Word before "media" or "justice" Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Word before "media" or "justice"” from the USA Today crossword of July 3, 2026? It has 6 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 3, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the USA Today (July 3, 2026)

Across

1. Potentially buggy releases
6. Thai currency
10. Seasoning for pasta water
14. "___ your eyes!"
15. Cookie often dunked in milk
16. Group behind a practical yoke?
17. Cool again
18. On a ___ (running amok)
19. Like the B in an F major scale
20. Act like yourself?
23. Nay's opposite
24. "Oh! ___ reminds me!"
25. Sing wordlessly
28. Trudges
31. One might design a bust?
34. Like a wafer
36. It comes with a charge
37. Word before "media" or "justice"
39. ABBA song that starts "If you change your mind, I'm the first in line"
42. ___ Rico
43. Friend of Tigger
44. Bias
45. Rideshare app with a pink icon
46. Miami music festival
48. Turf
49. "Playbill" paragraphs
51. Common arboreal street name
53. Hoppin' John ingredients
59. Game with pockets and cues
60. Victorian and Elizabethan, for two
61. System manager, for short
63. "___, Interrupted" (memoir turned film)
64. Soil
65. Capital at the head of the Nile Delta
66. Some pub offerings
67. Molecule with a double helix
68. Wood used in Fender electric guitars

Down

1. Fishhook feature
2. "Never have I ___ . . ."
3. Place pour un chapeau
4. Assortment
5. Fuels, like a fire
6. "Por que no los dos?" ("Why not ___?")
7. Vicinity
8. Trick-taking game named for a suit
9. Synagogue text
10. Less-crunchy Tex-Mex staples
11. Wheel connector
12. Shakespearean king known for his vanity and pride
13. Wile E. Coyote's explosive
21. Tortoiseshell relative
22. Olympic vessel since 1936
25. URL starter
26. DIY moving option
27. "Anora" actress Madison
29. ___ and aah
30. Tree knot
32. Venues with Zambonis
33. Quick guest appearance
35. Toys that are safe to throw
37. Got the point?
38. Obscene
40. Room where someone might blow dust off an old book of magic
41. "Psych!"
46. Login name
47. Llama relative
50. Gave the green light to
52. Olympian's goal
53. Word on most pasta boxes
54. Folktales, etc.
55. Long tale
56. "Como ___ usted?"
57. In the center of
58. Title for a king
59. Ryder Cup org.
62. Neither this ___ that

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Questions

What is the answer to “Word before "media" or "justice"”?

SOCIAL, 6 letters: a friendly gathering.

When was “Word before "media" or "justice"” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of July 3, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

6 letters, starting with S.