Daily Pop Crossword August 16 2026 Answers (8/16/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword August 16, 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 16, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Part of a boxer's one-two combination
4A	In a crooked position
9A	Texting format initials
12A	"___ be back" ("The Terminator" catchphrase)
13A	Pigs and hogs
14A	"___-Pan" (second book of James Clavell's "Asian Saga")
15A	2014 novel featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta by 22-Across/38-Across (3 wds.)
18A	Champagne flute part
19A	Irish name for Ireland
20A	Florist's container
22A	With 38-Across, bestselling novelist who wrote 15-Across, 30-Across, and 47-Across
26A	___ the fat (gabs)
28A	Writer for whom literature's Edgar Award is named
29A	"Tubular!"
30A	2016 Kay Scarpetta novel
32A	"A ___ Good Men" (Tom Cruise film)
35A	Affirmative reply to "Parlez-vous français?"
36A	Garbage
38A	See 22-Across
43A	Pretentiously cultured
44A	Each, informally (2 wds.)
45A	Real estate measure
47A	2015 Kay Scarpetta novel (2 wds.)
53A	Before, to a bard
54A	Eucalyptus-eating marsupial
55A	"Under the ___" (song from "The Little Mermaid")
56A	Wee bit
57A	Adjust, as for a better fit
58A	S.E. Hinton novel adapted into a 1982 film starring Matt Dillon
1D	Peanut butter brand that "choosy moms choose"
2D	"___ the Pretty Horses" (Cormac McCarthy novel)
3D	Touched by an angel
4D	Tennis great profiled in the "30 for 30" documentary "Arthur and Johnnie"
5D	"The Werewolf of Fever ___" ("Goosebumps" series novel by R.L. Stine)
6D	Extended family
7D	"Howards ___" (E.M. Forster novel)
8D	"Charlotte's ___" (children's classic by E.B. White)
9D	Dispassionate type
10D	The people in Keri Hulme's Booker Prize-winning novel "The Bone People"
11D	Record half that gets more airtime, usually (2 wds.)
16D	Crock-Pot concoction
17D	Flowery garland on "Hawaii Five-O"
20D	TiVo predecessor
21D	Cry of discovery
23D	"... to fetch ___ of water" (2 wds.)
24D	"It's ___ Late" (Carole King hit song)
25D	"The ___ is silence" (Hamlet's last words)
27D	Flat-bottomed vessel used to haul 36-Across
31D	Shade on a color wheel
32D	Much of Asia (2 wds.)
33D	Ballpark figure (Abbr.)
34D	"___ Not Me?" (essay collection by Mindy Kaling)
37D	Steakhouse order
38D	Military trainee
39D	"The Phantom of the ___"
40D	Caught with a lasso
41D	"All Things Considered" broadcaster
42D	Minestrone server
46D	Blacken on the barbecue
48D	Letters with a perp's name
49D	TV loud/soft control (Abbr.)
50D	Chow down
51D	"Pioneer Woman" cookbook writer ___ Drummond
52D	April 15 payment

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