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USA Today Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for July 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Prom night ride41 AcrossReveal answer → ___ electricity65 AcrossReveal answer → Take more than your share of311 AcrossReveal answer → "Milk's Favorite Cookie"414 AcrossReveal answer → Beach hut615 AcrossReveal answer → Hawaiian for "fire"316 AcrossReveal answer → That's fishy!1117 AcrossReveal answer → Metal in bronze, often319 AcrossReveal answer → Short musical projects, for short320 AcrossReveal answer → Say grace, say421 AcrossReveal answer → Some ballet wear622 AcrossReveal answer → Corned beef sandwich with Russian dressing624 AcrossReveal answer → Stop526 AcrossReveal answer → Tegan's twin427 AcrossReveal answer → Field covering328 AcrossReveal answer → Healing item in many a video game631 AcrossReveal answer → "Meet the Parents" star Polo432 AcrossReveal answer → Matter being discussed534 AcrossReveal answer → _andom _umber _enerator336 AcrossReveal answer → That's phishy!937 AcrossReveal answer → ___/her (pronoun pair)340 AcrossReveal answer → Frisbees, essentially543 AcrossReveal answer → Southwest art haven444 AcrossReveal answer → Bleep out647 AcrossReveal answer → And so on and so forth (Abbr.)349 AcrossReveal answer → Ergo451 AcrossReveal answer → Instrument with pipes and stops553 AcrossReveal answer → Feel bitter about654 AcrossReveal answer → Idled656 AcrossReveal answer → Bratty person458 AcrossReveal answer → Hosp. scan360 AcrossReveal answer → ___ straits461 AcrossReveal answer → That's Phish-y!1062 AcrossReveal answer → Stops465 AcrossReveal answer → Show such as "Witch Hat Atelier" or "One Piece"566 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny ___ Concerts (NPR show)467 AcrossReveal answer → Bug repellent ingredient468 AcrossReveal answer → Recorded on VHS569 AcrossReveal answer → Notices470 AcrossReveal answer →

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They didn't get the win61 DownReveal answer → "Once more for emphasis . . ."72 DownReveal answer → Bar of music73 DownReveal answer → "That sucks"34 DownReveal answer → Shows contempt65 DownReveal answer → "There you have it!"46 DownReveal answer → Second-highest international scorer in soccer Wambach47 DownReveal answer → Mathematician and Fields Medal winner Terence38 DownReveal answer → Still competing49 DownReveal answer → Tricolor feline that is almost always female910 DownReveal answer → It might be caused by wearing a helmet711 DownReveal answer → "Them's fighting words!"712 DownReveal answer → Root used in samgye-tang713 DownReveal answer → Midwestern interjection318 DownReveal answer → Figure out323 DownReveal answer → ___naked Ladies (rock band)425 DownReveal answer → ___ Spunkmeyer (baked goods distribution company)429 DownReveal answer → Sweet, in an Italian pastry shop530 DownReveal answer → Photograph, for short331 DownReveal answer → "Finished!"633 DownReveal answer → Quiet "Over here!"435 DownReveal answer → Word before "bubble" or "mattress"338 DownReveal answer → Gymnastics cushions439 DownReveal answer → Reprimanded740 DownReveal answer → Scout Finch or Mulan, e.g.741 DownReveal answer → Them's fighting words!742 DownReveal answer → "No way!!!"745 DownReveal answer → Lighting up?746 DownReveal answer → Least risky648 DownReveal answer → Bragged650 DownReveal answer → Reeks652 DownReveal answer → GPS fig.355 DownReveal answer → "Darn it!"457 DownReveal answer → Use scissors, say458 DownReveal answer → It might make someone entitled, say459 DownReveal answer → Ni ___ Menos (grassroots feminist movement)363 DownReveal answer → NFL gains364 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.