Universal Crossword August 5 2026 Answers (8/5/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Universal Crossword puzzle for August 5 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our Universal Crossword August 5, 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 5, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Universal Crossword on 8/5/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Like a sage
5A Sparks joy in
11A Fashionable
14A Each
15A Beverly Cleary title character
16A "___ you sure?"
17A Secretary of labor, for example
19A Plumber's vehicle, perhaps
20A Plains tribe
21A Syllable of disapproval
22A Left
23A T. ___ Price (investment firm)
25A "Crocodile Hunter" Steve
28A Letter after Oscar in the NATO alphabet
31A Some sleeveless garments
35A Muslim leader
36A Singer Rita
37A Fish out of water
38A Like the Olympic cauldron, during the opening ceremony
39A Public place with Wi-Fi
41A Virtue for a musician
42A 4.2 years, on average, for American siblings
44A "South" in Spanish
45A Of sound mind
46A Cooking vessels also known as caquelons
48A Play thing?
49A Yarns
50A Distribute, as cards
52A Major League Baseball All-Star Game's month
54A Prefix with "conscious"
56A Corn
60A Cable network with a patriotic name
61A Certain intersection ... and the second words in 17-, 31-, 39- and 46- Across, collectively?
64A Morning coat
65A Zealous
66A Sharpen
67A OR VIPs
68A Have a leisurely look
69A Harness for oxen
1D Home to Baylor University
2D Light-colored beers, for short
3D Noodles in a Japanese New Year's Eve dish
4D Brief and clever saying
5D Before, poetically
6D Creativity in a cup
7D Sound boosters
8D Accepted what one had coming
9D Lowest Navy officer: Abbr.
10D Rode the bench
11D "Rest assured"
12D 1979 revolution site
13D Cooped (up)
18D Prefix meaning "new"
22D Metaphoric marbles
24D ___ cushion (prank item)
26D Contrition
27D Legal order
28D Middle Eastern rice dish
29D Buddy, in Bolivia
30D Intellectual property concerns
32D Rodeo rope
33D Baby grand, e.g.
34D Throat ailment
39D Lug
40D Insulting remarks
43D Aussie greeting
45D Attention-grabbing
47D False start?
51D Poehler of "Parks and Recreation"
52D Wynonna or Naomi of country music
53D Type of error or interface
55D Flight staff
57D Langston Hughes classic
58D Crash, with "out"
59D Fencing blade
61D "Dynamite!"
62D Hockey legend Bobby
63D Noshed

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