USA Today Crossword August 20, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 80 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 20, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Phoenix Opera soloARIA5"Do your ___!"WORST10Take orders fromOBEY14Pear suitable for poachingBOSC15Really madIRATE16Like stallions and bullsMALE17Alley target in a Wii Sports gameBOWLINGPIN19Ticks offIRKS20Do better thanONEUP21Areas of landTRACTS23Drink that might be served with crumpetsTEA24Need to payOWE27"___ corte de rosas y espinas" (Sarah J. Maas novel translated by Margara Averbach)UNA28SpigotTAP31Trips around the sun (Abbr.)YRS33Proves versatileADAPTS35"Days of ___ Lives"OUR36Orchard unitsACRES38Counterpart of ecstasyAGONY40Flash seen before hearing thunderLIGHTNINGBOLT44"Hidden Figures" star JanelleMONAE45Airport annoyanceDELAY46Long, long timeEON47Vegas venue whose interior includes the world's largest LED screenSPHERE50Write to Dear Abby, sayASK53Boxing ref's callTKO54"___ Te Ching"TAO55The Broncos, on a scoreboardDEN57Brain scan (Abbr.)EEG59Home on a Kingdomino starting tileCASTLE62Turn into mushPUREE64Sign of things to comeOMEN66Classic parade streamer materialTICKERTAPE69Dryer fuzzLINT70Causing goose bumpsEERIE71Gorillas and gibbonsAPES72Prom partnerDATE73"I'm ___ in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar"DRUNK74In this locationHERE Down
1Monastery figureABBOT2"Carol" star MaraROONEY3"That's the truth!"ISWEAR46-Down that defends legal rightsACLU5Take the prizeWIN64-Down, e.g.ORG7SpellboundRAPT8ProvokeSTIRUP9Rent payerTENANT10Leave outOMIT11Happy hour seatBARSTOOL12Yellowstone creatureELK13"Definitely!"YES18Stock debut, for shortIPO22Honeydew alternativeCASABA25Toad's bumpWART26Blissful spotEDEN29Woman with nieces, sayAUNT30Be nosyPRY32It's a long story!SAGA34Parenthetical bitASIDE37Ice holdersCHESTS39"El perro" painter FranciscoGOYA40Window-shop, perhapsLOOK41Not guiltyINNOCENT42Brainy personNERD43Pure delightGLEE44Was introduced toMET48Tapped gentlyPATTED49___-than-thouHOLIER51Colorful wrapSERAPE52Real gemKEEPER56"All Things Considered" networkNPR58Honking flockGEESE60Poker paymentANTE61Beige shadeECRU63State home to Bryce CanyonUTAH64AncientOLD65"The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" protagonistMIA67FolksKIN68Cartoon shriekEEK About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 20, 2026, a Thursday, 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.