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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - July 23, 2026
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July 23, 2026
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Across
1.Tortellini, e.g.5 letters6.Banana Boat spec3 letters9.Mustangs' Texas sch.3 letters12.Pub with hitching posts, maybe6 letters13.Racket club instructors4 letters15.Alley-___3 letters16.Suffering from monotony6 letters17.Noisemakers banned at NCAA games8 letters19.*Military base, e.g. (In this answer, note the last letter + the first 3 letters)14 letters21."A spider!"3 letters22.Baby sounds4 letters23.Norwegian capital4 letters25.Delete5 letters28.The "R" of RBG4 letters30.One may be bowled over!3 letters31.*Polite lead-in to a request (Last 4 letters + first 4 letters)12 letters35.Wiped out5 letters37.Humanitarian Thunberg5 letters38.*Gel (Last 3 letters + first 3 letters)12 letters42.Apple crumble grain3 letters43.Bat mitzvah dance4 letters44.Disks at Oilers games5 letters48.Like a crystal-clear stream?4 letters50.___ check (post-hike activity)4 letters52.Readied, as a menorah3 letters53.*Relaxes under a tree (Last 4 letters + first letter)14 letters58.Spider silk8 letters59.African country with a plastic bag ban6 letters60."D'accord!"3 letters61.Like a royal suite4 letters62.Eminem song averaging 4.28 words/second, and a phonetic theme hint6 letters63.Decide3 letters64.School support org.3 letters65."No bid"5 letters
Down
1.Vegetarian butter masala option6 letters2.State that hosts the Native Youth Olympics6 letters3.Classify4 letters4.Concert series4 letters5.Caper5 letters6.Didn't eat, as a cherry pit7 letters7.Fathers who may be childless7 letters8.Cross, as a river4 letters9.Subject to tiptoe around8 letters10.Most visited painting8 letters11.Company known to deliver?3 letters12."Yes ___, Bob!"5 letters14.___'Carri Richardson (sprinter)3 letters18.Gold, in Spanish3 letters20.Barbecue vegetable4 letters24.Formerly prime number3 letters26.Darth Vader, e.g.4 letters27.Alter the wording of4 letters29.Jackman of "The Greatest Showman"4 letters32.Texter's "But also ..."4 letters33.HIV prevention medication4 letters34.Country where the Amazon begins4 letters35.Minestrone, e.g.8 letters36."Perhaps we're going here?"8 letters38."Me?!"3 letters39.Had dibs on the following b-ball game7 letters40.Neighbor of Djibouti7 letters41.Dash device4 letters45.Trolley sounds6 letters46.Little ones6 letters47.Lieu5 letters49.They pressure the QB3 letters51.Beach volleyball's ___ Walsh Jennings5 letters54.Name hidden in "thanks a lot"3 letters55."My time to shine!"4 letters56.Trade4 letters57.Multiracial Hawaiian4 letters58.Slime3 letters
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