USA Today Crossword July 23, 2026 Answers

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Thursday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 23, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1"YOU betrayed me?"ETTU 5Chocolaty coffeesMOCHAS 11Fave budBFF 14Way in or outDOOR 15Get some fresh airINHALE 16"Fearless," for Taylor SwiftERA 17Person who perseveresTOUGHCOOKIE 19"Fast ___" (Tracy Chapman song)CAR 20Algonquian languageCREE 21Final stage of a chess matchENDGAME 23Shows the wayGUIDES 25Sleep shirt, sayTEE 26Thought "Welp, shouldn't have done that . . ."RUED 27Part of TGIFITS 28Tiny particleATOM 30Kind of drum, fish or voiceBASS 31"Keep your cool!"GETAGRIP 34Roam aroundROVE 35Person with a lot of influenceBIGCHEESE 37Bit of land in the seaISLE 38"Understand me?"AMICLEAR 42___ Stadium (where the Mets used to play)SHEA 43Memo headerATTN 44Hush-hush doc.NDA 45H.S. course in demand?ECON 46Mac alternativesPCS 47"The Office," for oneSITCOM 50Toaster pastry typePOPTART 52Orange juice stuffPULP 53"That's my ___!" ("I'm on!")CUE 54Person who travels through channels?COUCHPOTATO 59Decisive NBA periodsOTS 60Fill with loveENAMOR 61"Back to you"OVER 62General on a restaurant menuTSO 63Say "it me," perhapsRELATE 64Elly De La Cruz's teamREDS

Down

1Boston summer hoursEDT 2"How adorbs!"TOOCUTE 3One who might fall into a trap?TOURIST 4Strongly encouragedURGED 5___ dropMIC 6"Odyssey of a Cockroach" author YokoONO 7Comedian MargaretCHO 8NBA All-Star OlajuwonHAKEEM 9Flared dress styleALINE 10Tournament rankingSEED 11"I said so, that's why!"BECAUSE 12Portrait holdersFRAMES 13ManagedFARED 18Laughing syllableHEE 22Rocky road component?GRAVEL 23Jazz musician's jobGIG 24Military nicknameSARGE 25Tall headwear piecesTOPHATS 29___-tac-toeTIC 30Anjou alternativeBOSC 32AwayABSENT 33River to the ColoradoGILA 34Take the ___ (step into leadership)REINS 36CPR specialistEMT 37"Fingers crossed!"IHOPESO 39Surrounded regionENCLAVE 40Brought home from the animal shelterADOPTED 41He absolutely loves eweRAM 42Does some recon workSCOUTS 43Honest-to-goodnessACTUAL 45Disney World theme park home to the World ShowcaseEPCOT 46SusceptiblePRONE 48Nasdaq debutIPO 49Teach one-on-oneTUTOR 51Laptop brandACER 55Nashville-based awards org.CMA 56Word repeated three times in a Buster Poindexter song titleHOT 57Not postPRE 58Choice words?ORS

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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.