USA Today Crossword August 6 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword August 6 2026 answers. The Thursday 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.
Also solved on August 6
Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Blueprint detail, for shortSPEC4Across1
ContingenciesIFS3Across5
Not these!THOSE5Across8
Sacred Pueblo spaceKIVA4Across13
Bellows in the barnyardMOOS4Across14
DevourEATUP5Across16
"Law & Order: SVU" actorICET4Across17
"But this makes no sense?!"HOWCANITBE10Across18
"Just forget it"DONTBOTHER10Across20
It's kind of a thorny subjectROSE4Across22
"Cool story, ___"BRO3Across23
___ on (relied upon)BANKED6Across24
Quickly look for matches?SPEEDDATE9Across26
Either of a kid's parents?GOAT4Across29
Jot downNOTE4Across32
Island, in FrenchILE3Across33
Person to split the bill withCOSTAR6Across34
Granola grainOAT3Across36
Bright, like an atriumWELLLIT7Across37
"This bout is over!" (Abbr.)TKO3Across39
Animal that's spotted in the wildOCELOT6Across40
"Game, ___, match!"SET3Across42
"I'm right here, you know" soundAHEM4Across43
HurledTHREW5Across44
"You weren't here first!"GETINLINE9Across45
Really lay intoASSAIL6Across47
Bonus game periods, for shortOTS3Across49
"Yeah, right!"ASIF4Across50
"Nope, don't care"IMSOOVERIT10Across53
"You had your chance!"TOOLATENOW10Across57
SprintRACE4Across59
Stop on the roadMOTEL5Across60
Person with South Asian rootsDESI4Across61
School on the ThamesETON4Across62
One of six in AustraliaSTATE5Across63
Itty-bittyWEE3Across64
Fender dingDENT4Across65
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Losing streak, in baseballSKID4Down1
___ de galloPICO4Down2
"I like that suggestion more!"EVENBETTER10Down3
Where kitties can climbCATTREE7Down4
"The way I see it," for shortIMHO4Down5
Sport with Lions and Bears (but no Tigers)FOOTBALL8Down6
"Can I get some news I haven't already heard?"SOWHATELSEISNEW15Down7
Number of seasons of "Friends"TEN3Down8
Jobs for stylistsHAIRDOS7Down9
"Lord of the Rings" actor MirandaOTTO4Down10
Long lunches?SUBS4Down11
Fencing bladeEPEE4Down12
Public hubbubSCENE5Down15
"Raiders of the Lost ___"ARK3Down19
Physique, for shortBOD3Down21
Showbiz acronymEGOT4Down25
Part of a doggo to boop, cutesilySNOOT5Down26
Verb in an eggs Benedict recipePOACH5Down27
Paleo or keto, e.g.DIET4Down28
"The way things are going . . ."ATTHISRATE10Down30
Not availableTAKEN5Down31
___ Field (the Mets' stadium)CITI4Down34
Museo della Forma Urbis cityROME4Down35
FlabbergastsWOWS4Down37
UnleashLETLOOSE8Down38
Circular in a square, maybe?LEAFLET7Down41
ChangedALTERED7Down43
Played some Hades, perhapsGAMED5Down45
Penultimate month (Abbr.)NOV3Down46
"Take a load off!"SIT3Down48
Bread boxes?ATMS4Down50
Coat that Santa might wear?SOOT4Down51
Tiny amountIOTA4Down52
"That hurt!"OWIE4Down54
Symbol on a computer screenICON4Down55
Camper's shelterTENT4Down56
Beer varietyALE3Down58
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, August 6, 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.