USA Today Crossword August 17 2026 Answers

Dirty haze in a citySMOG4Across1 ___ off (prunes)LOPS4Across5 Flower symbolizing faith and wisdomIRIS4Across9 Seed holder on a pineCONE4Across13 Actress HalleBERRY5Across14 InsignificantMERE4Across15 Training place for puppiesOBEDIENCESCHOOL15Across16 Triangular part of a sharkFIN3Across19 Fiend in Dante's "Inferno"SATAN5Across20 "Taskmaster" creator AlexHORNE5Across21 Southwest offeringFLIGHT6Across22 Hezly Rivera's Olympic teamUSA3Across24 Hip-hop's Run-___DMC3Across26 "The Fugitive" actress WardSELA4Across27 Tree with trembling leavesASPEN5Across28 Have some lazijiEAT3Across30 Hidden stockpileSTASH5Across31 Snacks for squirrelsACORNS6Across34 Supposedly private but widely known matterOPENSECRET10Across36 Reared, like a childRAISED6Across38 Some SoundCloud uploadsEPS3Across40 Touch lightlyTAP3Across41 Give it your ___ALL3Across44 Sparkly crownTIARA5Across45 Segments of a timelineERAS4Across47 Best of the bestTOPTIER7Across49 Move rapidly and forcefullyHURTLE6Across51 Key skill in archeryAIM3Across53 Squares on a calendarDATES5Across54 Fox pup's shelterDEN3Across57 Game played on a board shaped like a six-pointed starCHINESECHECKERS15Across58 Cousin's momAUNT4Across62 Spy's scoopINTEL5Across63 PinnacleACME4Across64 Animal hospital patientsPETS4Across65 Pens with troughsSTIES5Across66 Bathrooms, to an AussieLOOS4Across67

Shows contemptSCOFFS6Down1 Decoration above a cribMOBILE6Down2 Low soccer scoreONENIL6Down3 H.S. diploma equivalentGED3Down4 Period after Mardi GrasLENT4Down5 Whale known for beaching itself to huntORCA4Down6 Doc outlining assets before marriagePRENUP6Down7 ___ admin (IT pro)SYS3Down8 "if u ask me . . ."IMHO4Down9 Get more inventoryREORDER7Down10 Participant in a certain triathlonIRONMAN7Down11 ChoosesSELECTS7Down12 Apt rhyme for "defeat"BEAT4Down14 "More or less"ISH3Down17 Roll of the diceCHANCE6Down18 Sounds of disbeliefGASPS5Down23 Browns in a skilletSEARS5Down25 DonkeyASS3Down28 Like a gauzy veilSHEER5Down29 Golfer's reservationTEETIME7Down32 "The Way Home" actress MacDowellANDIE5Down33 Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dining tableOTTER5Down35 Medium for RembrandtOILPAINT8Down36 Audit proCPA3Down37 Inflatable rodent seen at strikesRAT3Down38 Lululemon rivalALO3Down39 Style of Radio City Music HallARTDECO7Down42 Largest city in SicilyPALERMO7Down43 PassionateARDENT6Down46 Smell and taste, for twoSENSES6Down48 Eyelash treatmentsTINTS5Down50 Shoes that add heightHEELS5Down51 Tommy Trojan's sch.USC3Down52 When Romeo meets JulietACTI4Down55 You, in a hymnalTHEE4Down56 Camera lens protectorCAP3Down58 Tone with a hex codeHUE3Down59 Girl in the famSIS3Down60 "House" actor PennKAL3Down61