USA Today Crossword August 26 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 26 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Big name in luxury perfumesDIOR4Across1
"Hey, you!"PSST4Across5
Woodwind instrument featured in "Kiss From a Rose"OBOE4Across9
Snowballs or water balloonsAMMO4Across13
Vanish into the ___ETHER5Across14
Radiologist's imageXRAY4Across16
Palindromic address with an apostropheMAAM4Across17
"Mystical Magical" singer BensonBOONE5Across18
Olden timesYORE4Across19
Offerings at many hotel breakfast buffetsSCRAMBLEDEGGS13Across20
World Cup criesOLES4Across23
FibLIE3Across24
SlenderSVELTE6Across25
Left and right turn indicators, e.g.SIGNALS7Across29
Home for an eagleAERIE5Across33
"Big Mistakes" character played by Mark IvanirIVAN4Across34
___ chiTAI3Across36
Charred vegetable often paired with tahiniGRILLEDEGGPLANT15Across37
Key next to F1ESC3Across41
"Lovely ___" (Beatles song)RITA4Across42
Size above mediumLARGE5Across43
Scallops, shrimp, etc.SEAFOOD7Across44
Adorable onesCUTIES6Across47
Surgeons' workplaces, for shortORS3Across48
Period in officeTERM4Across49
Money put into a bank account via smartphoneMOBILEDEPOSIT13Across51
Radio knobDIAL4Across57
Great Plains nationOSAGE5Across59
General feelingVIBE4Across60
Move like a sci-fi blobOOZE4Across61
IdentifiedNAMED5Across62
Limbs on cactiARMS4Across63
Fed a line toCUED4Across64
Coin ___TOSS4Across65
"It's on my to-do ___" ("I haven't forgotten about that")LIST4Across66
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Beavers' creationsDAMS4Down1
Computer whose original model featured a translucent blue exteriorIMAC4Down2
Representative IlhanOMAR4Down3
Italy's capital, in ItalianROMA4Down4
Tiny rockPEBBLE6Down5
Took without permissionSTOLE5Down6
Loafers and sneakersSHOES5Down7
___ to (take care of)TEND4Down8
Element in waterOXYGEN6Down9
DudesBROS4Down10
Rower's toolOAR3Down11
"___ of the Tiger"EYE3Down12
UnsteadyREELING7Down15
Place to stayMOTEL5Down21
___ economyGIG3Down22
Wise peopleSAGES5Down25
Part of a poemVERSE5Down26
"Fear of Flying" author JongERICA5Down27
Rapper ___ KimLIL3Down28
Super-long storySAGA4Down29
Asteroids game developerATARI5Down30
"Tootsie" Oscar winner JessicaLANGE5Down31
Web locationsSITES5Down32
"___ it my way"IDID4Down34
Doc that gives pet scans?VET3Down35
Process of wearing awayEROSION7Down38
Fluff, like pillowsPLUMP5Down39
Back muscle, for shortLAT3Down40
"Ha, I ___ you!" ("Gotcha!")FOOLED6Down45
Spherical objectORB3Down46
DoctrinesCREEDS6Down47
"I love you," in SpanishTEAMO5Down49
Outer boundariesEDGES5Down50
Puzzle with an exitMAZE4Down51
Future atty.'s examLSAT4Down52
Shape of some nailsOVAL4Down53
Apple assistantSIRI4Down54
Certain PCsIBMS4Down55
Midterm or finalTEST4Down56
Physician, for shortDOC3Down57
Promise of paymentIOU3Down58
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, August 26, 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.