USA Today Crossword August 8 2026 Answers

RegionAREA4Across1 "Be right ___!"BACK4Across5 Athlete's best effortAGAME5Across9 Counterpart to a dog loverCATPERSON9Across14 LegalLICIT5Across16 Small digitLITTLETOE9Across17 Builders of Machu PicchuINCAS5Across18 "___ Velita" (Bad Bunny song)UNA3Across19 Sharpie or milepost, for exampleMARKER6Across20 Navy's counterpartARMY4Across22 "Me too!"SODOI5Across23 Existential wearinessENNUI5Across24 "Now!"ASAP4Across26 Place to collect shellsSEASIDE7Across29 Rigid adherence to a traditionPURISM6Across31 Icy precipitationSLEET5Across34 Playing area that could devalue nearby properties due to unwanted noisePICKLEBALLCOURT15Across35 EnterHEADIN6Across40 Beatles co-founder JohnLENNON6Across41 Greek letter hidden in "epsilon"PSI3Across42 Ring-shaped cake typeBUNDT5Across44 Rapper with a hyphenated nameICET4Across46 "I would be ___ if I didn't . . ."REMISS6Across47 ___ Sans (common font)COMIC5Across49 Not oddEVEN4Across52 Apple earbudAIRPOD6Across53 Bikini topBRA3Across55 Put the ___ to the metalPEDAL5Across58 "Do you want me to keep listing examples?"NEEDIGOON9Across60 Venue for a big concertARENA5Across62 Dense and crumbly breakfast treatCAKEDONUT9Across63 Exciting RSVP responsesYESES5Across64 More, in SpanishMAS3Across65 Doctors for animalsVETS4Across66

Org. fighting for human rightsACLU4Down1 Unfortunate forecast for a beach dayRAIN4Down2 "Tell Mama" singer JamesETTA4Down3 FittingAPT3Down4 Chapati or naanBREAD5Down5 Houston baseball teamASTROS6Down6 Milkshake flavor that might contain OreosCOOKIESANDCREAM15Down7 Patella's jointKNEE4Down8 Actor MahershalaALI3Down9 Refreshing cocktail garnished with limeGINANDTONIC11Down10 Build up, like interestACCRUE6Down11 City south of Fort LauderdaleMIAMI5Down12 ___ witch (spiritual practitioner solicited via an online marketplace)ETSY4Down13 Red MuppetELMO4Down15 List on eBay, sayRESELL6Down21 Powerful volleyball shotSPIKE5Down23 Sibling's daughterNIECE5Down25 Google Play downloadAPP3Down26 Actress Chase ___ WondersSUI3Down27 Greek mathematician who allegedly shouted "Eureka!"ARCHIMEDES10Down28 ___-or-nothingALL3Down30 Big hunks of materialSLABS5Down32 Mythological woman with snakes for hairMEDUSA6Down33 Recycling containerBIN3Down36 Sch. in Chapel HillUNC3Down37 Fish eggsROE3Down38 Dynamite alternativeTNT3Down39 Give money up frontPREPAY6Down42 HarshSEVERE6Down43 Capital of KansasTOPEKA6Down45 SenselessINANE5Down48 Eco and sport, in some carsMODES5Down50 "That was me"IDID4Down51 LLC alternativeINC3Down54 ___ brothBONE4Down55 Defeat decisivelyROUT4Down56 Common pantry infestationANTS4Down57 ___ VegasLAS3Down59 End of some municipal URLsGOV3Down61