USA Today Crossword July 30 2026 Answers

It twinkles in the night skySTAR4Across1 Fancy neckwearASCOT5Across5 Rounded hairstyleAFRO4Across10 Part of a bookPAGE4Across14 Gave out lightSHONE5Across15 Gunky buildupCRUD4Across16 Company leader, for shortEXEC4Across17 "Frida" actor HayekSALMA5Across18 SignaledCUED4Across19 VastWIDE4Across20 Respected community memberELDER5Across21 DisencumbersRIDS4Across22 "Hold on!"INASEC6Across23 Openly queerOUT3Across25 Drifts through the airWAFTS5Across26 Za'atar and ___ (classic pairing in a dip)OLIVEOIL8Across28 Sound heard in a dog parkARF3Across33 "Sagwa, the Chinese ___ Cat" (cartoon feline with a colorpoint coat)SIAMESE7Across34 Medication-approving org.FDA3Across37 CompeteVIE3Across38 UnjustNOTFAIR7Across39 "Waterfalls" girl groupTLC3Across40 "___ the Pearl" (nickname for basketball player Monroe)EARL4Across41 Highlighter colorsNEONS5Across43 Singular or plural pronounTHEY4Across44 Break a fastEAT3Across45 Recipient of many returnsIRS3Across47 Forest frolickerDOE3Across48 Comment made with a winkHINTHINT8Across49 Central character in Toni Morrison's "Jazz"VIOLET6Across52 Itty-bitty mintTICTAC6Across55 Make like newRESTORE7Across56 Part of a canopyTREETOP7Across57 Newsroom figuresANCHORS7Across59 Surfaces and ZenbooksPCS3Across60 One-___-million chanceINA3Across61 Cow's greetingMOO3Across62 Colorado time zone, for shortMST3Across63 Tax IDSSN3Across64 Texting formatSMS3Across65

GushSPEW4Down1 New York ___ Workers Alliance (drivers' union)TAXI4Down2 Features of May-December relationshipsAGEDIFFERENCES14Down3 Not that long agoRECENT6Down4 Obnoxious peopleASSES5Down5 Fossil-yielding rockSHALE5Down6 Something that offers little consolationCOLDCOMFORT11Down7 "This one's ___!"ONME4Down8 Eye drop?TEAR4Down9 Amass over timeACCRUE6Down10 Underwear brand whose logo is often misremembered as featuring a cornucopiaFRUITOFTHELOOM14Down11 Deeply regrettedRUED4Down12 LikelihoodODDS4Down13 The "A" of PTA (Abbr.)ASSN4Down24 Not obsessed with anymoreOVER4Down25 Shore sightWAVE4Down26 "___ Code" (opera podcast)ARIA4Down27 TiltsLEANS5Down29 Egyptian goddessISIS4Down30 Doing nothingIDLE4Down31 Like some lingerieLACY4Down32 Tiny charged particleION3Down35 Didn't dine outATEIN5Down36 Frothy lavender drink, perhapsLATTE5Down42 Fairy's under-the-pillow findTOOTH5Down44 "In other words . . ."THATIS6Down46 Nightclubs with mirrored ballsDISCOS6Down48 Letters before ://HTTP4Down49 "Unless I'm mistaken . . .," in a textIIRC4Down50 Clickable desktop imagesICONS5Down51 Viper's secretionVENOM5Down52 Makes a mistakeERRS4Down53 It may require bubbling in answersTEST4Down54 Male sheepRAMS4Down56 Prefix with "sexual"PAN3Down58