USA Today Crossword July 5, 2026 Answers

Across

1AWhere "The Late Late Show" aired3 4AWith 58-Down, nickname for a crustacean that resembles an abominable snowman4 8A"Finally done!"5 13A___ spot (touchy subject)4 14ADutch cheese4 15AEmployee's compensation5 16AStay with a host of hosts, say9 18AWorshipped ones5 19ABig Japanese dogs6 20AFrosted ___ (spiked hairstyle)4 22AGolf peg3 23ARecycling container3 24APodcaster's need3 26ASquirrel's snack3 27ACompleted the Badwater Ultramarathon, say3 28ACasual meeting4 30AMomofuku specialty5 32AVinyl record shape4 33AMusical performance with a libretto5 35ACurrency in Nepal5 36A"Sleep tight!"11 39A"Run it back"5 41AClass that isn't hard to pass5 42ALacking heat4 43APassport mark5 45ADrains of energy4 49ASoapmaking ingredient3 50AAs well3 51ASupporting3 53ACube used in tabletop games3 54ASix-pack units3 55AChannel for Mina Kimes4 57AFour-player trick-taking game6 59A"Call" or "fold" alternative5 61ASeries of wins9 63A___ Day ("American Idiot" band)5 64AGoals4 65AWord after "fine" or "applied"4 66AJoan Didion piece in "The White Album"5 67AGroup of three4 68AWasp's friendlier cousin3

Down

1DTreat sometimes dunked in milk6 2DBoston NHL team6 3DBreakaway group4 4D"You betcha!"8 5DEnd of Vanderbilt's URL3 6DSour4 7D"Not to worry"6 8D"The ___ You Can't Resist"5 9DOwned3 10DVanity-driven "journeys"8 11DLaunch, like a new album7 12DMagazine with an annual music festival7 13DScrape protectors5 17DSpider-___ (Peter Porker's alias)3 21DMany a dad joke3 25DWhat shouldn't be put before the horse4 29D"America's Got Talent" personality Mandel5 31DTitular Tyler Perry character5 32D"The Three Musketeers" author5 34DWrite, formally3 35DX-___3 36D"OMG, literally me also"8 37DHighway entrance4 38DCoffee drink in a Sabrina Carpenter song8 39DOn the loose7 40DPlaces to be out for drinks?7 43DDistress signal3 44DTall piece of headwear6 46DStick6 47DDownload illegally6 48DSearches for5 50DWee5 52DNot at home3 56DBlack, in French4 58DSee 4-Across4 60DToadfish habitat3 62D"You didn't have to share that detail"3