USA Today Crossword July 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1A"I'll ___" ("Nah, I'm good")4 5ADelete5 10AEvent for a swimmer or runner4 14ATweak a draft4 15AStarter courses at some restaurants5 16AArizona county home to Castle Dome Landing4 17ALa ___ Tar Pits4 18AMusee d'Orsay city5 19AStumble4 20AAnnual New England race14 23AUnit roughly equal to two pints5 24AWord before "dropper" or "popper"3 25ATent stake3 27A"when r u due in?"3 28ALimits4 32AWilliams who wrote "The Adventures of Qai Qai"6 34AEvian competitor6 36AFeed for a steed4 37ATrendsetter with impeccable style11 40ACliched dog name4 42AInstagram follower?6 43AAnnounce in a grand way6 46ACarmen Maria Machado's "Meat Eater No. 5," e.g.4 47AGob of gum3 50AShaggy Himalayan animal3 51ATotally fine3 53ASeething5 55AMathematical expression whose numerator and denominator are both integers14 60AAffectionate email sign-off4 61APart of a Tibetan Buddhist title5 62ASicilian peak4 63ADual-value blackjack cards4 64ARefrain from5 65ATook to court4 66ABhindi masala ingredient4 67AOwnership documents5 68AInitialism similar to "FYI"3

Down

1DAnnoyance in a shoe6 2DHighly skilled6 3DPost-lunch nap6 4DConnecticut, for one5 5D"SportsCenter" channel4 6DWander aimlessly4 7DPersonal vibe4 8DPointy church part5 9DEnglish class assignments6 10D"Trimming hair makes it grow faster," e.g.4 11D___ Union8 12DDistinguished7 13DTouch, like a phone icon3 21DApex predators of the seas5 22DSupport for a driver?3 26DWhat Brits refer to as "petrol"3 29DWord before "blonde" or "Wednesday"3 30DPicked up the tab4 31DPlay detective5 33DOne of nine in the board game Clue4 34D___ encryption4 35DFascinated by4 37DCough up8 38DNeat drink's lack3 39DOpen mic performer, often5 40DBashful3 41DMrs. ___ (Clue character)7 44DOn the ___ (hiding out)3 45DThingamajig6 47D"Don't leave without me!"6 48DMakes amends6 49D"Gracias" response6 52DScoundrel5 54DGPS suggestions (Abbr.)4 56DArizona city home to the i.d.e.a. Museum4 57DFloating ice sheet4 58DMidnight pantry visit4 59DLends a hand4 60DLarb cuisine3