Performed perfectly

The answer to “Performed perfectly” in the USA Today crossword is NAILED — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 28, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 35-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.

“Performed perfectly” answer

NAILED (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is NAILED.

Why the answer is NAILED

Done with total precision, like it couldn’t have been better 🎯

What does NAILED mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NAILED is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Performed perfectly” 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 28, 2026 (most recent) → NAILED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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