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USA Today Crossword August 5 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the USA Today Crossword for August 5 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Semisolid precipitation51 AcrossReveal answer → Crochet or macrame56 AcrossReveal answer → Sticky note brand611 AcrossReveal answer → Sports cars with horse logos813 AcrossReveal answer → Like a joke understood by few616 AcrossReveal answer → Cause a temperature warning on a phone817 AcrossReveal answer → Reduce the power of, in gaming418 AcrossReveal answer → Scatter around519 AcrossReveal answer → History textbook unit321 AcrossReveal answer → Some steak orders622 AcrossReveal answer → Settle up524 AcrossReveal answer → Bookish826 AcrossReveal answer → Cassette429 AcrossReveal answer → Yoga pose530 AcrossReveal answer → They have a big E at the top931 AcrossReveal answer → Word after "T." or "Oedipus"335 AcrossReveal answer → Any of 150 Biblical songs536 AcrossReveal answer → Promise to settle up later337 AcrossReveal answer → Cashless payment tool938 AcrossReveal answer → "Beautiful Things" singer Benson541 AcrossReveal answer → Steals from443 AcrossReveal answer → Required844 AcrossReveal answer → They generate interest546 AcrossReveal answer → "Squid Game" or "My Golden Life"648 AcrossReveal answer → Smile's shape349 AcrossReveal answer → Bigfoot or Godzilla550 AcrossReveal answer → "10/10, no notes," for example451 AcrossReveal answer → Pastry treats on sticks855 AcrossReveal answer → Beach day container full of ice658 AcrossReveal answer → Like November, among the months of the year860 AcrossReveal answer → Back-baring top661 AcrossReveal answer → Virginia, for one562 AcrossReveal answer → Doesn't succeed563 AcrossReveal answer →

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Alternative to "solve" or "buy a vowel," on "Wheel of Fortune"41 DownReveal answer → Solitary42 DownReveal answer → Letters on pre-1991 maps43 DownReveal answer → Become less flexible74 DownReveal answer → Started a game of Sardines35 DownReveal answer → Workers on a ship46 DownReveal answer → Movie with the song "Naatu Naatu"37 DownReveal answer → Ooh and ___38 DownReveal answer → Portion of the day during which teachers don't actually get downtime109 DownReveal answer → Wonder Woman's headwear510 DownReveal answer → Edison rival Nikola512 DownReveal answer → Running test at the NFL combine1313 DownReveal answer → Holiday preceders414 DownReveal answer → "Don't leave!"415 DownReveal answer → WNBA great Weatherspoon620 DownReveal answer → "This American Life" host Glass323 DownReveal answer → "Go, team!"324 DownReveal answer → Anti-pollution org.325 DownReveal answer → Fat in some piecrusts426 DownReveal answer → "Understood"427 DownReveal answer → Income range considered by the IRS1028 DownReveal answer → "31 Days of Oscar" channel329 DownReveal answer → Respected seniors632 DownReveal answer → Vocal quality433 DownReveal answer → Took to court434 DownReveal answer → Mac alternatives336 DownReveal answer → Charged particle339 DownReveal answer → Channel with "Modern Family" reruns340 DownReveal answer → "Pow!"341 DownReveal answer → In the midst of a hot streak742 DownReveal answer → Success on a dating app545 DownReveal answer → Fabric full of holes446 DownReveal answer → Some doctoral exams547 DownReveal answer → Retained448 DownReveal answer → What a radius is and a diameter is not450 DownReveal answer → Range above tenor452 DownReveal answer → Selina Meyer sitcom453 DownReveal answer → Goofs up454 DownReveal answer → Actress Longoria356 DownReveal answer → Odie or Garfield, to Jon357 DownReveal answer → Clumsy type359 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.