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USA Today Crossword August 18 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for August 18 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Like the deity Xipe Totec51 AcrossReveal answer → Bubble bath stuff46 AcrossReveal answer → Rankings above corporals (Abbr.)410 AcrossReveal answer → "Put me in, ___!"514 AcrossReveal answer → Raindrop sound415 AcrossReveal answer → Voyage416 AcrossReveal answer → "Same here!"517 AcrossReveal answer → Skin condition418 AcrossReveal answer → Italian meat-based sauce419 AcrossReveal answer → Program designed to prevent "burn-in"1120 AcrossReveal answer → Pittsburgh football player723 AcrossReveal answer → Handy types626 AcrossReveal answer → Rice dish with saffron627 AcrossReveal answer → U-turn from NNW328 AcrossReveal answer → Sicilian peak429 AcrossReveal answer → "Yeah, su-u-ure"430 AcrossReveal answer → "Everywhere you want to be" cards533 AcrossReveal answer → Trash service1538 AcrossReveal answer → Scornful look541 AcrossReveal answer → An apple for Apple, e.g.442 AcrossReveal answer → Bread often served with hummus443 AcrossReveal answer → It's "just a number"344 AcrossReveal answer → Warmup band646 AcrossReveal answer → West Texas city648 AcrossReveal answer → Made it to the Olympic podium752 AcrossReveal answer → Person who helps mediate disputes1154 AcrossReveal answer → Toolbar heading456 AcrossReveal answer → Pop-ups' paths457 AcrossReveal answer → Restless558 AcrossReveal answer → Toaster waffle brand463 AcrossReveal answer → Puerto ___464 AcrossReveal answer → Photographer Arbus565 AcrossReveal answer → Crystal ball user466 AcrossReveal answer → ___ USA467 AcrossReveal answer → Trade fairs568 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Cooling systems, for short31 DownReveal answer → Metaphor for a chaotic place32 DownReveal answer → Smidgen33 DownReveal answer → ___ mode (hybrid vehicle setting, often)34 DownReveal answer → Wedge-shaped hand tool65 DownReveal answer → Result from picking up a 7-10 split56 DownReveal answer → Stomach sore57 DownReveal answer → Over48 DownReveal answer → Doesn't save69 DownReveal answer → Wander off course510 DownReveal answer → "Take This to Your ___" (Fall Out Boy album)511 DownReveal answer → Tony the ___ (Frosted Flakes mascot)512 DownReveal answer → Victor Wembanyama's 67-Across513 DownReveal answer → Insurance filing521 DownReveal answer → Kitchen tool with holes, or a metaphorical faulty memory522 DownReveal answer → The Devil523 DownReveal answer → High-strung524 DownReveal answer → Fill with joy525 DownReveal answer → Church benches427 DownReveal answer → Doe's mate428 DownReveal answer → Unit of hay431 DownReveal answer → "Discreet Music" artist Brian332 DownReveal answer → Push into action534 DownReveal answer → River that served as a backdrop for the 2024 Olympics' opening ceremony535 DownReveal answer → Paid for some cards536 DownReveal answer → One of an estimated 100-400 billion in the Milky Way437 DownReveal answer → Dry-___ marker539 DownReveal answer → "Imagine Me & You" star Matthew540 DownReveal answer → Racing vehicle645 DownReveal answer → Pride Month celebration with floats647 DownReveal answer → Many fencing blades548 DownReveal answer → Climber's resting area549 DownReveal answer → WNBA player Bueckers550 DownReveal answer → Performer in a play551 DownReveal answer → Hajj destination552 DownReveal answer → ___ salts553 DownReveal answer → Lake named after an Indigenous people455 DownReveal answer → Veto359 DownReveal answer → Keg component360 DownReveal answer → ___-cone361 DownReveal answer → Hai, in English362 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.