USA Today Crossword August 27 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 27 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 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#
Forensic TV dramaCSI3Across1
GripGRASP5Across4
Beta followerGAMMA5Across9
BabeHON3Across14
Dried poblanoANCHO5Across15
It's made up of chaptersUNION5Across16
Surgery sites (Abbr.)ORS3Across17
Relay itemBATON5Across18
Fancy tie alternativeASCOT5Across19
Dance for high school seniorsPROM4Across20
Apt name for a botanistIVY3Across22
Sleeveless garmentsVESTS5Across23
Situation in which two people trade dutiesROLEREVERSAL12Across24
RadAWESOME7Across28
Android alternativeIOS3Across29
Word before "Clash" or "Cure"THE3Across30
Kind of card for a phoneSIM3Across33
K-i-s-s-i-n-g outdoors, e.g.PDA3Across34
It's around a footSHOE4Across35
London venue named after Queen Victoria's husbandROYALALBERTHALL15Across36
YouTube diary, perhapsVLOG4Across41
Animal that says "hee-haw"ASS3Across42
Pricing figuresRATES5Across43
Like a rush deliverySAMEDAY7Across44
"Shrinking" actor HarrisonFORD4Across47
Netflix show that has Natasha Lyonne's character in a time loopRUSSIANDOLL11Across48
Person who sleeps in the starfish positionBEDHOG6Across53
March on Washington figure (Abbr.)MLK3Across57
Marine mammalSEAL4Across58
Visitor from outer spaceALIEN5Across59
Undercover spiesMOLES5Across60
Place to get a HydraFacialSPA3Across62
Point fingers atBLAME5Across63
Path around the sunORBIT5Across64
Suffix for "skeptic" or "cynic"ISM3Across65
SquealsYELPS5Across66
Like a stage-five clingerNEEDY5Across67
Piping-hot gossTEA3Across68
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Actress PriyankaCHOPRA6Down1
SadnessSORROW6Down2
Removable boot partINSOLE6Down3
YakGAB3Down4
Genetic messengerRNA3Down5
Not idleACTIVE6Down6
PushSHOVE5Down7
Trots for totsPONYRIDES9Down8
Tropical fruitsGUAVAS6Down9
Photographer AdamsANSEL5Down10
Lapel attachmentsMICS4Down11
Not worth discussingMOOT4Down12
___ on a logANTS4Down13
One might be found in a bottleMESSAGE7Down21
Stir upROIL4Down25
"Bugonia" star StoneEMMA4Down26
Fly highSOAR4Down27
"Enough already!"THATDOESIT10Down30
Problem for an inflatable mattressHOLE4Down31
Snakelike fishEELS4Down32
"Masterpiece" networkPBS3Down34
Broken bits of potterySHARDS6Down35
Parts of hookup culture?RVS3Down36
Hello, in PortugueseOLA3Down37
___ KippurYOM3Down38
"Betcha can't eat just one" brandLAYS4Down39
Movie universe with a Game GridTRON4Down40
They serve the queenDRONES6Down45
Mo. with International Clown WeekAUG3Down46
One might be confiscated by a bouncerFAKEID6Down47
Fireside treatSMORE5Down49
"___ the judge of that"ILLBE5Down50
Error in judgmentLAPSE5Down51
Alpaca cousinLLAMA5Down52
Person with a crib sheet?BABY4Down53
"Margo's Got Money Troubles" actress FanningELLE4Down54
Watch partDIAL4Down55
Eco-friendly fiberHEMP4Down56
Nickname for Ross' sister on "Friends"MON3Down60
PigpenSTY3Down61
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, August 27, 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.