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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - July 15, 2026
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July 15, 2026
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Across
1.Picket line crosser4 letters5.Curved line in music4 letters9.This is the end of the line!5 letters14.Diamond Head's island4 letters15.Cool vibe, in slang4 letters16.The "A" of the ABC islands5 letters17.Leopard or Snow Leopard, for Macs15 letters20.Usually victorious rival7 letters21.Start of the season?3 letters22.Pro vote3 letters23.T'Challa, ___ Black Panther3 letters24.Regatta blade3 letters25.Cold War country in a Beatles song4 letters26.Titan of a particular field13 letters31.Card game with hidden rules3 letters32.Unagi, at a sushi bar3 letters33.Puts away5 letters36.Fashion designer Paloma7 letters39.Eagerly unwrap7 letters41.Drink noisily5 letters42.Fitting3 letters43.Letter after sigma3 letters44.Not giving in13 letters49.Best clubs in Atlantic City?4 letters51.Breakfast sandwich ingredient3 letters52.___/her3 letters53.South, in Spain3 letters54.___ de cologne3 letters55."Give me more of a challenge!"7 letters59.Maneuver done in shallow waters to avoid stepping on wildlife ... or a hint to the word scrambled in 17-, 26- or 44-Across15 letters62."Old MacDonald" refrain5 letters63.Indie singer ___ Case4 letters64."The Crown" actor Doherty4 letters65.They might be proctored5 letters66.Right hand, for short4 letters67.Decays4 letters
Down
1."Any second now!"4 letters2.Batgirl accessory4 letters3.(Clears throat)4 letters4.Chest of drawers6 letters5.Quenches8 letters6.San ___ Obispo4 letters7.Coffee dispenser3 letters8.Like a team of misfits6 letters9.___ of yore4 letters10.Hosp. show settings3 letters11.End10 letters12.Follows5 letters13.Less wild5 letters18.Doesn't just assume4 letters19.iPhone helper4 letters24.Olive of "Popeye"3 letters25.Golden Rule preposition4 letters26.Little rascals4 letters27.Finger feature4 letters28.TV's "The Nineties," for one10 letters29.___ Speedwagon3 letters30.Egyptian snake3 letters34.Gradually withdraw4 letters35.Like a cuddling couple4 letters37.Music, theater and musical theater4 letters38.A peeling location?3 letters39.Kingdom Come Deliverance II, e.g.3 letters40."OMG, turn on the AC"8 letters42."Brokeback Mountain" director Lee3 letters45.Spotify Wrapped time period4 letters46.Reptile with a "third eye"6 letters47.What you used to be?4 letters48.Marijuana, quaintly6 letters49.That's a plus!5 letters50.Adorable sort5 letters54.Swelled heads4 letters55.Disapproving sounds4 letters56.Picked hairstyle4 letters57.Cut in a certain gown4 letters58.Longings4 letters60.Tiny quibble3 letters61.Hoped-for response to "Want to move in together?"3 letters
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