USA Today Crossword August 22 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 22 2026 answers. The Saturday 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#
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, e.g.HERBS5Across1
Person from GlasgowSCOT4Across6
Chess game endingMATE4Across10
"Easy on Me" singerADELE5Across14
"___ on First?"WHOS4Across15
At any point in timeEVER4Across16
Mushroom Kingdom menace with a capeSUPERKOOPA10Across17
"Jane the Virgin" star RodriguezGINA4Across19
"The Gift of the Magi" authorOHENRY6Across20
"___ a spicy meatball!"THATS5Across21
Tug of ___WAR3Across22
Oscar nomination, casuallyNOD3Across24
Get some air?BREATHE7Across25
Place to plug inOUTLET6Across27
Trait associated with an impartial judgeFAIRNESS8Across29
Femur-tibia connectorKNEE4Across30
Wrens and dovesBIRDS5Across31
'90s school binder with a Velcro flapTRAPPERKEEPER13Across32
Uses a cellphone abroad, perhapsROAMS5Across38
Monkey appendageTAIL4Across39
Thundercat and Paul McCartney, for twoBASSISTS8Across41
Few and far betweenSCARCE6Across45
CharacteristicsASPECTS7Across47
Cheer wordRAH3Across48
Cribbage markerPEG3Across49
Sparkled like a diamondSHONE5Across50
Car with a clutchMANUAL6Across51
GazillionsTONS4Across53
Wide receiver for the Seattle SeahawksCOOPERKUPP10Across54
ThusERGO4Across58
Car with a four-ring logoAUDI4Across59
StiffRIGID5Across60
FortunetellerSEER4Across61
Like the score 9-9TIED4Across62
BeginningONSET5Across63
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Time ___ Come Today"HAS3Down1
End of Caltech's URLEDU3Down2
Newsroom employeeREPORTER8Down3
Rhyming synonym of "meh"BLEH4Down4
TranquilSERENE6Down5
Weapon in many fantasy novelsSWORD5Down6
Bok ___CHOY4Down7
Alley-___OOP3Down8
Org. that makes people empty their pocketsTSA3Down9
Archie and Lilibet's momMEGHAN6Down10
Fly a planeAVIATE6Down11
Place to the right of a decimal pointTENTHS6Down12
Wipes cleanERASES6Down13
Common pretzel shapeKNOT4Down18
Not verboseTERSE5Down21
Pan for stir-fryingWOK3Down22
Nancy Cartwright, to Sabrina CarpenterAUNT4Down23
WoofsBARKS5Down25
Imagineer's creationRIDE4Down26
"Back to the Future" costar ThompsonLEA3Down28
Employers of some lawyersFIRMS5Down29
"___ me!" ("No idea!")BEATS5Down31
CostPRICE5Down33
Social media updatePOST4Down34
School fundraising org.PTA3Down35
A snorer's spouse might use theseEARPLUGS8Down36
Most consumed food in the worldRICE4Down37
one of 1,306 for some millipedesLEG3Down40
Moistens with drippings, perhapsBASTES6Down41
Onto landASHORE6Down42
Mr. SquarePants, for oneSPONGE6Down43
Motion detector, e.g.SENSOR6Down44
RationalSANE4Down45
Popular Disneyland treatCHURRO6Down46
Really quickRAPID5Down48
Edna ___ ("The Incredibles" character)MODE4Down51
RelatedAKIN4Down52
"Unofficial mascot of the internet"CAT3Down54
French for "yes"OUI3Down55
Popular March 14th dessertPIE3Down56
Summer hrs. in CaliforniaPDT3Down57
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Saturday, August 22, 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.