USA Today Quick Cross Crossword August 5 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 8 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the USA Today Quick Cross Crossword August 5 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 8 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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(Pup [?)pole]TENT4Across AboveOVER4Across CeremonyRITE4Across OtherwiseELSE4Across

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RippedTORE4Down WickedEVIL4Down GainsNETS4Down Woody plantTREE4Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today Quick Cross 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.