USA Today Crossword July 19 2026 Answers

Velvety tree growthMOSS4Across1 Ran in the washBLED4Across5 Dried poblanoANCHO5Across9 Two-stringed instrumentERHU4Across14 Currency in Cork or CadizEURO4Across15 Like some high-profile World Cup videosVIRAL5Across16 Unfair omissionSNUB4Across17 "No pain, no ___"GAIN4Across18 UnaccompaniedALONE5Across19 31-, 36- and 40-Across, for the 2026 FIFA World CupHOSTCOUNTRIES13Across20 Prickly parts of rosebushesTHORNS6Across23 Futbol announcer's shoutGOL3Across24 Cunning, like a foxSLY3Across25 Mai ___TAI3Across28 Foldable bedCOT3Across29 Just slightlyABIT4Across30 Northernmost of the three 20-AcrossCANADA6Across31 "No man is an ___"ISLAND6Across33 Low-lying landVALE4Across35 Central of the three 20-AcrossUSA3Across36 Fairy-tale baddieOGRE4Across38 Sings wordlesslyHUMS4Across39 Southernmost of the three 20-AcrossMEXICO6Across40 Lionel Messi, for the 2022 World CupMVP3Across42 Genre for GloRillaRAP3Across43 Put a coat on?ENCRUST7Across45 Tousles, like hairMUSSES6Across49 IntensifyDEEPEN6Across51 Stifles oneselfZIPSIT6Across52 Knight's titleSIR3Across54 Vietnamese New YearTET3Across55 Location of the 2026 FIFA World Cup FinalMETLIFESTADIUM14Across56 BegPLEAD5Across59 Chimpanzee, e.g.APE3Across60 Farmland measureACRE4Across61 Impulsive speedHASTE5Across62 All over the ___MAP3Across63 Hibernation siteDEN3Across64

Fishnetlike materialMESH4Down1 ". . . but I could be mistaken"ORNOT5Down2 "Quiet down!"SHUSH5Down3 Pretax amountsSUBTOTALS9Down4 Colorful, ornamental flowerBEGONIA7Down5 Some Polynesian feastsLUAUS5Down6 ESPN sportscaster AndrewsERIN4Down7 "No! Stay with me instead"DONTGO6Down8 To no ___AVAIL5Down9 River that flows by Sudan's Nubian pyramidsNILE4Down10 Piece of a soccer goalCROSSBAR8Down11 China's largest ethnic groupHAN3Down12 World Cup cheerOLE3Down13 Common origami birdCRANE5Down21 Saag paneer scooperROTI4Down22 Touch___ (side boundary of a soccer field)LINE4Down26 Since Jan. 1YTD3Down27 Public defender's assignmentCASE4Down29 Vice president during the last World Cup played in North AmericaALGORE6Down30 Tent-pitching placesCAMPSITES9Down31 Get rid ofDUMP4Down32 Goal-oriented father?SOCCERDAD9Down34 Horn that was a staple of the 2010 World CupVUVUZELA8Down35 Wood-splitting toolAXE3Down37 "Let me think . . ."HMM3Down39 Country where kathak is performedINDIA5Down41 LiveRESIDE6Down43 "HAH! Yeah, right!"ASIF4Down44 Positive shiftUPTURN6Down46 Note after D?SEEME5Down47 Explosive stuffTNT3Down48 Wet impact soundSPLAT5Down50 One of 48 competing in the 2026 World CupTEAM4Down53 It's part of the process!STEP4Down54 Speed statMPH3Down56 Rejuvenating placeSPA3Down57 Cold treatment for injuriesICE3Down58