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USA Today Crossword July 17, 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 78 clues. Tap “View Answers” on any clue to reveal its solution.

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Across

L.A.'s region crossword clue1 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Uno, dos, ___ crossword clue6 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Barbie Pop Star Doll accessory crossword clue10 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Woodworker's securing tools crossword clue13 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

Georgetown athlete crossword clue15 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Well, well, well!" crossword clue16 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Actor who played Jeevan Chaudhary in "Station Eleven" crossword clue17 Across · 11 lettersView Answers

Native American Heritage mo. crossword clue19 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Pizzeria fixture crossword clue20 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Field of Dreams" setting crossword clue21 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Triangle or trapezoid crossword clue22 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

"The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction crossword clue24 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Irritating part of shirts, for some crossword clue25 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Movie theater preview crossword clue26 Across · 7 lettersView Answers

Exams for aspiring JDs crossword clue28 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Award that sounds like the initials of "Off-Broadway" crossword clue30 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

___ straw (landscaping product) crossword clue32 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Roadside assistance org. crossword clue33 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Challah unit crossword clue35 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Turf crossword clue37 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Fold on an expanding folder crossword clue38 Across · 14 lettersView Answers

Lookie-___ (nosy person) crossword clue43 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Garment often "eaten" by the dryer crossword clue44 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Down in the dumps crossword clue45 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Bridge fee crossword clue46 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

They create quite a buzz crossword clue48 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Indeed" crossword clue50 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Claims crossword clue54 Across · 7 lettersView Answers

It's a wonder! crossword clue56 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Debt slip crossword clue58 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Spiced yogurt dish crossword clue59 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Not for here crossword clue60 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Linnaeus who developed scientific nomenclature crossword clue62 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Pal crossword clue63 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

"She loves me, she loves me not" item crossword clue64 Across · 11 lettersView Answers

Single crossword clue67 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Awesome, in slang crossword clue68 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Part of a space station crossword clue69 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

Paystub abbreviation crossword clue70 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Trees mentioned in the "Iliad" crossword clue71 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Button that might be pressed with an unbent paperclip crossword clue72 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Down

Class-y place? crossword clue1 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

One of the seven species in the Torah crossword clue2 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Shutterbug's gadget crossword clue3 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

"Hard agree" crossword clue4 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Audiophile's stack crossword clue5 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Bring to room temperature crossword clue6 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Trial period in the first year of some Ph.D. programs crossword clue7 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

Optic organ crossword clue8 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Taco topper crossword clue9 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Iconic da Vinci painting crossword clue10 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

"That would be horrible" crossword clue11 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

Paid for crossword clue12 Down · 7 lettersView Answers

Branch of Islam crossword clue14 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

___ stick crossword clue18 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Trendy crossword clue23 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Former Russian rulers crossword clue25 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Harvests crossword clue27 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

"___ Te Ching" crossword clue29 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Chap crossword clue31 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Pueblo brick crossword clue34 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Calgary NHL player crossword clue36 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Priest's assistant crossword clue38 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

Adult who might take kids to their first concert crossword clue39 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

Clashed or crashed crossword clue40 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

Weather event with freezing rain crossword clue41 Down · 8 lettersView Answers

Rave genre (Abbr.) crossword clue42 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Permit crossword clue47 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Smudged herb crossword clue49 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Short pause crossword clue51 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Team spirit crossword clue52 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Hairstyle popularized by the Beastie Boys crossword clue53 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Social faux pas crossword clue55 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Invertebrate in a compost bin crossword clue57 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Has to repay crossword clue61 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Hand over crossword clue62 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Short, for short crossword clue65 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

___ favor crossword clue66 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on July 17, 2026, a Friday, split into Across and Down in clue-number order. Tap View Answers next to any clue to open its solution page, where you'll see the answer, its letter count, and every other date the same clue has appeared.

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