Wildebeest Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Wildebeest” from the USA Today crossword of July 26, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, JULY 26, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (July 26, 2026)

Across

1. Saves, like a location in Apple Maps
5. ___ Ramyun (instant noodle brand)
9. Pat gently
12. Tres Leches Pancake Combo chain
13. Items slid in curling games
15. Vaccine molecule
16. "The Notebook" actor Rowlands
17. Pitter-___ (sound of raindrops)
18. Very long time
19. "Chill out, buddy"
21. Carne ___ tacos
23. Resource that's smelted
24. Spotted wildcat
26. "Preach!"
27. Youngest age for a nonagenarian
29. Phoenix Mercury star Thomas
31. Sesame oil amt.
32. Zelle alternative
35. Enthusiastic go-getter
39. Agitated state
40. Dim ___
42. Go screen-free for a day, maybe
45. Didn't run the ball
48. ___ down (trim)
49. Choice
53. "text if u wanna hang!"
54. Dice-rolling game with fetch, roll and bury actions
56. Follow Jewish dietary restrictions
58. 2026 event for Cerebras, for short
59. Raspy-sounding
61. Zilch
62. "For sure!"
63. "Coco" character voiced by Gael Garcia Bernal
64. There are six in an inning
65. Magazine VIPs
66. Word after "help" or "treadmill"
67. Super Mario ___

Down

1. Bird that's scientifically the same as a dove
2. "You're not imagining that buzzing noise!"
3. Gibberish
4. ___/neuter clinic
5. Actor's workplace
6. Place with key cards
7. Opening words
8. Once known as
9. Aspirations
10. Battery ends
11. ___ pudding (dessert with vanilla wafers)
13. Like some Takis
14. Mrs., in Spanish
20. Hotdish bit
22. "No more details needed, I'm there!"
25. Small plate
28. Ornamental shoulder piece
30. Loo
32. ___-med track
33. Muscles used in the dead bug exercise
34. So far
36. Wildebeest
37. "Thus . . ."
38. Time when folks buckle up and try to get to work?
41. Souvenir
42. Silver lining
43. Caught some Z's
44. Puts sourdough in the fridge overnight, perhaps
45. "All in" game
46. Year, in Portuguese
47. Pressure
50. "Catch ya later!"
51. Pasteis de nata (custard ___ often topped with cinnamon)
52. "No worries"
55. "Keep it down!"
57. Snooty person
60. Its 2025 Word of the Year was "rage bait" (Abbr.)

Seen before

This clue also appeared in the USA Today on May 25, 2026, July 7, 2025, January 25, 2025.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Wildebeest”?

GNU, 3 letters: a large antelope.

When was “Wildebeest” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of July 26, 2026, and 3 more times before that.

How many letters does the answer have?

3 letters, starting with G.