USA Today Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1AProm night ride4 5A___ electricity6 11ATake more than your share of3 14A"Milk's Favorite Cookie"4 15ABeach hut6 16AHawaiian for "fire"3 17AThat's fishy!11 19AMetal in bronze, often3 20AShort musical projects, for short3 21ASay grace, say4 22ASome ballet wear6 24ACorned beef sandwich with Russian dressing6 26AStop5 27ATegan's twin4 28AField covering3 31AHealing item in many a video game6 32A"Meet the Parents" star Polo4 34AMatter being discussed5 36A_andom _umber _enerator3 37AThat's phishy!9 40A___/her (pronoun pair)3 43AFrisbees, essentially5 44ASouthwest art haven4 47ABleep out6 49AAnd so on and so forth (Abbr.)3 51AErgo4 53AInstrument with pipes and stops5 54AFeel bitter about6 56AIdled6 58ABratty person4 60AHosp. scan3 61A___ straits4 62AThat's Phish-y!10 65AStops4 66AShow such as "Witch Hat Atelier" or "One Piece"5 67ATiny ___ Concerts (NPR show)4 68ABug repellent ingredient4 69ARecorded on VHS5 70ANotices4

Down

1DThey didn't get the win6 2D"Once more for emphasis . . ."7 3DBar of music7 4D"That sucks"3 5DShows contempt6 6D"There you have it!"4 7DSecond-highest international scorer in soccer Wambach4 8DMathematician and Fields Medal winner Terence3 9DStill competing4 10DTricolor feline that is almost always female9 11DIt might be caused by wearing a helmet7 12D"Them's fighting words!"7 13DRoot used in samgye-tang7 18DMidwestern interjection3 23DFigure out3 25D___naked Ladies (rock band)4 29D___ Spunkmeyer (baked goods distribution company)4 30DSweet, in an Italian pastry shop5 31DPhotograph, for short3 33D"Finished!"6 35DQuiet "Over here!"4 38DWord before "bubble" or "mattress"3 39DGymnastics cushions4 40DReprimanded7 41DScout Finch or Mulan, e.g.7 42DThem's fighting words!7 45D"No way!!!"7 46DLighting up?7 48DLeast risky6 50DBragged6 52DReeks6 55DGPS fig.3 57D"Darn it!"4 58DUse scissors, say4 59DIt might make someone entitled, say4 63DNi ___ Menos (grassroots feminist movement)3 64DNFL gains3