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USA Today Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers

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Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 12, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

Across

1WitnessedSAW 4TriumphWIN 7Brazilian dancesSAMBAS 13"Watch this space!" lettersTBA 14LSDACID 16Not too bright?CLOUDY 17OutdatedOBSOLETE 19Reacted to injusticeRIOTED 20Chain reaction in which small actions create a big impactRIPPLEEFFECT 22Southwestern formationsMESAS 23___ Sremmurd (hip-hop duo)RAE 24"The Silence of the Lambs" org.FBI 27Experiment spotLAB 29BeautGEM 30"Frozen" snowmanOLAF 31The "L" of LACMALOS 34Young horsesFOALS 36"The March King"SOUSA 37High-fiber baked goodAPPLEBRANMUFFIN 40Cries out in surpriseYELPS 41Cookie-selling groupTROOP 42Travel by planeFLY 43Stretches of timelinesERAS 44Grape ___ (rhyming drink)APE 45One sample ___ customerPER 47Pet that might have ruby-colored eyesRAT 48He's generally associated with chicken?TSO 49"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective DiazROSA 52People who work behind the scenesSUPPORTSTAFF 57Person-shaped board game tokenMEEPLE 60Chilaquiles ingredientTORTILLA 61StayREMAIN 62NotionIDEA 63"I'm ___" ("Ready to hear the gossip")SAT 64Dry spellSLUMP 65VisionarySEER 66Versatile cardACE

Down

1Seattle WNBA teamSTORM 2"Jack Ryan" actress CornishABBIE 3Paper nest buildersWASPS 4They might be hidden behind portraitsWALLSAFES 5Carbonated frozen drinkICEE 6Late hours, in adsNITE 7___ Queen (horror icon)SCREAM 8Disney girl with a surreal imaginationALICE 9IrrelevantMOOT 10"He's a 10, ___ . . ."BUT 11Refreshing drink suffixADE 12"The Bear" chefSYD 15"4 sure!"DEF 18Birthstone for some LibrasOPAL 21Red chili pepperFRESNO 24Marshmallow ___FLUFF 25Caprese salad ingredientBASIL 26". . . though none may exist"IFANY 28Animated dad who loves making burgersBOB 29Harsh lightGLARE 30"Yikes"OOF 31Wedding cake partLAYER 32"The Phantom of the ___"OPERA 33Water balloon soundSPLAT 35Music genre with striking visualsARTPOP 36Highly successful personSUPERSTAR 38Vinyl recordsLPS 39Floor-cleaning toolMOP 44Source of many matchesASPEN 46___ canai (flatbread)ROTI 48Blooming bulbTULIP 50It might be a dip, or include a dipSALSA 51Duck sound in some insurance adsAFLAC 52Unwanted texts, e.g.SPAM 53R&B singer ReddingOTIS 54Participated in RAGBRAIRODE 5544-Down, e.g.TREE 56What meeting your soulmate might feel likeFATE 57"Mr. and ___. Smith"MRS 58Slippery fishEEL 59Australian birdEMU

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 12, 2026, a Wednesday, in Across and Down order. Tap any clue to open its solution page with the answer, its letter count, and every other date it has appeared. Looking for a different day? Head to the full archive or use the search bar at the top of the page.