USA Today Crossword hints and answers for June 26, 2026
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Clues76
Across39
Down37
DayFriday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
The moon has eight (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPHASES→
7A
Tiny troublemaker (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
10A
Spanish for "that" (3)
Starts with E, ends with AESA→
13A
Convincing, like evidence (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCOGENT→
14A
___ economy (3)
Starts with G, ends with GGIG→
15A
Knee stabilizer, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with LACL→
16A
Like sauna users, perhaps (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSWEATY→
17A
Going according to plan (8)
Starts with O, ends with TONTARGET→
19A
Deems appropriate (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSEESFIT→
21A
"Pinkie side" arm bone (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULNA→
22A
Person who learns lines (5)
Starts with A, ends with RACTOR→
25A
___-quoted (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOFT→
26A
Scornful smile (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSNEER→
27A
Panache (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
28A
Northwest Territories neighbor (7)
Starts with A, ends with AALBERTA→
30A
Icy sidewalk sprinkle (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSALT→
31A
Mini-golf hole number (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
32A
___ space (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROUTER→
35A
Cookie with an April Fool's Day "Dill Pickle Flavored Fudge" variety (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
36A
"Totes a possibility" (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPROBS→
38A
Some savings plans (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
40A
Mint green or pale pink (6)
Starts with P, ends with LPASTEL→
42A
Verb that sounds like a letter (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
43A
Toughness (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGRIT→
44A
Lists of items up for discussion (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAGENDAS→
46A
Tool for filling up water balloons (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOSE→
47A
"Ted ___" (show starring Hannah Waddingham) (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLASSO→
50A
The "O" in BYOB (3)
Starts with O, ends with NOWN→
51A
Scatter around (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSTREW→
52A
Slightly (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
53A
Touring bands' workers (7)
Starts with R, ends with SROADIES→
55A
"Are You That ___?" (Aaliyah song) (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSOMEBODY→
57A
Earth's third-largest desert (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASAHARA→
61A
12-Down words, perhaps (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
62A
Go ___ out (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
63A
Like a pizza that's ready to be served (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSLICED→
64A
"Jeopardy!" host Jennings (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKEN→
65A
"___-hee!" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
66A
"Quaking" trees (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASPENS→
Down
1D
Windows devices, often (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPCS→
2D
"___ did you do that?" (3)
Starts with H, ends with WHOW→
3D
It's said to be "just a number" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
4D
"Add spices until you think it's yummy," in a recipe (13)
Starts with S, ends with ESEASONTOTASTE→
6D
Eyelid problem (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYE→
7D
Catch fire (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIGNITE→
8D
Catcher's glove (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMITT→
9D
FedEx Cup org. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APGA→
10D
Aerie builder (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEAGLE→
11D
Play part (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCENE→
12D
Rite place at the rite time? (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTAR→
17D
Like New World Stages shows in New York City (11)
Starts with O, ends with YOFFBROADWAY→
18D
Manage operations by the book (13)
Starts with R, ends with PRUNATIGHTSHIP→
20D
Type of eclipse (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSOLAR→
22D
"The Fox and the Grapes" storyteller (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAESOP→
23D
American Red Cross founder Barton (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACLARA→
24D
"Tall" stories (5)
Starts with T, ends with STALES→
26D
Name that's a homophone of 39-Down (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
28D
Cider fruit (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLE→
29D
Wine choices (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROSES→
33D
Miscue (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
34D
Bring up (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERAISE→
37D
Word before "name" or "recognition" (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBRAND→
39D
Hearty, slow-cooked dish (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
41D
Praise may inflate it (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
45D
Noggin (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENOODLE→
47D
Type of eye surgery (5)
Starts with L, ends with KLASIK→
48D
Residence (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABODE→
49D
Alvin, ___ and Theodore (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSIMON→
51D
Marine mammals that bark (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALS→
53D
___ model (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROLE→
54D
"Barbie" star Rae (4)
Starts with I, ends with AISSA→
56D
Bumblebee ___ (mammal that weighs less than a penny) (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBAT→
58D
Get 100% on (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
59D
___ Faire (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
60D
Commercials (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for June 26, 2026?+
76 clues: 39 Across and 37 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: The moon has eight (PHASES); Tiny troublemaker (IMP); Spanish for "that" (ESA).
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