USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 26, 2026
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Big name in luxury perfumes (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDIOR→
5A
"Hey, you!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
9A
Woodwind instrument featured in "Kiss From a Rose" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
13A
Snowballs or water balloons (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAMMO→
14A
Vanish into the ___ (5)
Starts with E, ends with RETHER→
16A
Radiologist's image (4)
Starts with X, ends with YXRAY→
17A
Palindromic address with an apostrophe (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
18A
"Mystical Magical" singer Benson (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOONE→
19A
Olden times (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYORE→
20A
Offerings at many hotel breakfast buffets (13)
Starts with S, ends with SSCRAMBLEDEGGS→
23A
World Cup cries (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
25A
Slender (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESVELTE→
29A
Left and right turn indicators, e.g. (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSIGNALS→
33A
Home for an eagle (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAERIE→
34A
"Big Mistakes" character played by Mark Ivanir (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIVAN→
36A
___ chi (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITAI→
37A
Charred vegetable often paired with tahini (15)
Starts with G, ends with TGRILLEDEGGPLANT→
41A
Key next to F1 (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
42A
"Lovely ___" (Beatles song) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARITA→
43A
Size above medium (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELARGE→
44A
Scallops, shrimp, etc. (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSEAFOOD→
47A
Adorable ones (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCUTIES→
48A
Surgeons' workplaces, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
49A
Period in office (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTERM→
51A
Money put into a bank account via smartphone (13)
Starts with M, ends with TMOBILEDEPOSIT→
57A
Radio knob (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDIAL→
59A
Great Plains nation (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOSAGE→
60A
General feeling (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVIBE→
61A
Move like a sci-fi blob (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOOZE→
62A
Identified (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNAMED→
63A
Limbs on cacti (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARMS→
64A
Fed a line to (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCUED→
65A
Coin ___ (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOSS→
66A
"It's on my to-do ___" ("I haven't forgotten about that") (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
Down
1D
Beavers' creations (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDAMS→
2D
Computer whose original model featured a translucent blue exterior (4)
Starts with I, ends with CIMAC→
3D
Representative Ilhan (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
4D
Italy's capital, in Italian (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
5D
Tiny rock (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPEBBLE→
6D
Took without permission (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOLE→
7D
Loafers and sneakers (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOES→
8D
___ to (take care of) (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTEND→
9D
Element in water (6)
Starts with O, ends with NOXYGEN→
11D
Rower's tool (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
12D
"___ of the Tiger" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
15D
Unsteady (7)
Starts with R, ends with GREELING→
21D
Place to stay (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOTEL→
22D
___ economy (3)
Starts with G, ends with GGIG→
25D
Wise people (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAGES→
26D
Part of a poem (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVERSE→
27D
"Fear of Flying" author Jong (5)
Starts with E, ends with AERICA→
28D
Rapper ___ Kim (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLIL→
29D
Super-long story (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASAGA→
30D
Asteroids game developer (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
31D
"Tootsie" Oscar winner Jessica (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELANGE→
32D
Web locations (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSITES→
34D
"___ it my way" (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDID→
35D
Doc that gives pet scans? (3)
Starts with V, ends with TVET→
38D
Process of wearing away (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEROSION→
39D
Fluff, like pillows (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPLUMP→
40D
Back muscle, for short (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLAT→
45D
"Ha, I ___ you!" ("Gotcha!") (6)
Starts with F, ends with DFOOLED→
46D
Spherical object (3)
Starts with O, ends with BORB→
47D
Doctrines (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCREEDS→
49D
"I love you," in Spanish (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTEAMO→
50D
Outer boundaries (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDGES→
51D
Puzzle with an exit (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAZE→
52D
Future atty.'s exam (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLSAT→
53D
Shape of some nails (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
54D
Apple assistant (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
55D
Certain PCs (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIBMS→
56D
Midterm or final (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
57D
Physician, for short (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
58D
Promise of payment (3)
Starts with I, ends with UIOU→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 26, 2026?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Big name in luxury perfumes (DIOR); "Hey, you!" (PSST); Woodwind instrument featured in "Kiss From a Rose" (OBOE).
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