USA Today Crossword hints and answers for June 22, 2026
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Clues75
Across39
Down36
DayMonday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Mac alternatives (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPCS→
4A
Reddit Q&A (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
7A
Subject of many tastings (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWINE→
11A
Clog-style shoe that might be adorned with Jibbitz (4)
Starts with C, ends with CCROC→
12A
"Kapow!" (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBLAM→
13A
Olympic prize (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMEDAL→
14A
1990 film with the tagline "A family comedy without the family" (9)
Starts with H, ends with EHOMEALONE→
16A
"The Look" author Michelle (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOBAMA→
17A
They might be served in a kakejiru broth (11)
Starts with U, ends with SUDONNOODLES→
19A
Leg day unit (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
20A
"Yada, yada, yada" letters (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
21A
"Say it ___ so!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
22A
Newsroom VIPs (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEDS→
23A
Vulgar (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCRASS→
26A
Stereotypical party house (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFRAT→
27A
Literary Jane (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEYRE→
28A
___ Instant Messenger (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
29A
"___ Wanna Know?" (Arctic Monkeys song) (3)
Starts with D, ends with IDOI→
30A
Brought up the rear? (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTOOD→
31A
"Twelve Years a Slave" memoirist (14)
Starts with S, ends with PSOLOMONNORTHUP→
36A
What opposites do, in a phrase (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATTRACT→
37A
Bouquet holder (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVASE→
38A
1970s carpet style (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAG→
39A
Lose fur (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHED→
45A
Dish with a "Denver" variety (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOMELET→
47A
Opera solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
49A
Atlas page (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMAP→
50A
Make untidy (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSS→
51A
Facial feature for Frosty (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBUTTONNOSE→
54A
Cool ___ cucumber (3)
Starts with A, ends with AASA→
55A
Prized mushroom (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOREL→
56A
"Inferno" author (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDANTE→
57A
He/___ pronouns (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHIM→
59A
Eavesdropped, maybe (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSPIED→
60A
Royal flush card (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
61A
Casual tops (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
62A
Plant-based milk brand (5)
Starts with O, ends with YOATLY→
Down
2D
"___ estas?" (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCOMO→
3D
"___ From a Hat" ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?" improv game) (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCENES→
4D
Potatoes, in Indian cuisine (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALOO→
5D
Language with over a billion speakers (8)
Starts with M, ends with NMANDARIN→
6D
Kid-lit's "___ Bedelia" (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAMELIA→
7D
Spider's spot (3)
Starts with W, ends with BWEB→
8D
"Don't be a chicken!" (8)
Starts with I, ends with UIDAREYOU→
9D
Casually mention that you and Zendaya text each other, say (8)
Starts with N, ends with PNAMEDROP→
10D
Went by (7)
Starts with E, ends with DELAPSED→
11D
"Wicked" director Jon M. ___ (3)
Starts with C, ends with UCHU→
12D
Voting alliance (4)
Starts with B, ends with CBLOC→
13D
More than half (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOST→
15D
Picnic pests (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
18D
Tolkien tree creature (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
23D
Mojo Dojo ___ House (Ken's abode in "Barbie") (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
24D
Umbrella term that encompasses styles like blues, gospel and zydeco (10)
Starts with R, ends with CROOTSMUSIC→
25D
"Nevertheless . . ." (10)
Starts with A, ends with EALLTHESAME→
26D
Comic Sans and Wingdings, e.g. (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFONTS→
27D
Old-timey anesthetic (5)
Starts with E, ends with RETHER→
29D
Rx writer (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
30D
Blvd. crossers (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSTS→
32D
Spoken exams (5)
Starts with O, ends with SORALS→
33D
Dungeons & Dragons character sometimes called a wizard (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAGE→
34D
In an obvious manner (7)
Starts with O, ends with YOVERTLY→
35D
AM/FM device (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORADIO→
40D
People with strong dislikes (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHATERS→
42D
"Way ahead of you!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIMONIT→
43D
Lilac or mint green, e.g. (6)
Starts with P, ends with LPASTEL→
45D
___ Steaks (Nebraska-based meat retailer) (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
46D
Pricey steak (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETBONE→
48D
"Thus . . ." (5)
Starts with A, ends with OANDSO→
52D
Impulse (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
53D
Northern California valley (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANAPA→
55D
Step on it! (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
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75 clues: 39 Across and 36 Down.
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