USA Today Crossword June 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1AOblong tomato type4 5APublic transit on tracks4 9AReal mensch3 12ADry4 13AHunger Games venue5 14ASkyrocket4 15ALost fish nicknamed "Sharkbait"4 16ALike many legal terms5 17ASimple beds4 18APerson whose identity transcends borders, perhaps13 21AEnglish county in which Charli XCX grew up5 22AMauna ___ (Hawaiian peak)3 23AIll-suited5 26A"Breaking Bad" org.3 27AHighlands girl4 29A"Game of Thrones" star Dinklage5 30AIt may have an Antipasti section4 31AGreek X3 33AAtlanta-to-Charlotte dir.3 34ABackstory4 37A"Chillax a bit"10 40ABuddy, in Barcelona5 42ARussian ruler of the past4 43ASome underground resources4 44AEmpty a suitcase, perhaps6 46APreadolescent5 48ASabado o domingo3 49ASoy product4 51AProminent pig part5 55AReference for someone who's really in their element?13 59AMammal that might have a car-sized heart5 61AMulligan4 62ACritical ___ Theory4 63ASome British nobles5 64AHave no doubt about4 65AFinding a four-leaf clover, e.g.4 66AData storage units5 67AGateway Arch city (Abbr.)3 68ARowboat poles4

Down

1DSpanned multiple categories6 2DEnd of a threat6 3DBrunch cocktail6 4DPueblo building brick5 5DWhat Sue Sylvester wears, on "Glee"9 6DLaces again6 7DAriana's "West Side Story" role5 8DPre-proposal nail service, for short4 9DRack up lots of wins9 10DConsume3 11DTitle for someone with a maiden name, maybe3 13D___ or nothing3 14DPlay part5 19DRod between wheels4 20D"Not another word!"5 24DSome British coins5 25DLong trips5 28D"Okay . . . ?"3 30D___ Evolution (mechanic that temporarily increases a Pokemon's power)4 31DTalon, e.g.4 32DBring on board4 34DPraise4 35DLuxury hotel chain4 36DTear up8 38DHonor roll member, often8 39DTennessee music festival8 41DCertain cast member7 45DZen garden swimmer3 47DBallpark fig.3 50DBranches, like a path5 52DU.S. president born in Hawai'i5 53DStomach concern5 54DMany "Sex Education" characters, age-wise5 56DFrench fashion magazine4 57DImmunity ___ ("Survivor" item)4 58DDairy farm animal3 59DInternet3 60DScarecrow's stuffing3