USA Today Crossword hints and answers for July 5, 2026
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Clues78
Across41
Down37
DaySunday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Where "The Late Late Show" aired (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCBS→
4A
With 58-Down, nickname for a crustacean that resembles an abominable snowman (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
8A
"Finally done!" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHERE→
13A
___ spot (touchy subject) (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
14A
Dutch cheese (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
15A
Employee's compensation (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWAGES→
16A
Stay with a host of hosts, say (9)
Starts with C, ends with FCOUCHSURF→
18A
Worshipped ones (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOLS→
19A
Big Japanese dogs (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAKITAS→
20A
Frosted ___ (spiked hairstyle) (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIPS→
22A
Golf peg (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
23A
Recycling container (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBIN→
24A
Podcaster's need (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMIC→
26A
Squirrel's snack (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNUT→
27A
Completed the Badwater Ultramarathon, say (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
28A
Casual meeting (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSESH→
30A
Momofuku specialty (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRAMEN→
32A
Vinyl record shape (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDISC→
33A
Musical performance with a libretto (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
35A
Currency in Nepal (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERUPEE→
36A
"Sleep tight!" (11)
Starts with S, ends with SSWEETDREAMS→
39A
"Run it back" (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAGAIN→
41A
Class that isn't hard to pass (5)
Starts with E, ends with AEASYA→
42A
Lacking heat (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAME→
43A
Passport mark (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTAMP→
45A
Drains of energy (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAPS→
49A
Soapmaking ingredient (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
50A
As well (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTOO→
51A
Supporting (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
53A
Cube used in tabletop games (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
54A
Six-pack units (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
55A
Channel for Mina Kimes (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
57A
Four-player trick-taking game (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEUCHRE→
59A
"Call" or "fold" alternative (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERAISE→
61A
Series of wins (9)
Starts with H, ends with KHOTSTREAK→
63A
___ Day ("American Idiot" band) (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGREEN→
65A
Word after "fine" or "applied" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
66A
Joan Didion piece in "The White Album" (5)
Starts with E, ends with YESSAY→
67A
Group of three (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
68A
Wasp's friendlier cousin (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBEE→
Down
1D
Treat sometimes dunked in milk (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOOKIE→
2D
Boston NHL team (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBRUINS→
3D
Breakaway group (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
4D
"You betcha!" (8)
Starts with Y, ends with EYESSIREE→
5D
End of Vanderbilt's URL (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
7D
"Not to worry" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMFINE→
8D
"The ___ You Can't Resist" (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTWIST→
10D
Vanity-driven "journeys" (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOTRIPS→
11D
Launch, like a new album (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERELEASE→
12D
Magazine with an annual music festival (7)
Starts with E, ends with EESSENCE→
13D
Scrape protectors (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSCABS→
17D
Spider-___ (Peter Porker's alias) (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHAM→
21D
Many a dad joke (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPUN→
25D
What shouldn't be put before the horse (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCART→
29D
"America's Got Talent" personality Mandel (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHOWIE→
31D
Titular Tyler Perry character (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMADEA→
32D
"The Three Musketeers" author (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUMAS→
34D
Write, formally (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPEN→
36D
"OMG, literally me also" (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMESIES→
37D
Highway entrance (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRAMP→
38D
Coffee drink in a Sabrina Carpenter song (8)
Starts with E, ends with OESPRESSO→
39D
On the loose (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATLARGE→
40D
Places to be out for drinks? (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGAYBARS→
43D
Distress signal (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
44D
Tall piece of headwear (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTOPHAT→
47D
Download illegally (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPIRATE→
48D
Searches for (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEEKS→
52D
Not at home (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOUT→
56D
Black, in French (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOIR→
58D
See 4-Across (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRAB→
60D
Toadfish habitat (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
62D
"You didn't have to share that detail" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for July 5, 2026?+
78 clues: 41 Across and 37 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Where "The Late Late Show" aired (CBS); With 58-Down, nickname for a crustacean that resembles an abominable snowman (YETI); "Finally done!" (THERE).
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