Universal Crossword July 16 2026 Answers (7/16/26)

Our Universal Crossword July 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Universal Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is created with a focus on clarity and simplicity, making it a great choice for both experienced and casual solvers.

Universal Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	World's top-selling cookie
5A	Used a broom
10A	Go by
14A	Coal chunk
15A	Indiana NBA player
16A	Woody's folk-singing son
17A	Parting words in "The Sound of Music"
19A	Authentic
20A	Plants with fronds
21A	Gorilla, e.g.
23A	(Did you forget I'm here?)
26A	Cunning
27A	Academic field for which you may learn Old English
35A	Ginger ___
36A	"Jerry Maguire" star Zellweger
37A	Chop finely
38A	Prep, as a plane in winter
40A	Ruby or emerald
42A	Lowly worker
43A	With 50-Across, classic hit
46A	"You ain't seen nothin' ___"
48A	Trains to Wrigley Field
49A	Flowing locks
50A	See 43-Across
53A	Guy seen on the Food Network
55A	Palindromic Korean word for "dad"
56A	Brew with major hops
59A	"Move on!"
61A	What Taylor Swift has more of than geological time
64A	Kathmandu native
66A	Ideal vacation spot ... or a phonetic hint to a word hidden twice in 17-, 27- or 43-/50-Across
68A	Snapple competitor
69A	Divas have big ones
70A	___ de los Muertos
71A	Risk getting pulled over
72A	Puts on
73A	Unit of corn
1D	"Frozen" snowman
2D	Impolite
3D	Middle Eastern bigwig
4D	Company behind ChatGPT
5D	Place to unwind
6D	Bundle of bills
7D	Vaping device
8D	Social equal
9D	Most loyal
10D	It can have seven layers
11D	___ 51 (alien site?)
12D	Really rock, in slang
13D	Shoe part
18D	Showed guests their seats
22D	HS reunion attendee
24D	Time for final holiday prep, say
25D	"Geez!"
27D	Sir's counterpart
28D	Justice Kagan
29D	Sanders who played for the Falcons
30D	Relay race unit
31D	"I gotta jet"
32D	Words before requesting an Uber
33D	Reason for a food recall
34D	Taste or touch
39D	Musical opener?
41D	Transformers' archenemy
44D	Spain's peninsula
45D	Coin with 44-Down pictured on it
47D	Bottom's opposite
51D	Supported a busker
52D	Columnist's piece
54D	Did nothing
56D	Rustic hotels
57D	Chewy Easter treat
58D	Church recess
60D	Emilia's husband in "Othello"
62D	Home to seven "-stans"
63D	Burn on the grill
65D	Had a nibble
67D	A beast of burden

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