USA Today Crossword July 15 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword July 15 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Ingredient in red aleMALT4Across1
Nordic capital with 343 lakesOSLO4Across5
"New Attitude" singer LaBellePATTI5Across9
RealmAREA4Across14
Not muchATAD4Across15
Minnesota Zoo has 485 of themACRES5Across16
Putting on pajamas, reading a book and doing a face mask, sayNIGHTTIMERITUAL15Across17
Shenzhen's continentASIA4Across20
The "L" of LASIKLASER5Across21
___ out (barely manage)EKE3Across22
Second to ___NONE4Across23
"Hey! C'mere!"PSST4Across25
Soccer player OluwaseyiTANI4Across27
". . . and so forth"ETC3Across30
Like all-gender teamsCOED4Across32
Sensitive rock genreEMO3Across35
Pockets for shawarmaPITAS5Across36
Lightweight model woodBALSA5Across38
Irving Berlin song featured in "Young Frankenstein"PUTTINONTHERITZ15Across39
"Frankenstein" actor OscarISAAC5Across42
Like mochi and mooncakesSWEET5Across43
Freelancer's chargeFEE3Across44
Cruise ship levelDECK4Across45
Org. that tracks air qualityEPA3Across46
Clarinet part that vibratesREED4Across47
Gets wind ofHEARS5Across48
"Honey" star JessicaALBA4Across52
"I cracked the code!"AHA3Across54
Oven accessoriesMITTS5Across56
They're not prosANTIS5Across58
"This one's on me"CONSIDERITAGIFT15Across62
People who worshipped the rain god IllapaINCAS5Across65
Pharma productsMEDS4Across66
Other than thatELSE4Across67
Title documentsDEEDS5Across68
Search forSEEK4Across69
Put away for safekeepingSTOW4Across70
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Aww, darn it!"MAN3Down1
Kathleen Battle soloARIA4Down2
What Ariel exchanged her voice forLEGS4Down3
Sesame paste in hummusTAHINI6Down4
Steel-cut grainOAT3Down5
Shoes with spiked heelsSTILETTOS9Down6
Gelug religious teacherLAMA4Down7
Tributes with stanzasODES4Down8
Figure skating eventPAIRS5Down9
Put on a showACT3Down10
Like a photorealistic imageTRUETOLIFE10Down11
Tropical hardwoodTEAK4Down12
Capri or CreteISLE4Down13
Principle in the "I Ching"TAO3Down18
Weight room unitREP3Down19
No, in GermanNEIN4Down24
Mark left by a healed cutSCAR4Down26
LukewarmTEPID5Down27
Cause to chuckleAMUSE5Down28
"In your dreams!"NOTACHANCE10Down29
"Would they let us?"CANWE5Down31
Lauder of cosmeticsESTEE5Down33
BewilderedDAZED5Down34
Insta profile imagePIC3Down36
"Let the expert handle this"STEPASIDE9Down37
Trifecta, for oneBET3Down38
Give-and-___TAKE4Down40
Restore to well-beingHEAL4Down41
Groups of mountainsRANGES6Down47
Slightly offAMISS5Down49
"Get ___ of it!"RID3Down50
Lychee discardsSTEMS5Down51
Farmyard bleatBAA3Down53
Corrosive substance that's used to frost glassACID4Down54
Make sharperHONE4Down55
A kite might get stuck in oneTREE4Down57
Lean slightlyTILT4Down59
"In that event . . ."IFSO4Down60
Cholent or bigosSTEW4Down61
MelancholySAD3Down63
Chastising soundTSK3Down64
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.