USA Today Crossword July 23 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for July 23 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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"YOU betrayed me?"41 AcrossReveal answer → Chocolaty coffees65 AcrossReveal answer → Fave bud311 AcrossReveal answer → Way in or out414 AcrossReveal answer → Get some fresh air615 AcrossReveal answer → "Fearless," for Taylor Swift316 AcrossReveal answer → Person who perseveres1117 AcrossReveal answer → "Fast ___" (Tracy Chapman song)319 AcrossReveal answer → Algonquian language420 AcrossReveal answer → Final stage of a chess match721 AcrossReveal answer → Shows the way623 AcrossReveal answer → Sleep shirt, say325 AcrossReveal answer → Thought "Welp, shouldn't have done that . . ."426 AcrossReveal answer → Part of TGIF327 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny particle428 AcrossReveal answer → Kind of drum, fish or voice430 AcrossReveal answer → "Keep your cool!"831 AcrossReveal answer → Roam around434 AcrossReveal answer → Person with a lot of influence935 AcrossReveal answer → Bit of land in the sea437 AcrossReveal answer → "Understand me?"838 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Stadium (where the Mets used to play)442 AcrossReveal answer → Memo header443 AcrossReveal answer → Hush-hush doc.344 AcrossReveal answer → H.S. course in demand?445 AcrossReveal answer → Mac alternatives346 AcrossReveal answer → "The Office," for one647 AcrossReveal answer → Toaster pastry type750 AcrossReveal answer → Orange juice stuff452 AcrossReveal answer → "That's my ___!" ("I'm on!")353 AcrossReveal answer → Person who travels through channels?1154 AcrossReveal answer → Decisive NBA periods359 AcrossReveal answer → Fill with love660 AcrossReveal answer → "Back to you"461 AcrossReveal answer → General on a restaurant menu362 AcrossReveal answer → Say "it me," perhaps663 AcrossReveal answer → Elly De La Cruz's team464 AcrossReveal answer →

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Boston summer hours31 DownReveal answer → "How adorbs!"72 DownReveal answer → One who might fall into a trap?73 DownReveal answer → Strongly encouraged54 DownReveal answer → ___ drop35 DownReveal answer → "Odyssey of a Cockroach" author Yoko36 DownReveal answer → Comedian Margaret37 DownReveal answer → NBA All-Star Olajuwon68 DownReveal answer → Flared dress style59 DownReveal answer → Tournament ranking410 DownReveal answer → "I said so, that's why!"711 DownReveal answer → Portrait holders612 DownReveal answer → Managed513 DownReveal answer → Laughing syllable318 DownReveal answer → Rocky road component?622 DownReveal answer → Jazz musician's job323 DownReveal answer → Military nickname524 DownReveal answer → Tall headwear pieces725 DownReveal answer → ___-tac-toe329 DownReveal answer → Anjou alternative430 DownReveal answer → Away632 DownReveal answer → River to the Colorado433 DownReveal answer → Take the ___ (step into leadership)534 DownReveal answer → CPR specialist336 DownReveal answer → "Fingers crossed!"737 DownReveal answer → Surrounded region739 DownReveal answer → Brought home from the animal shelter740 DownReveal answer → He absolutely loves ewe341 DownReveal answer → Does some recon work642 DownReveal answer → Honest-to-goodness643 DownReveal answer → Disney World theme park home to the World Showcase545 DownReveal answer → Susceptible546 DownReveal answer → Nasdaq debut348 DownReveal answer → Teach one-on-one549 DownReveal answer → Laptop brand451 DownReveal answer → Nashville-based awards org.355 DownReveal answer → Word repeated three times in a Buster Poindexter song title356 DownReveal answer → Not post357 DownReveal answer → Choice words?358 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, July 23, 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.