USA Today Crossword July 13, 2026 Answers

Across

1AShoot the breeze3 4AWith an 'okina, the Hawaiian name for yellowfin tuna3 7AOfficiated at a basketball game6 13A"The Catcher in the ___"3 14AVast in scope4 15A"I've got it!"6 16AMammal that resembles a raccoon8 18AAte away at6 19A"Present!"4 20AParachute material5 22ALibrary patron, e.g.4 24ARange between soprano and tenor4 26A"Don't go yet!"4 29AElevator passageway5 31ASpanish for "water"4 33ATaylor Swift's "folklore" and "Red," for two4 35A"My goodness!"8 37ASacred text in Hinduism6 39AOrg. in many spy movies3 40AHard to resist8 42A"The Two ___ of Verona"9 46AWord after "garlic" or "bench"5 47ADrink similar to a Slurpee4 48ATitica's birthplace6 50A12 p.m.4 51A___-Caps (candy with nonpareils)3 52AObi-Wan ___6 56A"Scenic routes," sometimes7 59AVeggie in some chowder4 60A"The ___ Strikes Back"6 63AFirst-aid kit item8 65AItty-bitty6 66ASelect for a job4 67ACompete on snow3 68APut on, like a production6 69AWas ahead3 70AFavorable vote3

Down

1DGrr-eyhound's grr-owl3 2DFavorable vote3 3DDisheveled morning hair7 4DSleep specialist's focus5 5DStayed out of sight3 6D"Give me more!"14 7DActor's compilation of clips4 8DMusee d'Orsay money5 9DMain way into a building, usually13 10DMade a meal for3 11D___ by (just manage)3 12DParent often celebrated in June3 14DPlace for a hoop3 17DOh-so-satisfying story's conclusion13 21D"Scooby-Doo, Where Are ___!"3 22DTroop entertainment grp.3 23D"Quiet!"3 25DOn the ___ (fleeing)3 27DKevin McHale's "Glee" character5 28D"Spun" tales5 30DWhat a dog wags4 32DCash dispenser3 34DSuccumbs to gravity4 36D"Insecure" star Issa3 38DFuji, for one5 41DPart of ESL (Abbr.)3 42D___ and tonic3 43DGreen prefix3 44DRole for Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix"3 45DHand, in Spanish4 49D"Sounds good to me!"6 51DKnight's horse5 53D"___-daisy!"5 54DPedal next to the gas5 55DThe Taj Mahal's country5 57DCreepy-sounding lake4 58DTrain track part4 60D"Independence Day" creatures (Abbr.)3 61DCrossed paths3 62DVeggie in a pod3 64D"Exceptional ___" ("Zombies 3" song)3