USA Today Crossword August 18, 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 18, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Like the deity Xipe TotecAZTEC6Bubble bath stuffSUDS10Rankings above corporals (Abbr.)SGTS14"Put me in, ___!"COACH15Raindrop soundPLOP16VoyageTRIP17"Same here!"SODOI18Skin conditionACNE19Italian meat-based sauceRAGU20Program designed to prevent "burn-in"SCREENSAVER23Pittsburgh football playerSTEELER26Handy typesDIYERS27Rice dish with saffronPAELLA28U-turn from NNWSSE29Sicilian peakETNA30"Yeah, su-u-ure"IBET33"Everywhere you want to be" cardsVISAS38Trash serviceWASTEMANAGEMENT41Scornful lookSNEER42An apple for Apple, e.g.LOGO43Bread often served with hummusPITA44It's "just a number"AGE46Warmup bandOPENER48West Texas cityELPASO52Made it to the Olympic podiumMEDALED54Person who helps mediate disputesPEACEKEEPER56Toolbar headingEDIT57Pop-ups' pathsARCS58RestlessANTSY63Toaster waffle brandEGGO64Puerto ___RICO65Photographer ArbusDIANE66Crystal ball userSEER67___ USATEAM68Trade fairsEXPOS Down
1Cooling systems, for shortACS2Metaphor for a chaotic placeZOO3SmidgenTAD4___ mode (hybrid vehicle setting, often)ECO5Wedge-shaped hand toolCHISEL6Result from picking up a 7-10 splitSPARE7Stomach soreULCER8OverDONE9Doesn't saveSPENDS10Wander off courseSTRAY11"Take This to Your ___" (Fall Out Boy album)GRAVE12Tony the ___ (Frosted Flakes mascot)TIGER13Victor Wembanyama's 67-AcrossSPURS21Insurance filingCLAIM22Kitchen tool with holes, or a metaphorical faulty memorySIEVE23The DevilSATAN24High-strungTENSE25Fill with joyELATE27Church benchesPEWS28Doe's mateSTAG31Unit of hayBALE32"Discreet Music" artist BrianENO34Push into actionIMPEL35River that served as a backdrop for the 2024 Olympics' opening ceremonySEINE36Paid for some cardsANTED37One of an estimated 100-400 billion in the Milky WaySTAR39Dry-___ markerERASE40"Imagine Me & You" star MatthewGOODE45Racing vehicleGOKART47Pride Month celebration with floatsPARADE48Many fencing bladesEPEES49Climber's resting areaLEDGE50WNBA player BueckersPAIGE51Performer in a playACTOR52Hajj destinationMECCA53___ saltsEPSOM55Lake named after an Indigenous peopleERIE59VetoNIX60Keg componentTAP61___-coneSNO62Hai, in EnglishYES About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 18, 2026, a Tuesday, 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.