USA Today Crossword July 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1AAmino ___ (protein building block)4 5ADr. visit4 9A"Slimy, yet satisfying" morsel for Timon or Pumbaa4 13ACopenhagen resident4 14AVehicles not allowed on Mackinac Island4 15ABaggy5 16AComment after a restful night15 19ARun out of battery3 20AGloom's partner4 21ASalsa choice4 22AKit for a budding myrmecologist7 24A"Riverdale" actress Nichols7 27AJust okay4 28ABrazilian berry4 30ABig name in sportswear4 31ADorm supervisors3 34APasta ___ Norma4 36AObtain3 37ABillie Jean King or Serena Williams, e.g.12 40AMathematician Lovelace3 42ABygone days4 43A"L.A. Law" star Susan3 44AFoot treatment, briefly4 46A"And Still I ___"4 48AEve's grandson, in Genesis4 52ACompetitive video gaming7 54ASome temporary mandalas7 57AGarfield's canine pal4 58ABug bite symptom4 59AAbu Dhabi's country, for short3 60A"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" artist15 64ARevise5 65AAct like an adoring grandparent4 66ABlend4 67ASource of creative inspiration4 68A1990s gaming console (Abbr.)4 69ACloses a tab4

Down

1DBig name in sportswear6 2DVegas venue6 3DFjords and coves6 4DCivil rights activist Ruby3 5DPerson making a scene?5 6D"Sweatpants" singer Faith6 7D___ and proper4 8DJudgy sound3 9DGreen ___ (Marvel supervillain)6 10DSTOP or YIELD, e.g.8 11DFlash drive port3 12D"Halo" singer's nickname3 15DSecret hideaway4 17DKissing on the train, e.g.3 18DSent a message with a click7 23D"Look out for that golf ball!"4 24DShopping complex4 25DSaid yes to4 26DAllow3 29DJobs for Nancy Drew5 32DWhichever3 33DInvoluntarily made noise while laughing7 35DNumber on a birthday card3 37DFrogs-to-be8 38D"Bearded" flower4 39DGreen-___ monster4 40DChimpanzee, e.g.3 41D___ Moines, Iowa3 45DI, on the periodic table6 47DSetting for the board games Obsession and Last Will6 49DFeeling after going on a ride with screens, maybe6 50DBy mouth6 51DKnights' rides6 53DCantaloupe part4 55DLand area units5 56D"Heated Rivalry" org.3 58DPic to double-click4 60D"Kapow!"3 61DBird on some Australian coins3 62DCommercials3 63DRascally one3