USA Today Crossword July 19, 2026 Answers

Across

1AVelvety tree growth4 5ARan in the wash4 9ADried poblano5 14ATwo-stringed instrument4 15ACurrency in Cork or Cadiz4 16ALike some high-profile World Cup videos5 17AUnfair omission4 18A"No pain, no ___"4 19AUnaccompanied5 20A31-, 36- and 40-Across, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup13 23APrickly parts of rosebushes6 24AFutbol announcer's shout3 25ACunning, like a fox3 28AMai ___3 29AFoldable bed3 30AJust slightly4 31ANorthernmost of the three 20-Across6 33A"No man is an ___"6 35ALow-lying land4 36ACentral of the three 20-Across3 38AFairy-tale baddie4 39ASings wordlessly4 40ASouthernmost of the three 20-Across6 42ALionel Messi, for the 2022 World Cup3 43AGenre for GloRilla3 45APut a coat on?7 49ATousles, like hair6 51AIntensify6 52AStifles oneself6 54AKnight's title3 55AVietnamese New Year3 56ALocation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final14 59ABeg5 60AChimpanzee, e.g.3 61AFarmland measure4 62AImpulsive speed5 63AAll over the ___3 64AHibernation site3

Down

1DFishnetlike material4 2D". . . but I could be mistaken"5 3D"Quiet down!"5 4DPretax amounts9 5DColorful, ornamental flower7 6DSome Polynesian feasts5 7DESPN sportscaster Andrews4 8D"No! Stay with me instead"6 9DTo no ___5 10DRiver that flows by Sudan's Nubian pyramids4 11DPiece of a soccer goal8 12DChina's largest ethnic group3 13DWorld Cup cheer3 21DCommon origami bird5 22DSaag paneer scooper4 26DTouch___ (side boundary of a soccer field)4 27DSince Jan. 13 29DPublic defender's assignment4 30DVice president during the last World Cup played in North America6 31DTent-pitching places9 32DGet rid of4 34DGoal-oriented father?9 35DHorn that was a staple of the 2010 World Cup8 37DWood-splitting tool3 39D"Let me think . . ."3 41DCountry where kathak is performed5 43DLive6 44D"HAH! Yeah, right!"4 46DPositive shift6 47DNote after D?5 48DExplosive stuff3 50DWet impact sound5 53DOne of 48 competing in the 2026 World Cup4 54DIt's part of the process!4 56DSpeed stat3 57DRejuvenating place3 58DCold treatment for injuries3