USA Today Crossword July 7, 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the July 7, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Opposite of duskDAWN5Cotton-tipped toolSWAB9Throws for a loopSTUNS14Soothing succulentALOE15Fruit that might be poachedPEAR16Orange ___ teaPEKOE17Photography gear that can show a flower growing in secondsTIMELAPSECAMERA20Prez on the pennyABE21D.C. summer hoursEDT22DistortWARP23App with Reels, for shortINSTA25Bay Area university cityBERKELEY29Curious toddler's questionWHY30Warring OlympianARES31Animal such as a bonoboAPE32Solo that ends on a high note?ARIA34"___ what ___ . . ."ITIS35Part of a planSTEP36Dessert that's soaked in a trio of dairy productsTRESLECHESCAKE39There are two in "Company"ACTS40Loch with a cryptidNESS41TintsHUES42___ capitaPER43Chess or GoGAME44"Let there be light" speakerGOD45Unassertive type, metaphoricallyDOORMAT47Come upARISE50Quick lookPEEK51"Rhythm ___ Dancer" ('90s hit)ISA52Actress LongoriaEVA54ShamrockTHREELEAFCLOVER59___ pan (circular baking tool with a hole)BUNDT60Civil rights icon ParksROSA61Fender bender resultDENT62Pile upAMASS63Low-quality AI-generated materialSLOP64Laryngitis docsENTS Down
1Statistical infoDATA2"I was at a crossword tournament when it happened!," e.g.ALIBI3"20th Century ___" (Mike Mills film)WOMEN4Word before a birth nameNEE5Self-care outingSPADAY6Shed tearsWEPT7Versatile batteriesAAS8Where pilsners are madeBREWERIES9L.A.'s WNBA teamSPARKS10Sun Devils' cityTEMPE11Luau instrument, for shortUKE12Negative conjunctionNOR13Poseidon's realmSEA18"___ Weapon" (action movie franchise)LETHAL19Stroke gentlyCARESS24Holey cheeseSWISS25Gift including body wash, a loofah, lotion, etc.BATHSET26Fried Hanukkah treatLATKE27Some swordsEPEES28"You bet!"YEP32Flew in a curved pathARCED33Like chiptune musicRETRO34Some freezer fixturesICEMAKERS35___ ArabiaSAUDI36Noisy dance styleTAP37Hardest substance in the human bodyENAMEL38Composed for a group of singersCHORAL43WelcomesGREETS44It gets tightened after filling upGASCAP46Hot takes in newspapersOPEDS48"___ Nation Army"SEVEN49Caterer's gigEVENT51"Should that happen . . ."IFSO53The "A" of MFAARTS54"Details to come" lettersTBA55Use a kazoo, sayHUM56Modern vaccine moleculeRNA57Early ISPAOL58Poetic tributeODE About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 7, 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.