USA Today Crossword August 26 2026 Answers (8/26/26)

Our USA Today Crossword August 26, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword August 26, 2026 Answers

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« August 25 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Big name in luxury perfumes
5A	"Hey, you!"
9A	Woodwind instrument featured in "Kiss From a Rose"
13A	Snowballs or water balloons
14A	Vanish into the ___
16A	Radiologist's image
17A	Palindromic address with an apostrophe
18A	"Mystical Magical" singer Benson
19A	Olden times
20A	Offerings at many hotel breakfast buffets
23A	World Cup cries
24A	Fib
25A	Slender
29A	Left and right turn indicators, e.g.
33A	Home for an eagle
34A	"Big Mistakes" character played by Mark Ivanir
36A	___ chi
37A	Charred vegetable often paired with tahini
41A	Key next to F1
42A	"Lovely ___" (Beatles song)
43A	Size above medium
44A	Scallops, shrimp, etc.
47A	Adorable ones
48A	Surgeons' workplaces, for short
49A	Period in office
51A	Money put into a bank account via smartphone
57A	Radio knob
59A	Great Plains nation
60A	General feeling
61A	Move like a sci-fi blob
62A	Identified
63A	Limbs on cacti
64A	Fed a line to
65A	Coin ___
66A	"It's on my to-do ___" ("I haven't forgotten about that")
1D	Beavers' creations
2D	Computer whose original model featured a translucent blue exterior
3D	Representative Ilhan
4D	Italy's capital, in Italian
5D	Tiny rock
6D	Took without permission
7D	Loafers and sneakers
8D	___ to (take care of)
9D	Element in water
10D	Dudes
11D	Rower's tool
12D	"___ of the Tiger"
15D	Unsteady
21D	Place to stay
22D	___ economy
25D	Wise people
26D	Part of a poem
27D	"Fear of Flying" author Jong
28D	Rapper ___ Kim
29D	Super-long story
30D	Asteroids game developer
31D	"Tootsie" Oscar winner Jessica
32D	Web locations
34D	"___ it my way"
35D	Doc that gives pet scans?
38D	Process of wearing away
39D	Fluff, like pillows
40D	Back muscle, for short
45D	"Ha, I ___ you!" ("Gotcha!")
46D	Spherical object
47D	Doctrines
49D	"I love you," in Spanish
50D	Outer boundaries
51D	Puzzle with an exit
52D	Future atty.'s exam
53D	Shape of some nails
54D	Apple assistant
55D	Certain PCs
56D	Midterm or final
57D	Physician, for short
58D	Promise of payment

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