USA Today Crossword August 5 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 5 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 74 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#
Semisolid precipitationSLUSH5Across1
Crochet or macrameCRAFT5Across6
Sticky note brandPOSTIT6Across11
Sports cars with horse logosFERRARIS8Across13
Like a joke understood by fewINSIDE6Across16
Cause a temperature warning on a phoneOVERHEAT8Across17
Reduce the power of, in gamingNERF4Across18
Scatter aroundSTREW5Across19
History textbook unitERA3Across21
Some steak ordersFILETS6Across22
Settle upREPAY5Across24
BookishLITERARY8Across26
CassetteTAPE4Across29
Yoga poseASANA5Across30
They have a big E at the topEYECHARTS9Across31
Word after "T." or "Oedipus"REX3Across35
Any of 150 Biblical songsPSALM5Across36
Promise to settle up laterIOU3Across37
Cashless payment toolDEBITCARD9Across38
"Beautiful Things" singer BensonBOONE5Across41
Steals fromROBS4Across43
RequiredDEMANDED8Across44
They generate interestLOANS5Across46
"Squid Game" or "My Golden Life"KDRAMA6Across48
Smile's shapeARC3Across49
Bigfoot or GodzillaBEAST5Across50
"10/10, no notes," for exampleRAVE4Across51
Pastry treats on sticksCAKEPOPS8Across55
Beach day container full of iceCOOLER6Across58
Like November, among the months of the yearELEVENTH8Across60
Back-baring topHALTER6Across61
Virginia, for oneSTATE5Across62
Doesn't succeedFLOPS5Across63
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Alternative to "solve" or "buy a vowel," on "Wheel of Fortune"SPIN4Down1
SolitaryLONE4Down2
Letters on pre-1991 mapsUSSR4Down3
Become less flexibleSTIFFEN7Down4
Started a game of SardinesHID3Down5
Workers on a shipCREW4Down6
Movie with the song "Naatu Naatu"RRR3Down7
Ooh and ___AAH3Down8
Portion of the day during which teachers don't actually get downtimeFREEPERIOD10Down9
Wonder Woman's headwearTIARA5Down10
Edison rival NikolaTESLA5Down12
Running test at the NFL combineFORTYYARDDASH13Down13
Holiday precedersEVES4Down14
"Don't leave!"STAY4Down15
WNBA great WeatherspoonTERESA6Down20
"This American Life" host GlassIRA3Down23
"Go, team!"RAH3Down24
Anti-pollution org.EPA3Down25
Fat in some piecrustsLARD4Down26
"Understood"ISEE4Down27
Income range considered by the IRSTAXBRACKET10Down28
"31 Days of Oscar" channelTCM3Down29
Respected seniorsELDERS6Down32
Vocal qualityTONE4Down33
Took to courtSUED4Down34
Mac alternativesPCS3Down36
Charged particleION3Down39
Channel with "Modern Family" rerunsTBS3Down40
"Pow!"BAM3Down41
In the midst of a hot streakONAROLL7Down42
Success on a dating appMATCH5Down45
Fabric full of holesLACE4Down46
Some doctoral examsORALS5Down47
RetainedKEPT4Down48
What a radius is and a diameter is notBONE4Down50
Range above tenorALTO4Down52
Selina Meyer sitcomVEEP4Down53
Goofs upERRS4Down54
Actress LongoriaEVA3Down56
Odie or Garfield, to JonPET3Down57
Clumsy typeOAF3Down59
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, August 5, 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.