USA Today Crossword August 21 2026 Answers

Lessen graduallyABATE5Across1 MonumentalEPIC4Across6 Flaky rockMICA4Across10 Take a load offRELAX5Across14 "Rubber duckie, you're the one / You make ___time lots of fun"BATH4Across15 Type of examORAL4Across16 Top-tierELITE5Across17 Fairy tale beginningONCE4Across18 August 20, e.g.DATE4Across19 "To catch them is my real test / To train them is my cause" songPOKEMONTHEME12Across20 AmazementAWE3Across23 Ask nosy questionsPRY3Across24 Interfere, like with a lock's integrityTAMPER6Across25 DevouredATE3Across29 Feeling blueSAD3Across30 It can be fragile or inflatedEGO3Across31 "Top Gun" actor KilmerVAL3Across32 Like someone who unplugs completelyOFFTHEGRID10Across34 State that hosts RAGBRAIIOWA4Across38 RegretRUE3Across39 BroadcastsAIRS4Across40 Successor's challenge after replacing a legendBIGSHOESTOFILL14Across41 Cooling cubesICE3Across46 ChoosesOPTS4Across47 OutlawBAN3Across48 Simmer with angerSEETHE6Across49 A, in GermanEIN3Across51 Chimpanzee, e.g.APE3Across52 Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar wordCONTEXTCLUES12Across55 Leah or Sean, for exampleNAME4Across59 Calf-length skirtMIDI4Across62 Actors memorize themLINES5Across63 Widely adored personIDOL4Across64 "Beware the ___ of March"IDES4Across65 Prefix similar to "mega"ULTRA5Across66 Word after "cereal" or "acai"BOWL4Across67 Value of a pennyCENT4Across68 Prone to giving ordersBOSSY5Across69

Stuffed cornmeal cakeAREPA5Down1 UnderBELOW5Down2 Look-___ (doppelganger)ALIKE5Down3 British museumTATE4Down4 Not taxable, e.g.EXEMPT6Down5 Traditional wood for some piano keysEBONY5Down6 What dogs do to regulate body temperaturePANT4Down7 Bug bite symptomITCH4Down8 Fastest land animalCHEETAH7Down9 Wi-Fi deviceMODEM5Down10 Roth ___ (nest egg option)IRA3Down11 Purring petCAT3Down12 Pub offeringALE3Down13 Cookie with a BTS varietyOREO4Down21 CreatedMADE4Down22 Severe dangerPERIL5Down26 Aesthetic with emo influencesEGIRL5Down27 Photoreceptors responsible for night visionRODS4Down28 "'Tis a shame"ALAS4Down29 Copy editor's "Leave as-is"STET4Down30 Essence of a crossword constructor's styleVOICE5Down32 "Oh, shucks!"AWGEE5Down33 Ridge on a guitar neckFRET4Down35 CommotionFUSS4Down36 AcquireGAIN4Down37 Sacred Egyptian birdIBIS4Down38 Snack cake similar to a Swiss rollHOHO4Down42 Amateur comic's eventOPENMIC7Down43 Memorial bioOBIT4Down44 Star's groupiesFANCLUB7Down45 Infection-fighting immune system componentTCELL5Down50 Simply beEXIST5Down51 Parent's sistersAUNTS5Down52 Social equalsPEERS5Down53 Writing assignmentESSAY5Down54 "A rising ___ lifts all boats"TIDE4Down56 ParadiseEDEN4Down57 Stitch's palLILO4Down58 Pen tipNIB3Down59 CommotionADO3Down60 Cut the grassMOW3Down61