USA Today Crossword August 15 2026 Answers

Sitting onATOP4Across1 TeaGOSSIP6Across5 "Much ___ About Nothing"ADO3Across11 "Beloved" novelist MorrisonTONI4Across14 "Wednesday" star JennaORTEGA6Across15 Provided a meal forFED3Across16 Nutrient-dense seedlingsMICROGREENS11Across17 Letters on many modern Christmas lightsLED3Across19 Time off from work that might be used to attend to a newbornLEAVE5Across20 Friend, in FrenchAMI3Across21 They fly, or make baseballs flyBATS4Across22 Bit of inkTAT3Across23 Data used to aid a businessMETRICS7Across24 Work boot featureSTEELTOE8Across26 "Yikes! A bug!"EEK3Across30 401(k) alternativesIRAS4Across31 Small whirlpoolEDDY4Across32 Stop byVISIT5Across34 ClothingGARB4Across38 Become ready to eatRIPEN5Across39 Bygone iPod modelNANO4Across41 Fabric some erroneously think is a portmanteau of "New York" and "London"NYLON5Across42 "Wasn't me"NOTI4Across44 Eye part that controls the pupilIRIS4Across45 Resistance unitOHM3Across46 Small crackers introduced in 1987RITZBITS8Across48 "Everyone brings a dish" partyPOTLUCK7Across50 Carnival locationRIO3Across53 Lean and strongWIRY4Across54 Easy tennis shot to returnLOB3Across55 ConfirmATTEST6Across56 Colorful Taylor Swift eraRED3Across60 "Help!" and "Rubber Soul," e.g.ALBUMTITLES11Across61 Card in a royal flushACE3Across63 Senator SandersBERNIE6Across64 Pig's soundOINK4Across65 ___ capitaPER3Across66 Balanced stateSTASIS6Across67 Crosstown rival of the YankeesMETS4Across68

Bread box?ATM3Down1 LaborTOIL4Down2 Only a single timeONCE4Down3 Popular brand of puffed rice snackPIRATESBOOTY12Down4 Eager sortGOGETTER8Down5 Surname that sounds like a conjunctionORR3Down6 Dish that might also be called baoSTEAMEDPORKBUNS15Down7 "Come to my office"SEEME5Down8 Catch fireIGNITE6Down9 ___ de deux (dance duet)PAS3Down10 Company with a spokesduckAFLAC5Down11 The 411DEETS5Down12 Ironic things to be evenODDS4Down13 Track shapeOVAL4Down18 SpongeBob SquarePants' homeBIKINIBOTTOM12Down22 Go "Vroom!"REV3Down25 The "S" of ASLSIGN4Down26 Part of a lunch line stackTRAY4Down27 ___ Grey teaEARL4Down28 One-eyed Norse godODIN4Down29 Big name in coolersYETI4Down33 South Asian garmentSARI4Down35 Not yet eliminatedINIT4Down36 Ring ___ (carnival game)TOSS4Down37 Additives in some processed meatsNITRATES8Down40 Org. that has the BluesNHL3Down43 "Business in the front, party in the back" hairstyleMULLET6Down47 Commonly baked pastaZITI4Down49 Jigsaw puzzle componentPIECE5Down50 Say "I'll have the tomato soup, please"ORDER5Down51 Hooded snakeCOBRA5Down52 Sandwich alternativeWRAP4Down54 "Bad Law" author MystalELIE4Down57 In the mailSENT4Down58 Scolding soundsTSKS4Down59 Six-pack musclesABS3Down61 Nintendo avatarMII3Down62