USA Today Crossword June 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1AMac alternatives3 4AReddit Q&A3 7ASubject of many tastings4 11AClog-style shoe that might be adorned with Jibbitz4 12A"Kapow!"4 13AOlympic prize5 14A1990 film with the tagline "A family comedy without the family"9 16A"The Look" author Michelle5 17AThey might be served in a kakejiru broth11 19ALeg day unit3 20A"Yada, yada, yada" letters3 21A"Say it ___ so!"4 22ANewsroom VIPs3 23AVulgar5 26AStereotypical party house4 27ALiterary Jane4 28A___ Instant Messenger3 29A"___ Wanna Know?" (Arctic Monkeys song)3 30ABrought up the rear?5 31A"Twelve Years a Slave" memoirist14 36AWhat opposites do, in a phrase7 37ABouquet holder4 38A1970s carpet style4 39ALose fur4 41ATears4 45ADish with a "Denver" variety6 47AOpera solo4 49AAtlas page3 50AMake untidy4 51AFacial feature for Frosty10 54ACool ___ cucumber3 55APrized mushroom5 56A"Inferno" author5 57AHe/___ pronouns3 58AMad5 59AEavesdropped, maybe5 60ARoyal flush card3 61ACasual tops4 62APlant-based milk brand5

Down

1DPoke4 2D"___ estas?"4 3D"___ From a Hat" ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?" improv game)6 4DPotatoes, in Indian cuisine4 5DLanguage with over a billion speakers8 6DKid-lit's "___ Bedelia"6 7DSpider's spot3 8D"Don't be a chicken!"8 9DCasually mention that you and Zendaya text each other, say8 10DWent by7 11D"Wicked" director Jon M. ___3 12DVoting alliance4 13DMore than half4 15DPicnic pests4 18DTolkien tree creature3 23DMojo Dojo ___ House (Ken's abode in "Barbie")4 24DUmbrella term that encompasses styles like blues, gospel and zydeco10 25D"Nevertheless . . ."10 26DComic Sans and Wingdings, e.g.5 27DOld-timey anesthetic5 29DRx writer3 30DBlvd. crossers3 32DSpoken exams5 33DDungeons & Dragons character sometimes called a wizard4 34DIn an obvious manner7 35DAM/FM device5 40DPeople with strong dislikes6 42D"Way ahead of you!"6 43DLilac or mint green, e.g.6 44DZippy6 45D___ Steaks (Nebraska-based meat retailer)5 46DPricey steak5 48D"Thus . . ."5 52DImpulse4 53DNorthern California valley4 55DStep on it!3