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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - July 17, 2026
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July 17, 2026
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Across
1.It definitely ain't right!4 letters5.Petri dish medium4 letters9.Map out4 letters13.___ gobi (Indian potato dish)4 letters14.Argentine folk singer Mercedes4 letters15.Ceasefire5 letters16.With 17-Across, wireless listening devices4 letters17.See 16-Across10 letters19.A dip or dance5 letters21.Extra inventory item9 letters22.Norwegian saint4 letters24.Monarchs in Marseille4 letters25.With 29-Across, source of humming in a bathroom8 letters29.See 25-Across5 letters32.Heist target4 letters33.Wear down5 letters35.Mountain cat4 letters37.Plus3 letters38.Foamy brew3 letters39.Soak (up)3 letters40."Wicked" actress Michelle4 letters42.Narrow openings5 letters44.One gets framed4 letters45.With 47-Across, desires for desserts5 letters47.See 45-Across8 letters49.Brouhahas4 letters51.Working4 letters52.Lifeless?9 letters56.Position on a yoga mat5 letters60.Got a gap in one's mouth ... or what 16-, 25- or 45-Across did?10 letters62.Recipient of a wooden horse4 letters63.Disappear into the ___5 letters64.Midwestern native4 letters65.Fairy-tale foe4 letters66.___ the room4 letters67.Chicken ___ (Italian dish, casually)4 letters68.Small, fluffy dogs, informally4 letters
Down
1.Scientific spaces4 letters2.Jazz great Fitzgerald4 letters3.Rank4 letters4.Piece of footwear that separates digits7 letters5.Volcanic output3 letters6.Spreads through the web9 letters7."Now!"4 letters8.Meteorology tool5 letters9.Gives support to7 letters10.Moon goddess4 letters11.Laptop brand4 letters12.Home that a vulture doesn't build4 letters15.Certain possessive pronoun5 letters18.Look into5 letters20.Lead-in to "pop" or "rock"3 letters23."___ we there yet?"3 letters25.Digital auction destination4 letters26.Driving divisions5 letters27.Fund5 letters28.Infant's woe5 letters30.Sarandon of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"5 letters31.Vietnamese ethnic group5 letters34.Person known for put-downs9 letters36.Bonobos, e.g.4 letters41.Loved on Facebook7 letters42.Brown ermine5 letters43.Rode the pine3 letters44.Rest area visit7 letters46.Mystery-writing award5 letters48.By way of3 letters50.Investigate secretively5 letters52.Robert of "The Sopranos"4 letters53.Jot down4 letters54.Org. that would need 129 years to inspect every workplace, per a 2011 report4 letters55.Tiny bit4 letters57.Jason's mythical ship4 letters58.Societal standard4 letters59.Votes in favor4 letters61.Haw's partner3 letters
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