USA Today Crossword August 28 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 28 2026 answers. The Friday 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#
Season ticket holder, maybeFAN3Across1
Org. where you could see a Fever-Dream matchupWNBA4Across4
Playful aquatic mammalOTTER5Across8
The "A" of IPAALE3Across13
Get wellHEAL4Across14
Male honeybeeDRONE5Across15
Unbaked batch in a mixing bowlRAWCOOKIEDOUGH14Across16
GlistenedSHONE5Across19
Attempts againRETRIES7Across20
Glee club sectionALTOS5Across22
"That's my bone!" soundGRR3Across24
Pesky flying bugGNAT4Across25
Whisper sweet nothingsCOO3Across26
Hostess snack cakesHOHOS5Across27
WorriesFRETS5Across30
Overly theatrical thespiansHAMS4Across31
"I'm the best cow ever!"MOO3Across33
No amateurPRO3Across34
Dining spot about which you might say "It's a total sty around here!"FEEDINGTROUGH13Across35
Club on a diamond?BAT3Across40
Sai kok cuisineLAO3Across41
One who converts feet into meter?POET4Across42
"I can't believe it!"NOWAY5Across44
Patches upMENDS5Across47
___ Four (The Beatles)FAB3Across49
Notable periodsERAS4Across50
Small batteriesAAS3Across51
BizarreWEIRD5Across52
Activity at a wineryTASTING7Across54
"___ and a miss!"SWING5Across56
"Don't just say the first thing that comes to mind!"THINKITTHROUGH14Across58
The first one was sent in 1971EMAIL5Across62
Lab order?HEEL4Across63
2016 Olympics localeRIO3Across64
Al ___DENTE5Across65
Mas that baaEWES4Across66
Croque madame ingredientEGG3Across67
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DistantFAR3Down1
Chicken ___ kingALA3Down2
"First I'm hearing of this"NEWSTOME8Down3
Rushing soundWHOOSH6Down4
Gas in a diner signNEON4Down5
Make cupcakes, for exampleBAKE4Down6
Boxer LailaALI3Down7
More out-thereODDER5Down8
Home run hitter's pace, perhapsTROT4Down9
Sightseers led by a guide, sayTOURGROUP9Down10
V-8, for oneENGINE6Down11
Prepare, like leftoversREHEAT6Down12
"Fire Island" actor MargaretCHO3Down17
Makes a boo-booERRS4Down18
Ave. crossersSTS3Down21
German exclamation hidden in "Didn't stand a chance"ACH3Down22
___ pose (resting cat's position)LOAF4Down23
Looks up, in a wayGOOGLES7Down24
ExcludeOMIT4Down28
Sugar substitute?HON3Down29
To and ___FRO3Down30
Crab who sings "Under the Sea"SEBASTIAN9Down32
Give a nudge toPROD4Down34
1,440 minutesDAY3Down36
Light brownTAN3Down37
"Who'd've thunk it?"GOFIGURE8Down38
Listen toHEAR4Down39
"Watch this space for more info" (Abbr.)TBD3Down43
Badminton dividerNET3Down44
Delivered a speechORATED6Down45
Phrase written on a dirty carWASHME6Down46
"The Gift of the ___" (O. Henry story)MAGI4Down47
Soft-serve patternsSWIRLS6Down48
Lower leg jointANKLE5Down51
"Music for Airports" artist BrianENO3Down53
Still able to winINIT4Down55
WorrySTEW4Down56
"I am having so much fun on Goofy's Sky School!"WHEE4Down57
Common articleTHE3Down59
Short-term jobGIG3Down60
MonopolizeHOG3Down61
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Friday, August 28, 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.