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USA Today Crossword July 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for July 2 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
"___ officially on a budget!"31 AcrossReveal answer → Barbecue side dish44 AcrossReveal answer → Sinister forces58 AcrossReveal answer → Place to buy flip-flops913 AcrossReveal answer → "Here's what you missed last week" show part516 AcrossReveal answer → Barbecue food often topped with cheese917 AcrossReveal answer → Banded rock with a "blue lace" variety518 AcrossReveal answer → Fitness coach719 AcrossReveal answer → Smile after seeing how much you've saved421 AcrossReveal answer → Feeling inspired by a fireworks show322 AcrossReveal answer → Ice cream quantity425 AcrossReveal answer → Situate626 AcrossReveal answer → A vet is one328 AcrossReveal answer → Some ER staff members329 AcrossReveal answer → Get out of town430 AcrossReveal answer → Giraffe relatives631 AcrossReveal answer → Buns, pitas, etc.633 AcrossReveal answer → Greek fertility god435 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Paulo, Brazil336 AcrossReveal answer → Library transaction437 AcrossReveal answer → "That ___ make sense"639 AcrossReveal answer → Excited exclamation after realizing you just got a great deal641 AcrossReveal answer → "hahahaha"443 AcrossReveal answer → Qua Baths & ___ (Caesars Palace amenity)344 AcrossReveal answer → Garden tool345 AcrossReveal answer → Jalapeno, e.g.646 AcrossReveal answer → "6 in the Mornin'" rapper449 AcrossReveal answer → "Monsters, ___"350 AcrossReveal answer → Zone451 AcrossReveal answer → "Our treat!"752 AcrossReveal answer → Unmoving555 AcrossReveal answer → Frozen, fruit-flavored treats957 AcrossReveal answer → Cheerful tunes561 AcrossReveal answer → "This whole look is doing a lot for me"962 AcrossReveal answer → "Byeee"563 AcrossReveal answer → Nautical call for help364 AcrossReveal answer → Upon465 AcrossReveal answer →

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"eh, kinda"31 DownReveal answer → "Now I get it!"32 DownReveal answer → Two-___ family33 DownReveal answer → Uses a colander74 DownReveal answer → Authenticating credentials65 DownReveal answer → "___ we all?"56 DownReveal answer → Used to be47 DownReveal answer → Notable time period38 DownReveal answer → Plant-based barbecue offering you might relish?99 DownReveal answer → "Tell me what's on your mind"510 DownReveal answer → "Carpe diem" language511 DownReveal answer → Completely tired512 DownReveal answer → Grocery payment option (Abbr.)314 DownReveal answer → "Dealer's choice!"1015 DownReveal answer → Mary Todd Lincoln, for Cole Escola420 DownReveal answer → Big fuss322 DownReveal answer → Had an eye-opening experience?423 DownReveal answer → Digital greeting524 DownReveal answer → "Oh, grow up"1027 DownReveal answer → To's opposite330 DownReveal answer → Event with inflatable drink holders932 DownReveal answer → Cricket item333 DownReveal answer → "Go introduce yourself!"534 DownReveal answer → ___-Caps (candy)336 DownReveal answer → Bright, like glow sticks438 DownReveal answer → Wedding garment440 DownReveal answer → First part of a show641 DownReveal answer → "Gimme a ___!"342 DownReveal answer → Ketanji Brown Jackson's grp.644 DownReveal answer → Some sandcastle tools546 DownReveal answer → Bert's buddy547 DownReveal answer → "Him" producer Jordan548 DownReveal answer → "Not so!" response549 DownReveal answer → Foam footballs and dive rings, e.g.453 DownReveal answer → Pet rescue org.454 DownReveal answer → Airport screening org.356 DownReveal answer → On the town358 DownReveal answer → Vacation days, e.g.359 DownReveal answer → Celebratory mo. for some Virgos360 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, July 2, 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.