Universal Crossword August 12 2026 Answers (8/12/26)

Our Universal Crossword August 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Universal Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is created with a focus on clarity and simplicity, making it a great choice for both experienced and casual solvers.

Universal Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers

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« August 11 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Fantasy sports transactions
7A	Looked after a Manx or Munchkin
13A	"The Joy of Cooking" is full of them
15A	Set to full blast
16A	Go too far
18A	Device for playing the Guess Who
19A	Ye ___ Shoppe
20A	Roof support
22A	Luau finger food
23A	Apparel
24A	Email subject line abbr.
28A	Germ killer in a bottle (In this answer, note letters 7 and 9-11)
33A	Indian megacity
34A	Easy twos in basketball
35A	Nimble
38A	Bread softer than paratha
40A	Observe
41A	Five good reasons, maybe (... letters 7 and 9-10)
45A	Antlered animal
46A	Tame Impala's "The ___ I Know the Better"
47A	Fall Out Boy genre
48A	___ kebab
50A	___ wrench (hex key)
52A	The Flood and the like (... letters 7 and 9-12)
56A	Oil ritualistically
57A	Land-dwelling turtle
61A	Wall-mounted light fixture
62A	Big name in baby grands
63A	Item in a closet
64A	IRS ID
65A	Have debts
1D	Koopa ___ (shelled Super Mario character)
2D	Maybe it's Maybelline ... nope, it's a competitor!
3D	Crushed the test
4D	"Walk of Life" band ___ Straits
5D	They spin longer than singles
6D	Where "Back to one!" is called
7D	___ of doing business
8D	Poker stake
9D	___ dog (emotional support pooch)
10D	Title for Isaac Newton
11D	Grow up
12D	"But" text?
14D	Higher-order angel
17D	Lines for the exit? ... or what this answer is doing to hidden words in 28-, 41- and 52-Across
21D	"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.
23D	Comfy insole substance
25D	"Take my word for it"
26D	Mounts with a sticky 3M roll
27D	Wall St. market
29D	Sri Lankan rice cake
30D	The stone in stone fruits
31D	Bivalve in some chowders
32D	Not crazy
35D	NYC st. crosser
36D	___ pal
37D	Variety
39D	Olympic code Down Under
42D	One of the biggest stars on the planet
43D	Snooze
44D	Nobelist Mandela
48D	Treatment for a broken radius
49D	Ergo
50D	Buenos ___
51D	Allow to enter
52D	Diss big-time
53D	Early Peruvian worshipper of Viracocha
54D	Godsend
55D	Goes bad
58D	"Sands of ___ Jima" (1949 film)
59D	Tree surgeon's tool
60D	Window to the soul

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