USA Today Crossword hints and answers for July 15, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Ingredient in red ale (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
5A
Nordic capital with 343 lakes (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
9A
"New Attitude" singer LaBelle (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPATTI→
15A
Not much (4)
Starts with A, ends with DATAD→
16A
Minnesota Zoo has 485 of them (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACRES→
17A
Putting on pajamas, reading a book and doing a face mask, say (15)
Starts with N, ends with LNIGHTTIMERITUAL→
20A
Shenzhen's continent (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
21A
The "L" of LASIK (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLASER→
22A
___ out (barely manage) (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEKE→
23A
Second to ___ (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENONE→
25A
"Hey! C'mere!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
27A
Soccer player Oluwaseyi (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITANI→
30A
". . . and so forth" (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
32A
Like all-gender teams (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCOED→
35A
Sensitive rock genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
36A
Pockets for shawarma (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPITAS→
38A
Lightweight model wood (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABALSA→
39A
Irving Berlin song featured in "Young Frankenstein" (15)
Starts with P, ends with ZPUTTINONTHERITZ→
42A
"Frankenstein" actor Oscar (5)
Starts with I, ends with CISAAC→
43A
Like mochi and mooncakes (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEET→
44A
Freelancer's charge (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFEE→
45A
Cruise ship level (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDECK→
46A
Org. that tracks air quality (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
47A
Clarinet part that vibrates (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREED→
48A
Gets wind of (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEARS→
52A
"Honey" star Jessica (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALBA→
54A
"I cracked the code!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
56A
Oven accessories (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMITTS→
58A
They're not pros (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANTIS→
62A
"This one's on me" (15)
Starts with C, ends with TCONSIDERITAGIFT→
65A
People who worshipped the rain god Illapa (5)
Starts with I, ends with SINCAS→
66A
Pharma products (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMEDS→
67A
Other than that (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
68A
Title documents (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEEDS→
69A
Search for (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSEEK→
70A
Put away for safekeeping (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTOW→
Down
1D
"Aww, darn it!" (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMAN→
2D
Kathleen Battle solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
3D
What Ariel exchanged her voice for (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGS→
4D
Sesame paste in hummus (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITAHINI→
5D
Steel-cut grain (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
6D
Shoes with spiked heels (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSTILETTOS→
7D
Gelug religious teacher (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
8D
Tributes with stanzas (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
9D
Figure skating event (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAIRS→
10D
Put on a show (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
11D
Like a photorealistic image (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUETOLIFE→
12D
Tropical hardwood (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTEAK→
13D
Capri or Crete (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
18D
Principle in the "I Ching" (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTAO→
19D
Weight room unit (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
24D
No, in German (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEIN→
26D
Mark left by a healed cut (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
27D
Lukewarm (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTEPID→
28D
Cause to chuckle (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMUSE→
29D
"In your dreams!" (10)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTACHANCE→
31D
"Would they let us?" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECANWE→
33D
Lauder of cosmetics (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESTEE→
34D
Bewildered (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDAZED→
36D
Insta profile image (3)
Starts with P, ends with CPIC→
37D
"Let the expert handle this" (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESTEPASIDE→
38D
Trifecta, for one (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBET→
40D
Give-and-___ (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAKE→
41D
Restore to well-being (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEAL→
47D
Groups of mountains (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRANGES→
49D
Slightly off (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMISS→
50D
"Get ___ of it!" (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRID→
51D
Lychee discards (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEMS→
53D
Farmyard bleat (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
54D
Corrosive substance that's used to frost glass (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
55D
Make sharper (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
57D
A kite might get stuck in one (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
59D
Lean slightly (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTILT→
60D
"In that event . . ." (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIFSO→
61D
Cholent or bigos (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
63D
Melancholy (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
64D
Chastising sound (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTSK→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for July 15, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Ingredient in red ale (MALT); Nordic capital with 343 lakes (OSLO); "New Attitude" singer LaBelle (PATTI).
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