USA Today Crossword July 5, 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 5, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
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1Where "The Late Late Show" airedCBS4With 58-Down, nickname for a crustacean that resembles an abominable snowmanYETI8"Finally done!"THERE13___ spot (touchy subject)SORE14Dutch cheeseEDAM15Employee's compensationWAGES16Stay with a host of hosts, sayCOUCHSURF18Worshipped onesIDOLS19Big Japanese dogsAKITAS20Frosted ___ (spiked hairstyle)TIPS22Golf pegTEE23Recycling containerBIN24Podcaster's needMIC26Squirrel's snackNUT27Completed the Badwater Ultramarathon, sayRAN28Casual meetingSESH30Momofuku specialtyRAMEN32Vinyl record shapeDISC33Musical performance with a librettoOPERA35Currency in NepalRUPEE36"Sleep tight!"SWEETDREAMS39"Run it back"AGAIN41Class that isn't hard to passEASYA42Lacking heatTAME43Passport markSTAMP45Drains of energySAPS49Soapmaking ingredientLYE50As wellTOO51SupportingPRO53Cube used in tabletop gamesDIE54Six-pack unitsABS55Channel for Mina KimesESPN57Four-player trick-taking gameEUCHRE59"Call" or "fold" alternativeRAISE61Series of winsHOTSTREAK63___ Day ("American Idiot" band)GREEN64GoalsAIMS65Word after "fine" or "applied"ARTS66Joan Didion piece in "The White Album"ESSAY67Group of threeTRIO68Wasp's friendlier cousinBEE Down
1Treat sometimes dunked in milkCOOKIE2Boston NHL teamBRUINS3Breakaway groupSECT4"You betcha!"YESSIREE5End of Vanderbilt's URLEDU6SourTART7"Not to worry"IMFINE8"The ___ You Can't Resist"TWIST9OwnedHAD10Vanity-driven "journeys"EGOTRIPS11Launch, like a new albumRELEASE12Magazine with an annual music festivalESSENCE13Scrape protectorsSCABS17Spider-___ (Peter Porker's alias)HAM21Many a dad jokePUN25What shouldn't be put before the horseCART29"America's Got Talent" personality MandelHOWIE31Titular Tyler Perry characterMADEA32"The Three Musketeers" authorDUMAS34Write, formallyPEN35X-___RAY36"OMG, literally me also"SAMESIES37Highway entranceRAMP38Coffee drink in a Sabrina Carpenter songESPRESSO39On the looseATLARGE40Places to be out for drinks?GAYBARS43Distress signalSOS44Tall piece of headwearTOPHAT46StickADHERE47Download illegallyPIRATE48Searches forSEEKS50WeeTEENY52Not at homeOUT56Black, in FrenchNOIR58See 4-AcrossCRAB60Toadfish habitatSEA62"You didn't have to share that detail"TMI About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 5, 2026, a Sunday, 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.