USA Today Crossword July 7 2026 Answers

Opposite of duskDAWN4Across1 Cotton-tipped toolSWAB4Across5 Throws for a loopSTUNS5Across9 Soothing succulentALOE4Across14 Fruit that might be poachedPEAR4Across15 Orange ___ teaPEKOE5Across16 Photography gear that can show a flower growing in secondsTIMELAPSECAMERA15Across17 Prez on the pennyABE3Across20 D.C. summer hoursEDT3Across21 DistortWARP4Across22 App with Reels, for shortINSTA5Across23 Bay Area university cityBERKELEY8Across25 Curious toddler's questionWHY3Across29 Warring OlympianARES4Across30 Animal such as a bonoboAPE3Across31 Solo that ends on a high note?ARIA4Across32 "___ what ___ . . ."ITIS4Across34 Part of a planSTEP4Across35 Dessert that's soaked in a trio of dairy productsTRESLECHESCAKE14Across36 There are two in "Company"ACTS4Across39 Loch with a cryptidNESS4Across40 TintsHUES4Across41 ___ capitaPER3Across42 Chess or GoGAME4Across43 "Let there be light" speakerGOD3Across44 Unassertive type, metaphoricallyDOORMAT7Across45 Come upARISE5Across47 Quick lookPEEK4Across50 "Rhythm ___ Dancer" ('90s hit)ISA3Across51 Actress LongoriaEVA3Across52 ShamrockTHREELEAFCLOVER15Across54 ___ pan (circular baking tool with a hole)BUNDT5Across59 Civil rights icon ParksROSA4Across60 Fender bender resultDENT4Across61 Pile upAMASS5Across62 Low-quality AI-generated materialSLOP4Across63 Laryngitis docsENTS4Across64

Statistical infoDATA4Down1 "I was at a crossword tournament when it happened!," e.g.ALIBI5Down2 "20th Century ___" (Mike Mills film)WOMEN5Down3 Word before a birth nameNEE3Down4 Self-care outingSPADAY6Down5 Shed tearsWEPT4Down6 Versatile batteriesAAS3Down7 Where pilsners are madeBREWERIES9Down8 L.A.'s WNBA teamSPARKS6Down9 Sun Devils' cityTEMPE5Down10 Luau instrument, for shortUKE3Down11 Negative conjunctionNOR3Down12 Poseidon's realmSEA3Down13 "___ Weapon" (action movie franchise)LETHAL6Down18 Stroke gentlyCARESS6Down19 Holey cheeseSWISS5Down24 Gift including body wash, a loofah, lotion, etc.BATHSET7Down25 Fried Hanukkah treatLATKE5Down26 Some swordsEPEES5Down27 "You bet!"YEP3Down28 Flew in a curved pathARCED5Down32 Like chiptune musicRETRO5Down33 Some freezer fixturesICEMAKERS9Down34 ___ ArabiaSAUDI5Down35 Noisy dance styleTAP3Down36 Hardest substance in the human bodyENAMEL6Down37 Composed for a group of singersCHORAL6Down38 WelcomesGREETS6Down43 It gets tightened after filling upGASCAP6Down44 Hot takes in newspapersOPEDS5Down46 "___ Nation Army"SEVEN5Down48 Caterer's gigEVENT5Down49 "Should that happen . . ."IFSO4Down51 The "A" of MFAARTS4Down53 "Details to come" lettersTBA3Down54 Use a kazoo, sayHUM3Down55 Modern vaccine moleculeRNA3Down56 Early ISPAOL3Down57 Poetic tributeODE3Down58