USA Today Crossword August 24 2026 Answers

___ pet (1970s fad)CHIA4Across1 Tropical treePALM4Across5 Best Casting, for oneOSCAR5Across9 Provide free of chargeCOMP4Across14 Bhutan's continentASIA4Across15 Chicago hubOHARE5Across16 Wham-O toy with some serious bounceSUPERBALL9Across17 PeeledPARED5Across19 Sources of precious metalsORES4Across20 Kenai Fjords National Park stateALASKA6Across21 Floating aimlesslyADRIFT6Across23 Camp bedCOT3Across25 12/24 and 12/31EVES4Across26 "Lady Marmalade" singer LaBellePATTI5Across29 "___: The Art of Creative Knotting"MACRAME7Across30 Sticky substanceRESIN5Across32 Sparkly headpieceTIARA5Across33 "This instant!"NOW3Across35 School safety exerciseFIREDRILL9Across36 Ziploc productBAG3Across39 Searches forSEEKS5Across42 Insurance company named for a volcanoAETNA5Across43 '90s Nickelodeon show with Kenan ThompsonALLTHAT7Across47 ___ GrasMARDI5Across49 "Sounds good to me!"YEAH4Across50 WNBA's Sky, on scoreboardsCHI3Across51 Automatic alternativeMANUAL6Across53 Ready for takeoff or landingSEATED6Across54 Nickname for a longtime YankeeAROD4Across56 Polite refusalNOSIR5Across57 Burning the midnight oilSTAYINGUP9Across59 Vote into officeELECT5Across63 "I solved it!"AHA3Across64 Condescending Wonka, e.g.MEME4Across65 To-do list itemsTASKS5Across66 Negroni liquorGIN3Across67 "NBA Countdown" networkESPN4Across68

Includes on an email chainCCS3Down1 Astros, on scoreboardsHOU3Down2 Potato chips, for Art VandelayIMPORTS7Down3 Drink before dinnerAPERITIF8Down4 Blue Ribbon brewerPABST5Down5 Happy ___ clamASA3Down6 Pale purple flowerLILAC5Down7 Seasonal Nabisco cookies featuring graham cracker and chocolateMALLOMARS9Down8 "That was clumsy of me!"OOPS4Down9 Salt dispenserSHAKER6Down10 Group of travelersCARAVAN7Down11 "What ___ you up to?"ARE3Down12 Shiraz, e.g.RED3Down13 Put a fresh surface onREFINISH8Down18 Pong makerATARI5Down22 World Party Day mo.APR3Down23 "Lost" star Daniel ___ KimDAE3Down24 Angsty music genreEMO3Down27 Work with a SingerSEW3Down28 Fried squid dishCALAMARI8Down31 Sprouts caninesTEETHES7Down33 "Not sure," for shortIDK3Down34 Show emotion, sayREACT5Down37 Bill Withers song with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load"LEANONME8Down38 Chesapeake, e.g.BAY3Down39 Part of IPAALE3Down40 Part of a Meg Griffin costumeGLASSES7Down41 PlodsTRUDGES7Down44 Confidentiality docNDA3Down45 Homophone of 40-DownAIL3Down46 Sudden feeling that kills romantic attractionTHEICK6Down48 Item on a dog's collarIDTAG5Down52 Like TulumMAYAN5Down53 Theater and painting, for twoARTS4Down55 After expensesNET3Down57 "___, como vai?"OLA3Down58 Sushi tunaAHI3Down60 Diamond expert?UMP3Down61 Pig holderPEN3Down62