USA Today Crossword July 5 2026 Answers (7/5/26)

Our USA Today Crossword July 5, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword July 5, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Where "The Late Late Show" aired
4A	With 58-Down, nickname for a crustacean that resembles an abominable snowman
8A	"Finally done!"
13A	___ spot (touchy subject)
14A	Dutch cheese
15A	Employee's compensation
16A	Stay with a host of hosts, say
18A	Worshipped ones
19A	Big Japanese dogs
20A	Frosted ___ (spiked hairstyle)
22A	Golf peg
23A	Recycling container
24A	Podcaster's need
26A	Squirrel's snack
27A	Completed the Badwater Ultramarathon, say
28A	Casual meeting
30A	Momofuku specialty
32A	Vinyl record shape
33A	Musical performance with a libretto
35A	Currency in Nepal
36A	"Sleep tight!"
39A	"Run it back"
41A	Class that isn't hard to pass
42A	Lacking heat
43A	Passport mark
45A	Drains of energy
49A	Soapmaking ingredient
50A	As well
51A	Supporting
53A	Cube used in tabletop games
54A	Six-pack units
55A	Channel for Mina Kimes
57A	Four-player trick-taking game
59A	"Call" or "fold" alternative
61A	Series of wins
63A	___ Day ("American Idiot" band)
64A	Goals
65A	Word after "fine" or "applied"
66A	Joan Didion piece in "The White Album"
67A	Group of three
68A	Wasp's friendlier cousin
1D	Treat sometimes dunked in milk
2D	Boston NHL team
3D	Breakaway group
4D	"You betcha!"
5D	End of Vanderbilt's URL
6D	Sour
7D	"Not to worry"
8D	"The ___ You Can't Resist"
9D	Owned
10D	Vanity-driven "journeys"
11D	Launch, like a new album
12D	Magazine with an annual music festival
13D	Scrape protectors
17D	Spider-___ (Peter Porker's alias)
21D	Many a dad joke
25D	What shouldn't be put before the horse
29D	"America's Got Talent" personality Mandel
31D	Titular Tyler Perry character
32D	"The Three Musketeers" author
34D	Write, formally
35D	X-___
36D	"OMG, literally me also"
37D	Highway entrance
38D	Coffee drink in a Sabrina Carpenter song
39D	On the loose
40D	Places to be out for drinks?
43D	Distress signal
44D	Tall piece of headwear
46D	Stick
47D	Download illegally
48D	Searches for
50D	Wee
52D	Not at home
56D	Black, in French
58D	See 4-Across
60D	Toadfish habitat
62D	"You didn't have to share that detail"

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