33River to the ColoradoGILA34Take the ___ (step into leadership)REINS36CPR specialistEMT37"Fingers crossed!"IHOPESO39Surrounded regionENCLAVE40Brought home from the animal shelterADOPTED41He absolutely loves eweRAM42Does some recon workSCOUTS43Honest-to-goodnessACTUAL45Disney World theme park home to the World ShowcaseEPCOT46SusceptiblePRONE48Nasdaq debutIPO49Teach one-on-oneTUTOR51Laptop brandACER55Nashville-based awards org.CMA56Word repeated three times in a Buster Poindexter song titleHOT57Not postPRE58Choice words?ORS About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 23, 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.