USA Today Crossword hints and answers for July 19, 2026
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Clues75
Across38
Down37
DaySunday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Velvety tree growth (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOSS→
5A
Ran in the wash (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBLED→
9A
Dried poblano (5)
Starts with A, ends with OANCHO→
14A
Two-stringed instrument (4)
Starts with E, ends with UERHU→
15A
Currency in Cork or Cadiz (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
16A
Like some high-profile World Cup videos (5)
Starts with V, ends with LVIRAL→
17A
Unfair omission (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSNUB→
18A
"No pain, no ___" (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGAIN→
19A
Unaccompanied (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALONE→
20A
31-, 36- and 40-Across, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (13)
Starts with H, ends with SHOSTCOUNTRIES→
23A
Prickly parts of rosebushes (6)
Starts with T, ends with STHORNS→
24A
Futbol announcer's shout (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGOL→
25A
Cunning, like a fox (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
28A
Mai ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITAI→
29A
Foldable bed (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCOT→
30A
Just slightly (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
31A
Northernmost of the three 20-Across (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACANADA→
33A
"No man is an ___" (6)
Starts with I, ends with DISLAND→
35A
Low-lying land (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVALE→
36A
Central of the three 20-Across (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
38A
Fairy-tale baddie (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
39A
Sings wordlessly (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUMS→
40A
Southernmost of the three 20-Across (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMEXICO→
42A
Lionel Messi, for the 2022 World Cup (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMVP→
43A
Genre for GloRilla (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRAP→
45A
Put a coat on? (7)
Starts with E, ends with TENCRUST→
49A
Tousles, like hair (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSSES→
51A
Intensify (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDEEPEN→
52A
Stifles oneself (6)
Starts with Z, ends with TZIPSIT→
54A
Knight's title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
55A
Vietnamese New Year (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
56A
Location of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final (14)
Starts with M, ends with MMETLIFESTADIUM→
60A
Chimpanzee, e.g. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
61A
Farmland measure (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
62A
Impulsive speed (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHASTE→
63A
All over the ___ (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMAP→
64A
Hibernation site (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
Down
1D
Fishnetlike material (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMESH→
2D
". . . but I could be mistaken" (5)
Starts with O, ends with TORNOT→
3D
"Quiet down!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSHUSH→
4D
Pretax amounts (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSUBTOTALS→
5D
Colorful, ornamental flower (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABEGONIA→
6D
Some Polynesian feasts (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLUAUS→
7D
ESPN sportscaster Andrews (4)
Starts with E, ends with NERIN→
8D
"No! Stay with me instead" (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODONTGO→
9D
To no ___ (5)
Starts with A, ends with LAVAIL→
10D
River that flows by Sudan's Nubian pyramids (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENILE→
11D
Piece of a soccer goal (8)
Starts with C, ends with RCROSSBAR→
12D
China's largest ethnic group (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHAN→
13D
World Cup cheer (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
21D
Common origami bird (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRANE→
22D
Saag paneer scooper (4)
Starts with R, ends with IROTI→
26D
Touch___ (side boundary of a soccer field) (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
27D
Since Jan. 1 (3)
Starts with Y, ends with DYTD→
29D
Public defender's assignment (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECASE→
30D
Vice president during the last World Cup played in North America (6)
Starts with A, ends with EALGORE→
31D
Tent-pitching places (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCAMPSITES→
32D
Get rid of (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDUMP→
34D
Goal-oriented father? (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSOCCERDAD→
35D
Horn that was a staple of the 2010 World Cup (8)
Starts with V, ends with AVUVUZELA→
37D
Wood-splitting tool (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAXE→
39D
"Let me think . . ." (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHMM→
41D
Country where kathak is performed (5)
Starts with I, ends with AINDIA→
44D
"HAH! Yeah, right!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASIF→
46D
Positive shift (6)
Starts with U, ends with NUPTURN→
47D
Note after D? (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESEEME→
48D
Explosive stuff (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
50D
Wet impact sound (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPLAT→
53D
One of 48 competing in the 2026 World Cup (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTEAM→
54D
It's part of the process! (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
56D
Speed stat (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMPH→
57D
Rejuvenating place (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
58D
Cold treatment for injuries (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for July 19, 2026?+
75 clues: 38 Across and 37 Down.
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For example: Velvety tree growth (MOSS); Ran in the wash (BLED); Dried poblano (ANCHO).
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