USA Today Crossword July 30, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 75 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 30, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1It twinkles in the night skySTAR5Fancy neckwearASCOT10Rounded hairstyleAFRO14Part of a bookPAGE15Gave out lightSHONE16Gunky buildupCRUD17Company leader, for shortEXEC18"Frida" actor HayekSALMA19SignaledCUED20VastWIDE21Respected community memberELDER22DisencumbersRIDS23"Hold on!"INASEC25Openly queerOUT26Drifts through the airWAFTS28Za'atar and ___ (classic pairing in a dip)OLIVEOIL33Sound heard in a dog parkARF34"Sagwa, the Chinese ___ Cat" (cartoon feline with a colorpoint coat)SIAMESE37Medication-approving org.FDA38CompeteVIE39UnjustNOTFAIR40"Waterfalls" girl groupTLC41"___ the Pearl" (nickname for basketball player Monroe)EARL43Highlighter colorsNEONS44Singular or plural pronounTHEY45Break a fastEAT47Recipient of many returnsIRS48Forest frolickerDOE49Comment made with a winkHINTHINT52Central character in Toni Morrison's "Jazz"VIOLET55Itty-bitty mintTICTAC56Make like newRESTORE57Part of a canopyTREETOP59Newsroom figuresANCHORS60Surfaces and ZenbooksPCS61One-___-million chanceINA62Cow's greetingMOO63Colorado time zone, for shortMST64Tax IDSSN65Texting formatSMS Down
1GushSPEW2New York ___ Workers Alliance (drivers' union)TAXI3Features of May-December relationshipsAGEDIFFERENCES4Not that long agoRECENT5Obnoxious peopleASSES6Fossil-yielding rockSHALE7Something that offers little consolationCOLDCOMFORT8"This one's ___!"ONME9Eye drop?TEAR10Amass over timeACCRUE11Underwear brand whose logo is often misremembered as featuring a cornucopiaFRUITOFTHELOOM12Deeply regrettedRUED13LikelihoodODDS24The "A" of PTA (Abbr.)ASSN25Not obsessed with anymoreOVER26Shore sightWAVE27"___ Code" (opera podcast)ARIA29TiltsLEANS30Egyptian goddessISIS31Doing nothingIDLE32Like some lingerieLACY35Tiny charged particleION36Didn't dine outATEIN42Frothy lavender drink, perhapsLATTE44Fairy's under-the-pillow findTOOTH46"In other words . . ."THATIS48Nightclubs with mirrored ballsDISCOS49Letters before ://HTTP50"Unless I'm mistaken . . .," in a textIIRC51Clickable desktop imagesICONS52Viper's secretionVENOM53Makes a mistakeERRS54It may require bubbling in answersTEST56Male sheepRAMS58Prefix with "sexual"PAN About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 30, 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.