USA Today Crossword August 18 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 18 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Like the deity Xipe TotecAZTEC5Across1
Bubble bath stuffSUDS4Across6
Rankings above corporals (Abbr.)SGTS4Across10
"Put me in, ___!"COACH5Across14
Raindrop soundPLOP4Across15
VoyageTRIP4Across16
"Same here!"SODOI5Across17
Skin conditionACNE4Across18
Italian meat-based sauceRAGU4Across19
Program designed to prevent "burn-in"SCREENSAVER11Across20
Pittsburgh football playerSTEELER7Across23
Handy typesDIYERS6Across26
Rice dish with saffronPAELLA6Across27
U-turn from NNWSSE3Across28
Sicilian peakETNA4Across29
"Yeah, su-u-ure"IBET4Across30
"Everywhere you want to be" cardsVISAS5Across33
Trash serviceWASTEMANAGEMENT15Across38
Scornful lookSNEER5Across41
An apple for Apple, e.g.LOGO4Across42
Bread often served with hummusPITA4Across43
It's "just a number"AGE3Across44
Warmup bandOPENER6Across46
West Texas cityELPASO6Across48
Made it to the Olympic podiumMEDALED7Across52
Person who helps mediate disputesPEACEKEEPER11Across54
Toolbar headingEDIT4Across56
Pop-ups' pathsARCS4Across57
RestlessANTSY5Across58
Toaster waffle brandEGGO4Across63
Puerto ___RICO4Across64
Photographer ArbusDIANE5Across65
Crystal ball userSEER4Across66
___ USATEAM4Across67
Trade fairsEXPOS5Across68
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cooling systems, for shortACS3Down1
Metaphor for a chaotic placeZOO3Down2
SmidgenTAD3Down3
___ mode (hybrid vehicle setting, often)ECO3Down4
Wedge-shaped hand toolCHISEL6Down5
Result from picking up a 7-10 splitSPARE5Down6
Stomach soreULCER5Down7
OverDONE4Down8
Doesn't saveSPENDS6Down9
Wander off courseSTRAY5Down10
"Take This to Your ___" (Fall Out Boy album)GRAVE5Down11
Tony the ___ (Frosted Flakes mascot)TIGER5Down12
Victor Wembanyama's 67-AcrossSPURS5Down13
Insurance filingCLAIM5Down21
Kitchen tool with holes, or a metaphorical faulty memorySIEVE5Down22
The DevilSATAN5Down23
High-strungTENSE5Down24
Fill with joyELATE5Down25
Church benchesPEWS4Down27
Doe's mateSTAG4Down28
Unit of hayBALE4Down31
"Discreet Music" artist BrianENO3Down32
Push into actionIMPEL5Down34
River that served as a backdrop for the 2024 Olympics' opening ceremonySEINE5Down35
Paid for some cardsANTED5Down36
One of an estimated 100-400 billion in the Milky WaySTAR4Down37
Dry-___ markerERASE5Down39
"Imagine Me & You" star MatthewGOODE5Down40
Racing vehicleGOKART6Down45
Pride Month celebration with floatsPARADE6Down47
Many fencing bladesEPEES5Down48
Climber's resting areaLEDGE5Down49
WNBA player BueckersPAIGE5Down50
Performer in a playACTOR5Down51
Hajj destinationMECCA5Down52
___ saltsEPSOM5Down53
Lake named after an Indigenous peopleERIE4Down55
VetoNIX3Down59
Keg componentTAP3Down60
___-coneSNO3Down61
Hai, in EnglishYES3Down62
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.