Hunter constellation

Latest answer — July 21, 2026

25 Across

This constellation is home to a famous belt of stars! ✨

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Across

  1. 1Off-road rides, for short
  2. 5Passing fancies
  3. 10"Mamma Mia!" quartet
  4. 14Enjoy some taffy
  5. 15Cady ___ ("Mean Girls" protagonist whose last name is a type of bird)
  6. 16"Up" protagonist
  7. 17Backstory
  8. 18Make a speech
  9. 19Tie the ___ (get hitched)
  10. 20*City hub
  11. 23Jerk
  12. 24Spanish for "aunt"
  13. 25Hunter constellation
  14. 27Movie chain
  15. 30"You have a point"
  16. 33Pieces of food for a pet, say
  17. 36*Bit of unfinished business
  18. 38"___ been that long?"
  19. 39Fable
  20. 40"Alien" genre
  21. 43"Game of Thrones" star Headey
  22. 44South American mountain range
  23. 46*Career revival
  24. 48Loud noise
  25. 50Warty amphibian
  26. 51Fill in ___ blank
  27. 52To be, in Spanish
  28. 54"Golly ___"
  29. 56MPG part
  30. 58Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters
  31. 64Plow-pulling pair
  32. 66Bottled water brand
  33. 67Discipline with cobra pose
  34. 68___ /neuter program
  35. 69"Sondheim's Old Friends," e.g.
  36. 70Collectible '90s discs
  37. 71Feature of a bagel
  38. 72Winter vehicles
  39. 73Horse gait

Down

  1. 1Rights org. for over 100 years
  2. 2Marvel superhero
  3. 3Action word
  4. 4Sit in a sauna
  5. 5"Big whoop"
  6. 6"___, There and Everywhere"
  7. 7Home to the Azadi Tower
  8. 8Saying
  9. 9Derisive looks
  10. 10Exclamation in a "Cathy" comic
  11. 11Fruit-shaped bike accessory
  12. 12Einstein ___ Bagels
  13. 13Secondary social media accounts, for short
  14. 21Late time, in ads
  15. 22Like red velvet cake
  16. 26Dental care brand
  17. 27Place to exchange vows
  18. 28Disney heroine with a sidekick named Pua
  19. 29Breakfast option such as Trix or Chex, e.g.
  20. 31Chapel Hill school (Abbr.)
  21. 32Official decree
  22. 34Tiny bit, in recipes
  23. 35Wager
  24. 37Tries to find
  25. 41___ Fighters (rock band)
  26. 42Fantasizes
  27. 45Wimbledon divisions
  28. 47Biblical garden
  29. 49Narrows gradually
  30. 53Have a ball
  31. 55Country home to Luxor and Cairo
  32. 56___ Spice (Victoria Beckham's nickname)
  33. 57Trade show
  34. 59Not prerecorded
  35. 60Praise highly
  36. 61Crude person
  37. 62Frozen waffle brand
  38. 63Right on a map
  39. 65Bill ___ the Science Guy

The answer to “Hunter constellation” in the USA Today crossword is ORION — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 21, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 25-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hunter constellation” answer

ORION (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ORION

This constellation is home to a famous belt of stars! ✨

When else has “Hunter constellation” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 21, 2026 (most recent) → ORION. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Hunter constellation”?

The answer is ORION, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 21, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Hunter constellation”?

5 letters: ORION.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the USA Today crossword on July 21, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 25-Across.

Can “Hunter constellation” have a different answer?

Yes — USA Today sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's USA Today answers?

The full grid for July 21, 2026 is on the USA Today answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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