Today's USA Today Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The USA Today

(June 12, 2026)

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• 1. Beaver's creation - Crossword Clue
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• 4. ___ mater - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Like some secret messages - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Name hidden in "believe" - Crossword Clue
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• 15. "I am woman, hear me ___" - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Enticing smell - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Outdoor structure with monkey bars - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Fees on Monopoly cards - Crossword Clue
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• 20. Spanish for "friend" - Crossword Clue
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• 21. Earliest time - Crossword Clue
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• 23. Key above a tilde - Crossword Clue
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• 25. ___ v. Wade - Crossword Clue
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• 26. Blokes - Crossword Clue
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• 29. Historic section of a city - Crossword Clue
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• 33. Depletes energy from - Crossword Clue
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• 35. Night of much anticipation - Crossword Clue
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• 36. Slushy treats - Crossword Clue
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• 38. ___ 500 (auto race) - Crossword Clue
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• 39. Place to grow your own salad ingredients - Crossword Clue
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• 43. 401(k) alternatives - Crossword Clue
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• 44. Catch some Z's - Crossword Clue
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• 45. Apple computer - Crossword Clue
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• 46. Elite NFL player - Crossword Clue
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• 49. USB-C to USB-A connector - Crossword Clue
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• 51. Wordle publisher (Abbr.) - Crossword Clue
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• 52. Character's plot trajectory - Crossword Clue
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• 54. LGBTQ+ activist Carey - Crossword Clue
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• 55. Installment of a TV series - Crossword Clue
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• 59. Its first big hit was Pong - Crossword Clue
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• 63. October birthstones - Crossword Clue
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• 65. Bazooka Joe or Fruit Stripe product - Crossword Clue
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• 67. "Euphoria" actress Alexa - Crossword Clue
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• 68. McEntire who stars in "Happy's Place" - Crossword Clue
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• 69. Backside - Crossword Clue
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• 70. Makes less difficult - Crossword Clue
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• 71. "One more thing . . ." - Crossword Clue
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• 72. Back talk - Crossword Clue
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• 1. ___ vu ("I've experienced this before" feeling) - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Class reunion attendee, for short - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Word before "Cooper" or "skirt" - Crossword Clue
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• 4. "We ___ Family" (Sister Sledge song) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Bonfire fuel - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Deli condiment - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Knight's protective gear - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Professional occupation - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Raw metals - Crossword Clue
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• 10. "Pretend I'm not here" - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Pro trained in CPR - Crossword Clue
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• 12. Prosecutors, for short - Crossword Clue
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• 14. ___ on (urged) - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Flipped out - Crossword Clue
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• 22. Silent acknowledgement - Crossword Clue
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• 24. ___-Cola - Crossword Clue
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• 27. Make beloved - Crossword Clue
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• 28. "Bye Bye Bye" boy band - Crossword Clue
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• 29. Excessively - Crossword Clue
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• 30. Groups of lawyers - Crossword Clue
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• 31. Spiders' creations - Crossword Clue
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• 32. Harlem Renaissance novelist Larsen - Crossword Clue
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• 34. Broadcast - Crossword Clue
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• 35. French water brand - Crossword Clue
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• 37. Avocado pit, e.g. - Crossword Clue
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• 40. Telepathic letters - Crossword Clue
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• 41. One of three on a three-speed bike - Crossword Clue
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• 42. Allure - Crossword Clue
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• 47. Salary increases - Crossword Clue
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• 48. Surgery sites, for short - Crossword Clue
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• 50. Spuds - Crossword Clue
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• 53. Snake with a "king" variety - Crossword Clue
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• 56. Ballet bend - Crossword Clue
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• 57. Two-person sword fight, e.g. - Crossword Clue
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• 58. Flows back, like the tide - Crossword Clue
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• 60. Water, in Spanish - Crossword Clue
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• 61. Distilled spirits made with sugarcane - Crossword Clue
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• 62. Little troublemakers - Crossword Clue
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• 63. Poem of praise - Crossword Clue
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• 64. Samosa veggie - Crossword Clue
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• 66. Steamed Chinese bun - Crossword Clue
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