Daily Pop Crossword August 12 2026 Answers (8/12/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword August 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily POP Crosswords is a daily puzzle game that challenges players to fill in the blanks of a crossword puzzle with words and phrases related to pop culture. Players can test their knowledge of current events, movies, music, and more while enjoying a classic word game format. The game is available online and can be played anytime, anywhere, making it an accessible and convenient form of entertainment for crossword enthusiasts of all ages.

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Daily Pop Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Slangy word of indifference
4A	"Don't rock the ___"
8A	Fin Tutuola player on "Law & Order: SVU" (Hyph.)
12A	Primate in the film "Congo"
13A	"Luther" actor Idris
14A	"Touched by an Angel" actress Downey
15A	Shadowy villain played by 48-Across in the fantasy film "Legend"
17A	Stagnant smell
18A	"___ Not Unusual" (Tom Jones hit song)
19A	Soviet spy group in FX's "The Americans" (Abbr.)
21A	Tater
24A	Tennis great Federer who won the Australian Open six times
28A	Washington's Sea-___ Airport
29A	Villainous Sith leader voiced by 48-Across on the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
33A	"Mr. Blue Sky" rock band, for short
34A	"You've Made Me so Very Happy" rock band Blood, ___ & Tears
35A	Former "Saturday Night Live" actress Hooks
36A	Villainous clown played by 48-Across on the TV miniseries "It"
38A	Month before November (Abbr.)
39A	Video game hedgehog
40A	"___ Stay Together" (Al Green song)
41A	"Fire Island" actress Margaret
43A	"___ Am" (2007 Alicia Keys album) (2 wds.)
45A	Clock sound
48A	Actor known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the characters 15-Across, 29-Across, and 36-Across (2 wds.)
53A	Easy running pace
54A	Furniture chain also known for Swedish meatballs
55A	45-Down founding member Lisa "Left ___" Lopes
56A	Hair ringlet
57A	Shipped off
58A	___ Moines, Iowa
1D	"What, me worry?" magazine
2D	Clean Air Act org. (Abbr.)
3D	"Tell ___ About It" (Billy Joel hit song)
4D	Not straight
5D	World Cup cheers
6D	Muscles worked by crunches, for short
7D	Something to do
8D	Will Smith film based on an Isaac Asimov story collection (2 wds.)
9D	Cape ___, Massachusetts
10D	Confessional music genre
11D	La Brea ___ Pits (Los Angeles tourist attraction)
16D	"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance ___"
20D	Prepare, as pizza cheese
21D	Pedometer units
22D	Modern diet based on nonmodern eating habits
23D	East Coast home of the NCAA's Huskies (Abbr.)
25D	Uniformed action figure in the National Toy Hall of Fame (2 wds.)
26D	Sign into law, as a bill
27D	Pays to use by the day, say
29D	TV show whose main character pretends to have ESP
30D	"How precious!"
31D	Flowery garland worn at a luau
32D	Faux ___ (etiquette error)
37D	Coin with a buffalo, once
40D	Actress Lucy who voices Master Viper in the "Kung Fu Panda" films
42D	___ Spunkmeyer (cookie brand)
43D	"You got that right!"
44D	"Get outta here!"
45D	"No Scrubs" girl group
46D	Vowels that promise repayment
47D	EMT's lifesaving technique (Abbr.)
49D	"I Like ___" (1950s presidential campaign slogan)
50D	Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for ___ October"
51D	Sandwich bread choice
52D	"You bet!"

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