USA Today Crossword July 22 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword July 22 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#
Amino ___ (protein building block)ACID4Across1
Dr. visitAPPT4Across5
"Slimy, yet satisfying" morsel for Timon or PumbaaGRUB4Across9
Copenhagen residentDANE4Across13
Vehicles not allowed on Mackinac IslandCARS4Across14
BaggyLOOSE5Across15
Comment after a restful nightISLEPTLIKEABABY15Across16
Run out of batteryDIE3Across19
Gloom's partnerDOOM4Across20
Salsa choiceMILD4Across21
Kit for a budding myrmecologistANTFARM7Across22
"Riverdale" actress NicholsMARISOL7Across24
Just okaySOSO4Across27
Brazilian berryACAI4Across28
Big name in sportswearNIKE4Across30
Dorm supervisorsRAS3Across31
Pasta ___ NormaALLA4Across34
ObtainGET3Across36
Billie Jean King or Serena Williams, e.g.TENNISLEGEND12Across37
Mathematician LovelaceADA3Across40
Bygone daysYORE4Across42
"L.A. Law" star SusanDEY3Across43
Foot treatment, brieflyPEDI4Across44
"And Still I ___"RISE4Across46
Eve's grandson, in GenesisENOS4Across48
Competitive video gamingESPORTS7Across52
Some temporary mandalasSANDART7Across54
Garfield's canine palODIE4Across57
Bug bite symptomITCH4Across58
Abu Dhabi's country, for shortUAE3Across59
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" artistBELINDACARLISLE15Across60
ReviseAMEND5Across64
Act like an adoring grandparentDOTE4Across65
BlendMELD4Across66
Source of creative inspirationMUSE4Across67
1990s gaming console (Abbr.)SNES4Across68
Closes a tabPAYS4Across69
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Big name in sportswearADIDAS6Down1
Vegas venueCASINO6Down2
Fjords and covesINLETS6Down3
Civil rights activist RubyDEE3Down4
Person making a scene?ACTOR5Down5
"Sweatpants" singer FaithPALOMA6Down6
___ and properPRIM4Down7
Judgy soundTSK3Down8
Green ___ (Marvel supervillain)GOBLIN6Down9
STOP or YIELD, e.g.ROADSIGN8Down10
Flash drive portUSB3Down11
"Halo" singer's nicknameBEY3Down12
Secret hideawayLAIR4Down15
Kissing on the train, e.g.PDA3Down17
Sent a message with a clickEMAILED7Down18
"Look out for that golf ball!"FORE4Down23
Shopping complexMALL4Down24
Said yes toOKED4Down25
AllowLET3Down26
Jobs for Nancy DrewCASES5Down29
WhicheverANY3Down32
Involuntarily made noise while laughingSNORTED7Down33
Number on a birthday cardAGE3Down35
Frogs-to-beTADPOLES8Down37
"Bearded" flowerIRIS4Down38
Green-___ monsterEYED4Down39
Chimpanzee, e.g.APE3Down40
___ Moines, IowaDES3Down41
I, on the periodic tableIODINE6Down45
Setting for the board games Obsession and Last WillESTATE6Down47
Feeling after going on a ride with screens, maybeNAUSEA6Down49
By mouthORALLY6Down50
Knights' ridesSTEEDS6Down51
Cantaloupe partRIND4Down53
Land area unitsACRES5Down55
"Heated Rivalry" org.NHL3Down56
Pic to double-clickICON4Down58
"Kapow!"BAM3Down60
Bird on some Australian coinsEMU3Down61
CommercialsADS3Down62
Rascally oneIMP3Down63
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, July 22, 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.