USA Today Crossword July 2 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on July 2 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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"___ officially on a budget!"
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Barbecue side dish
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Sinister forces
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Place to buy flip-flops
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Barbecue food often topped with cheese
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Banded rock with a "blue lace" variety
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Fitness coach
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Ice cream quantity
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Situate
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A vet is one
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Some ER staff members
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Get out of town
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Giraffe relatives
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Buns, pitas, etc.
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Greek fertility god
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___ Paulo, Brazil
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Library transaction
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"That ___ make sense"
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"hahahaha"
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Garden tool
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Jalapeno, e.g.
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"6 in the Mornin'" rapper
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"Monsters, ___"
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Zone
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"Our treat!"
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Unmoving
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Frozen, fruit-flavored treats
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Cheerful tunes
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"This whole look is doing a lot for me"
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"Byeee"
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Nautical call for help
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Clues Down (39 total)

(1)
"eh, kinda"
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"Now I get it!"
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Two-___ family
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Uses a colander
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Authenticating credentials
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"___ we all?"
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Used to be
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Notable time period
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Plant-based barbecue offering you might relish?
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"Tell me what's on your mind"
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"Carpe diem" language
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Completely tired
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Grocery payment option (Abbr.)
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"Dealer's choice!"
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Mary Todd Lincoln, for Cole Escola
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Big fuss
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Had an eye-opening experience?
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Digital greeting
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"Oh, grow up"
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To's opposite
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Event with inflatable drink holders
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Cricket item
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"Go introduce yourself!"
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___-Caps (candy)
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Bright, like glow sticks
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Wedding garment
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First part of a show
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"Gimme a ___!"
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Ketanji Brown Jackson's grp.
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Some sandcastle tools
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Bert's buddy
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"Him" producer Jordan
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"Not so!" response
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Foam footballs and dive rings, e.g.
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Pet rescue org.
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Airport screening org.
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On the town
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Vacation days, e.g.
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Celebratory mo. for some Virgos
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