USA Today Crossword hints and answers for June 29, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
DayMonday
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
"That so?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
5A
In the thick of (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
9A
Make a trade (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSWAP→
13A
Opposite of all (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENONE→
14A
Space Mountain or Splash Mountain (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
15A
"Where ___ you born?" (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
16A
Airport agent who checks declarations (14)
Starts with C, ends with RCUSTOMSOFFICER→
19A
Large primate (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
20A
Manhattan sch. attended by Idina Menzel (3)
Starts with N, ends with UNYU→
21A
"Aladdin" parrot (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIAGO→
22A
One of Bolivia's capitals (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUCRE→
24A
Symbol on Chile's flag (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
26A
Tetra times two (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOCTO→
30A
School fundraiser grp. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
31A
"It's ___ a while" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
32A
Move through a puddle (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSLOSH→
33A
Little child (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETYKE→
35A
Exam for an aspiring M.D. (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMCAT→
37A
Feature of a Furbo, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCAM→
38A
Pro hoisting steel beams at a job site (13)
Starts with C, ends with RCRANEOPERATOR→
41A
Billy goat's bleat (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMAA→
42A
Fiddle in Chinese folk music (4)
Starts with E, ends with UERHU→
43A
Oodles (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATON→
44A
Jazz or Gala (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLE→
46A
Snatch suddenly (4)
Starts with G, ends with BGRAB→
48A
Kitty's sound of bliss (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPURR→
51A
Currency in Chile (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPESO→
52A
Baby bronco (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFOAL→
53A
Cosmetics legend Lauder (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESTEE→
54A
Housemates who leave litter everywhere (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCATS→
56A
Half the contents of a chip bag, seemingly (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
58A
Lines on maps (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRDS→
59A
Musician in a choir loft (14)
Starts with C, ends with TCHURCHORGANIST→
63A
Give the boot to (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOUST→
64A
Unfeeling (4)
Starts with N, ends with BNUMB→
65A
Frozen drink with a spoon straw (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
66A
Wagers (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBETS→
67A
Thereabouts (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
68A
Take the helm (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEAD→
Down
1D
People ruled by Atahualpa (5)
Starts with I, ends with SINCAS→
2D
Improve, like an engine (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSOUPUP→
3D
Flypaper and bug zappers (11)
Starts with I, ends with SINSECTTRAPS→
4D
Biggest festival in Vietnam (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
5D
Type of ant known for group raids (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARMY→
6D
Apply incorrectly (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMISUSE→
7D
"Yes," at the altar (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
8D
Rebellious stance (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDEFIANCE→
9D
Hearty gulp (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWIG→
10D
"Everything good between us?" (6)
Starts with W, ends with LWECOOL→
11D
"___ you coming with us?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
12D
According to (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPER→
18D
A long way off (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFAR→
23D
Dating app hidden in "gray area" (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAYA→
25D
Crispy Japanese dish often dipped in tentsuyu (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATEMPURA→
27D
Common side for curry (11)
Starts with C, ends with ECOCONUTRICE→
28D
Ruler until 1917 (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTSAR→
29D
Electrical resistance unit (3)
Starts with O, ends with MOHM→
31D
Suds in a mug (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEER→
32D
"Right now!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
34D
Joint bent in step-ups (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
36D
Ethnic identity of many Emiratis (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
38D
Accessory for Shazam (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAPE→
39D
"Never in a million years!" (8)
Starts with O, ends with OOHGOSHNO→
40D
Maximum (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOPS→
41D
Hiking diagram (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMAP→
45D
Grasshopper that travels in swarms (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLOCUST→
47D
Devices with snooze buttons (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALARMS→
49D
Body of water parted in Exodus (6)
Starts with R, ends with AREDSEA→
50D
Took a breather (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRESTED→
52D
Org. enforcing antitrust laws (3)
Starts with F, ends with CFTC→
53D
Period in history class (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
55D
Bonsai and saikei (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
57D
Nigerian people (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIGBO→
59D
Inner ear? (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCOB→
60D
Color variant (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
61D
"We tried ___ hardest" (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
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78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down.
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For example: "That so?" (ISIT); In the thick of (AMID); Make a trade (SWAP).
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