USA Today Crossword July 28, 2026 Answers

Across

1ADiscord admins4 5A"Close to You" actor Elliot4 9A_eats _er _inute3 12AFencing sword4 13AAdored celebrities5 15A"Pressure" singer Lennox3 16ABread soaked in an eggy mixture then grilled11 18AWhite ___ (Chicago team)3 19ASet on fire6 20AMatching cups, saucers, pot, etc.6 22ACaspian and Sargasso, for two4 23AHorse's hair4 26A___ Alliance (Luke, Leia and others)5 28AAttempted5 30ASome deli loaves4 32AIntense anger4 33ACreative thought4 35APerformed perfectly6 37AExtra-thick breakfast item cooked in an iron13 41AChampagne + orange juice6 42ADarth Vader's garment4 43ARecedes4 44AUnexpected hitch4 46AIntense anger5 51AAdds to the payroll5 53AObject in a shopping cart4 55APixar title character who meets aliens4 56A"Inception" actress Cotillard6 58AAll four of a square's are right6 60AAlphabet beginning3 61AThick, creamy dairy product in some parfaits11 64AMultihyphenate Issa3 65AThrow with effort5 66A"I triple-dog ___ you!"4 67AShort albums, for short3 68AProphetic sign4 69AAcorn, for one4

Down

1DCorporate union6 2DChatGPT creator6 3D"Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" character played by Lauren Lapkus6 4DReligious offshoot4 5DPeach discard3 6DHullabaloo3 7DChin beard6 8D"What ___ can I say?"4 9D"A League of Their Own" sport8 10DWoman working with a mentor8 11DCombine3 14DOne might be wished upon4 16DRock, in rock, paper, scissors4 17DClothing border3 21DSans ___ (font option)5 24DGeometry calculation4 25DFeline meme with a Pop-Tart body7 27DWas ahead3 29DUses a shovel4 31DFinger-click sound4 34D"Buenos ___!"4 36DNot many4 37DKorean rice dish8 38DAdopts enthusiastically8 39DLast one across the finish line5 40DPay rate4 41DJust so-so3 45DOpening time for some stores6 47DJamaican music genre6 48DAppeal6 49DHaving multiple levels6 50DEntertain guests4 52DWeary exhalation4 54DStar Wars Day month3 57DSandwich cookie with many varieties4 59DSilent assents4 60D"We ___ Family" (Sister Sledge hit)3 62DDecember 31, notably3 63DNcuti Gatwa's role in "Barbie"3