USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 2, 2026
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
DaySunday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
It's dug up in a dig (6)
Starts with F, ends with LFOSSIL→
7A
Ingredient in a Caprese salad (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTOMATO→
13A
"Just got in!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMHERE→
14A
Online gaming icon (6)
Starts with A, ends with RAVATAR→
15A
Some niblings (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNIECES→
16A
Party food suppliers (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCATERERS→
18A
Bit of data on the back of a baseball card (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
19A
Madison Avenue taglines (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOGANS→
21A
[This wasn't my error] (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSIC→
23A
Surface for a Zamboni (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
24A
Like some cheddar and knives (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSHARP→
28A
Washington or Ford, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with RACTOR→
30A
"Pink ___ Club" (Chappell Roan song) (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPONY→
32A
Olympic blade (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
33A
Seventh planet from the sun (6)
Starts with U, ends with SURANUS→
35A
Computing pioneer Lovelace (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
37A
Curtain holder (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
38A
Expels from the practice of law (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDISBARS→
41A
Footballer Messi, to fans (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
42A
Boo-boo (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOWIE→
44A
Aid for a driver? (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
45A
Triumph over (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDEFEAT→
47A
Agree to another go-round (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREUP→
48A
Get your hands on (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNAG→
50A
A+ or B-, e.g. (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGRADE→
51A
Own up to (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADMIT→
53A
Serve well-done? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
54A
2023 film about Nike sneakers (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
55A
Boils with anger (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEETHES→
58A
Aquarium gunk (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSCUM→
61A
Rid of guilt (7)
Starts with A, ends with EABSOLVE→
64A
Like one with a hit single? (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONBASE→
66A
Harness part (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBRIDLE→
67A
Couldn't do without (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNEEDED→
68A
Loving touch (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCARESS→
69A
Is in the driver's seat (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEERS→
Down
1D
Ominous shark parts (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFINS→
2D
Not mention (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
3D
Home of the New York Mets from 1964 to 2008 (11)
Starts with S, ends with MSHEASTADIUM→
4D
Subdivision of a whole (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSECTION→
5D
Feeling beyond mere frustration (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
6D
What a haggler hopes to pay (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
7D
"Toodles!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATATA→
8D
A lot of dough goes into them (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOVENS→
9D
Wetlands (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMARSHES→
10D
Completed the course? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
11D
Besmirch (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
12D
Surgical areas, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
16D
City on Florida's Space Coast (10)
Starts with C, ends with HCOCOABEACH→
17D
Outline of things to discuss (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAGENDA→
20D
Balm target (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLIP→
22D
"Drat!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCRUD→
25D
Video game subscription service for Macs and iPhones (11)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLEARCADE→
26D
Look over again (6)
Starts with R, ends with DREREAD→
27D
Psychoactive desert plant (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPEYOTE→
28D
City name in Illinois and Colorado (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAURORA→
29D
Tooted one's own horn (6)
Starts with C, ends with DCROWED→
31D
Place for some at-home sales (4)
Starts with Y, ends with DYARD→
34D
Watches the kids, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSITS→
39D
Part of Congress (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESENATE→
40D
Onetime Nintendo rival (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASEGA→
43D
Installment of a sitcom (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEPISODE→
46D
Disc thrown in Ultimate (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFRISBEE→
49D
"___ whiz!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
52D
Doesn't keep secrets (5)
Starts with T, ends with STELLS→
56D
Pre-holiday nights (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
57D
"___ and Lovers" (D.H. Lawrence novel) (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSONS→
59D
Software customer (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
60D
Prescriptions, for short (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMEDS→
61D
"Press Your Luck" network (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
62D
Garment that might be built into a shirt (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
63D
Title turned down by Stephen Hawking (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
65D
End of some URLs (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 2, 2026?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: It's dug up in a dig (FOSSIL); Ingredient in a Caprese salad (TOMATO); "Just got in!" (IMHERE).
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