USA Today Crossword August 15, 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 15, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
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1Sitting onATOP5TeaGOSSIP11"Much ___ About Nothing"ADO14"Beloved" novelist MorrisonTONI15"Wednesday" star JennaORTEGA16Provided a meal forFED17Nutrient-dense seedlingsMICROGREENS19Letters on many modern Christmas lightsLED20Time off from work that might be used to attend to a newbornLEAVE21Friend, in FrenchAMI22They fly, or make baseballs flyBATS23Bit of inkTAT24Data used to aid a businessMETRICS26Work boot featureSTEELTOE30"Yikes! A bug!"EEK31401(k) alternativesIRAS32Small whirlpoolEDDY34Stop byVISIT38ClothingGARB39Become ready to eatRIPEN41Bygone iPod modelNANO42Fabric some erroneously think is a portmanteau of "New York" and "London"NYLON44"Wasn't me"NOTI45Eye part that controls the pupilIRIS46Resistance unitOHM48Small crackers introduced in 1987RITZBITS50"Everyone brings a dish" partyPOTLUCK53Carnival locationRIO54Lean and strongWIRY55Easy tennis shot to returnLOB56ConfirmATTEST60Colorful Taylor Swift eraRED61"Help!" and "Rubber Soul," e.g.ALBUMTITLES63Card in a royal flushACE64Senator SandersBERNIE65Pig's soundOINK66___ capitaPER67Balanced stateSTASIS68Crosstown rival of the YankeesMETS Down
1Bread box?ATM2LaborTOIL3Only a single timeONCE4Popular brand of puffed rice snackPIRATESBOOTY5Eager sortGOGETTER6Surname that sounds like a conjunctionORR7Dish that might also be called baoSTEAMEDPORKBUNS8"Come to my office"SEEME9Catch fireIGNITE10___ de deux (dance duet)PAS11Company with a spokesduckAFLAC12The 411DEETS13Ironic things to be evenODDS18Track shapeOVAL22SpongeBob SquarePants' homeBIKINIBOTTOM25Go "Vroom!"REV26The "S" of ASLSIGN27Part of a lunch line stackTRAY28___ Grey teaEARL29One-eyed Norse godODIN33Big name in coolersYETI35South Asian garmentSARI36Not yet eliminatedINIT37Ring ___ (carnival game)TOSS40Additives in some processed meatsNITRATES43Org. that has the BluesNHL47"Business in the front, party in the back" hairstyleMULLET49Commonly baked pastaZITI50Jigsaw puzzle componentPIECE51Say "I'll have the tomato soup, please"ORDER52Hooded snakeCOBRA54Sandwich alternativeWRAP57"Bad Law" author MystalELIE58In the mailSENT59Scolding soundsTSKS61Six-pack musclesABS62Nintendo avatarMII About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 15, 2026, a Saturday, 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.