USA Today Crossword August 22, 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 22, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, e.g.HERBS6Person from GlasgowSCOT10Chess game endingMATE14"Easy on Me" singerADELE15"___ on First?"WHOS16At any point in timeEVER17Mushroom Kingdom menace with a capeSUPERKOOPA19"Jane the Virgin" star RodriguezGINA20"The Gift of the Magi" authorOHENRY21"___ a spicy meatball!"THATS22Tug of ___WAR24Oscar nomination, casuallyNOD25Get some air?BREATHE27Place to plug inOUTLET29Trait associated with an impartial judgeFAIRNESS30Femur-tibia connectorKNEE31Wrens and dovesBIRDS32'90s school binder with a Velcro flapTRAPPERKEEPER38Uses a cellphone abroad, perhapsROAMS39Monkey appendageTAIL41Thundercat and Paul McCartney, for twoBASSISTS45Few and far betweenSCARCE47CharacteristicsASPECTS48Cheer wordRAH49Cribbage markerPEG50Sparkled like a diamondSHONE51Car with a clutchMANUAL53GazillionsTONS54Wide receiver for the Seattle SeahawksCOOPERKUPP58ThusERGO59Car with a four-ring logoAUDI60StiffRIGID61FortunetellerSEER62Like the score 9-9TIED63BeginningONSET Down
1"Time ___ Come Today"HAS2End of Caltech's URLEDU3Newsroom employeeREPORTER4Rhyming synonym of "meh"BLEH5TranquilSERENE6Weapon in many fantasy novelsSWORD7Bok ___CHOY8Alley-___OOP9Org. that makes people empty their pocketsTSA10Archie and Lilibet's momMEGHAN11Fly a planeAVIATE12Place to the right of a decimal pointTENTHS13Wipes cleanERASES18Common pretzel shapeKNOT21Not verboseTERSE22Pan for stir-fryingWOK23Nancy Cartwright, to Sabrina CarpenterAUNT25WoofsBARKS26Imagineer's creationRIDE28"Back to the Future" costar ThompsonLEA29Employers of some lawyersFIRMS31"___ me!" ("No idea!")BEATS33CostPRICE34Social media updatePOST35School fundraising org.PTA36A snorer's spouse might use theseEARPLUGS37Most consumed food in the worldRICE40one of 1,306 for some millipedesLEG41Moistens with drippings, perhapsBASTES42Onto landASHORE43Mr. SquarePants, for oneSPONGE44Motion detector, e.g.SENSOR45RationalSANE46Popular Disneyland treatCHURRO48Really quickRAPID51Edna ___ ("The Incredibles" character)MODE52RelatedAKIN54"Unofficial mascot of the internet"CAT55French for "yes"OUI56Popular March 14th dessertPIE57Summer hrs. in CaliforniaPDT About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 22, 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.