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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - July 21, 2026
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July 21, 2026
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Across
1.Grindr and Caviar, e.g.4 letters5.Per item4 letters9.Solo at a party4 letters13.Make available to a wider audience, in a way9 letters15.Rabbit relative4 letters16.Adult animated series about a cranky humanoid14 letters18.Early video game consoles6 letters19.Dog ... or a word before "dog"6 letters21.x5 letters22.Number at the bottom of a bill5 letters25.___-Magnon3 letters26.Place to get a mud bath3 letters27.2010 biographical sports drama11 letters30.Prepared to take a picture from far away6 letters31.Digging4 letters32.Really respect6 letters35.Less safe for work6 letters37.Demeanor4 letters38.Japanese host of the 1998 Winter Olympics6 letters41.Young adult classic that teaches animal welfare11 letters44.Perfectly fine3 letters47.Live and ___ live3 letters48.Tiny bits5 letters49.Caterpillar phase5 letters51.Inserts, as a link6 letters53.Morose6 letters54.Protagonists, and a phonetic description of 16-, 27- and 41-Across?14 letters58.Alan of "The West Wing"4 letters59.Outkast album with the song "Ms. Jackson"9 letters60.___ 'N Slide4 letters61.Necessity4 letters62.Backdrops for plays4 letters
Down
1.Opportunities from home?6 letters2.Bit of expert advice6 letters3.Word before "party" or "top"6 letters4.Drum in a marching band5 letters5.Fraternal order since 18684 letters6."Say ___!" (dentist's request)3 letters7.Exec on the lookout for hacks3 letters8.Pronoun partner of "she"3 letters9.Woman's name in No. 1 hits from 1962 and 19856 letters10.Mild rather than wild4 letters11.Fried Italian small plate8 letters12.Produce8 letters14.___ kick7 letters17.Go after, as a fly4 letters20.Turbine part5 letters22.Channel that may air a Mickey Rooney flick3 letters23.Miner's find3 letters24.Guy in Suite D?3 letters28.Letters in a job ad3 letters29.Puerto ___4 letters30.Mineral in some sunscreens4 letters32.Mosey along5 letters33.Situations involving tough choices8 letters34.Sphere that may be smothered in gravy8 letters35.Chuck E. Cheese, until 19933 letters36."Did that work?"7 letters38.Not gross, financially3 letters39.TV remote battery3 letters40.Director Van Sant3 letters42.Abduct6 letters43.Pear type4 letters44.Pink cat in "Garfield"6 letters45.So done with something6 letters46.U.S. state in "The Wizard of Oz"6 letters50.Choir section5 letters52.Muslim holiday gift that rhymes with "speedy"4 letters53.It can be melted into glass4 letters55.QVC competitor3 letters56.Devoured3 letters57.Issa of "Insecure"3 letters
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