USA Today Crossword August 21, 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 79 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 21, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Lessen graduallyABATE6MonumentalEPIC10Flaky rockMICA14Take a load offRELAX15"Rubber duckie, you're the one / You make ___time lots of fun"BATH16Type of examORAL17Top-tierELITE18Fairy tale beginningONCE19August 20, e.g.DATE20"To catch them is my real test / To train them is my cause" songPOKEMONTHEME23AmazementAWE24Ask nosy questionsPRY25Interfere, like with a lock's integrityTAMPER29DevouredATE30Feeling blueSAD31It can be fragile or inflatedEGO32"Top Gun" actor KilmerVAL34Like someone who unplugs completelyOFFTHEGRID38State that hosts RAGBRAIIOWA39RegretRUE40BroadcastsAIRS41Successor's challenge after replacing a legendBIGSHOESTOFILL46Cooling cubesICE47ChoosesOPTS48OutlawBAN49Simmer with angerSEETHE51A, in GermanEIN52Chimpanzee, e.g.APE55Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar wordCONTEXTCLUES59Leah or Sean, for exampleNAME62Calf-length skirtMIDI63Actors memorize themLINES64Widely adored personIDOL65"Beware the ___ of March"IDES66Prefix similar to "mega"ULTRA67Word after "cereal" or "acai"BOWL68Value of a pennyCENT69Prone to giving ordersBOSSY Down
1Stuffed cornmeal cakeAREPA2UnderBELOW3Look-___ (doppelganger)ALIKE4British museumTATE5Not taxable, e.g.EXEMPT6Traditional wood for some piano keysEBONY7What dogs do to regulate body temperaturePANT8Bug bite symptomITCH9Fastest land animalCHEETAH10Wi-Fi deviceMODEM11Roth ___ (nest egg option)IRA12Purring petCAT13Pub offeringALE21Cookie with a BTS varietyOREO22CreatedMADE26Severe dangerPERIL27Aesthetic with emo influencesEGIRL28Photoreceptors responsible for night visionRODS29"'Tis a shame"ALAS30Copy editor's "Leave as-is"STET32Essence of a crossword constructor's styleVOICE33"Oh, shucks!"AWGEE35Ridge on a guitar neckFRET36CommotionFUSS37AcquireGAIN38Sacred Egyptian birdIBIS42Snack cake similar to a Swiss rollHOHO43Amateur comic's eventOPENMIC44Memorial bioOBIT45Star's groupiesFANCLUB50Infection-fighting immune system componentTCELL51Simply beEXIST52Parent's sistersAUNTS53Social equalsPEERS54Writing assignmentESSAY56"A rising ___ lifts all boats"TIDE57ParadiseEDEN58Stitch's palLILO59Pen tipNIB60CommotionADO61Cut the grassMOW About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 21, 2026, a Friday, 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.