USA Today Crossword June 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABeaver's creation3 4A___ mater4 8ALike some secret messages5 13AName hidden in "believe"4 15A"I am woman, hear me ___"4 16AEnticing smell5 17AOutdoor structure with monkey bars9 19AFees on Monopoly cards5 20ASpanish for "friend"5 21AEarliest time7 23AKey above a tilde3 25A___ v. Wade3 26ABlokes3 29AHistoric section of a city7 33ADepletes energy from6 35ANight of much anticipation3 36ASlushy treats5 38A___ 500 (auto race)4 39APlace to grow your own salad ingredients15 43A401(k) alternatives4 44ACatch some Z's5 45AApple computer3 46AElite NFL player6 49AUSB-C to USB-A connector7 51AWordle publisher (Abbr.)3 52ACharacter's plot trajectory3 54ALGBTQ+ activist Carey3 55AInstallment of a TV series7 59AIts first big hit was Pong5 63AOctober birthstones5 65ABazooka Joe or Fruit Stripe product9 67A"Euphoria" actress Alexa5 68AMcEntire who stars in "Happy's Place"4 69ABackside4 70AMakes less difficult5 71A"One more thing . . ."4 72ABack talk4

Down

1D___ vu ("I've experienced this before" feeling)4 2DClass reunion attendee, for short4 3DWord before "Cooper" or "skirt"4 4D"We ___ Family" (Sister Sledge song)3 5DBonfire fuel4 6DDeli condiment4 7DKnight's protective gear5 8DProfessional occupation6 9DRaw metals4 10D"Pretend I'm not here"10 11DPro trained in CPR3 12DProsecutors, for short3 14D___ on (urged)5 18DFlipped out6 22DSilent acknowledgement3 24D___-Cola4 27DMake beloved6 28D"Bye Bye Bye" boy band5 29DExcessively6 30DGroups of lawyers10 31DSpiders' creations4 32DHarlem Renaissance novelist Larsen5 34DBroadcast3 35DFrench water brand5 37DAvocado pit, e.g.4 40DTelepathic letters3 41DOne of three on a three-speed bike4 42DAllure6 47DSalary increases6 48DSurgery sites, for short3 50DSpuds6 53DSnake with a "king" variety5 56DBallet bend4 57DTwo-person sword fight, e.g.4 58DFlows back, like the tide4 60DWater, in Spanish4 61DDistilled spirits made with sugarcane4 62DLittle troublemakers4 63DPoem of praise3 64DSamosa veggie3 66DSteamed Chinese bun3