USA Today Crossword July 21 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword July 21 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Off-road rides, for shortATVS4Across1
Passing fanciesWHIMS5Across5
"Mamma Mia!" quartetABBA4Across10
Enjoy some taffyCHEW4Across14
Cady ___ ("Mean Girls" protagonist whose last name is a type of bird)HERON5Across15
"Up" protagonistCARL4Across16
BackstoryLORE4Across17
Make a speechORATE5Across18
Tie the ___ (get hitched)KNOT4Across19
*City hubURBANCENTER11Across20
JerkASS3Across23
Spanish for "aunt"TIA3Across24
Hunter constellationORION5Across25
Movie chainAMC3Across27
"You have a point"TRUE4Across30
Pieces of food for a pet, saySCRAPS6Across33
*Bit of unfinished businessLOOSEEND8Across36
"___ been that long?"HASIT5Across38
FableTALE4Across39
"Alien" genreSCIFI5Across40
"Game of Thrones" star HeadeyLENA4Across43
South American mountain rangeANDES5Across44
*Career revivalCOMEBACK8Across46
Loud noiseRACKET6Across48
Warty amphibianTOAD4Across50
Fill in ___ blankTHE3Across51
To be, in SpanishESTAR5Across52
"Golly ___"GEE3Across54
MPG partPER3Across56
Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single lettersSPELLINGBEE11Across58
Plow-pulling pairOXEN4Across64
Bottled water brandEVIAN5Across66
Discipline with cobra poseYOGA4Across67
___ /neuter programSPAY4Across68
"Sondheim's Old Friends," e.g.REVUE5Across69
Collectible '90s discsPOGS4Across70
Feature of a bagelHOLE4Across71
Winter vehiclesSLEDS5Across72
Horse gaitTROT4Across73
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Rights org. for over 100 yearsACLU4Down1
Marvel superheroTHOR4Down2
Action wordVERB4Down3
Sit in a saunaSWEAT5Down4
"Big whoop"WHOCARES8Down5
"___, There and Everywhere"HERE4Down6
Home to the Azadi TowerIRAN4Down7
SayingMOTTO5Down8
Derisive looksSNEERS6Down9
Exclamation in a "Cathy" comicACK3Down10
Fruit-shaped bike accessoryBANANASEAT10Down11
Einstein ___ BagelsBROS4Down12
Secondary social media accounts, for shortALTS4Down13
Late time, in adsNITE4Down21
Like red velvet cakeRICH4Down22
Dental care brandORALB5Down26
Place to exchange vowsALTAR5Down27
Disney heroine with a sidekick named PuaMOANA5Down28
Breakfast option such as Trix or Chex, e.g.COLDCEREAL10Down29
Chapel Hill school (Abbr.)UNC3Down31
Official decreeEDICT5Down32
Tiny bit, in recipesPINCH5Down34
WagerSTAKE5Down35
Tries to findSEEKS5Down37
___ Fighters (rock band)FOO3Down41
FantasizesIMAGINES8Down42
Wimbledon divisionsSETS4Down45
Biblical gardenEDEN4Down47
Narrows graduallyTAPERS6Down49
Have a ballREVEL5Down53
Country home to Luxor and CairoEGYPT5Down55
___ Spice (Victoria Beckham's nickname)POSH4Down56
Trade showEXPO4Down57
Not prerecordedLIVE4Down59
Praise highlyLAUD4Down60
Crude personBOOR4Down61
Frozen waffle brandEGGO4Down62
Right on a mapEAST4Down63
Bill ___ the Science GuyNYE3Down65
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, July 21, 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.