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USA Today Up & Down Words July 10, 2026 Answers

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The complete Friday word chain — 7 two-word answers, each linking into the next. Puzzle by David L. Hoyt.

Friday7 answersUSA Today
The Chain
1 Strategic pop-up SACRIFICE FLY
2 Soar FLY HIGH
3 1989 Alabama song HIGH COTTON
4 White, fluffy item COTTON BALL
5 "Take Me Out to the ____ ____" BALL GAME
6 "Let's do this!" GAME ON
7 At work, say ON DUTY

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This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on July 10, 2026. Each answer is a two-word phrase, and the second word of every answer is the first word of the next one down. Tap any clue to open that answer's own page.