USA Today Crossword August 24, 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 24, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1___ pet (1970s fad)CHIA5Tropical treePALM9Best Casting, for oneOSCAR14Provide free of chargeCOMP15Bhutan's continentASIA16Chicago hubOHARE17Wham-O toy with some serious bounceSUPERBALL19PeeledPARED20Sources of precious metalsORES21Kenai Fjords National Park stateALASKA23Floating aimlesslyADRIFT25Camp bedCOT2612/24 and 12/31EVES29"Lady Marmalade" singer LaBellePATTI30"___: The Art of Creative Knotting"MACRAME32Sticky substanceRESIN33Sparkly headpieceTIARA35"This instant!"NOW36School safety exerciseFIREDRILL39Ziploc productBAG42Searches forSEEKS43Insurance company named for a volcanoAETNA47'90s Nickelodeon show with Kenan ThompsonALLTHAT49___ GrasMARDI50"Sounds good to me!"YEAH51WNBA's Sky, on scoreboardsCHI53Automatic alternativeMANUAL54Ready for takeoff or landingSEATED56Nickname for a longtime YankeeAROD57Polite refusalNOSIR59Burning the midnight oilSTAYINGUP63Vote into officeELECT64"I solved it!"AHA65Condescending Wonka, e.g.MEME66To-do list itemsTASKS67Negroni liquorGIN68"NBA Countdown" networkESPN Down
1Includes on an email chainCCS2Astros, on scoreboardsHOU3Potato chips, for Art VandelayIMPORTS4Drink before dinnerAPERITIF5Blue Ribbon brewerPABST6Happy ___ clamASA7Pale purple flowerLILAC8Seasonal Nabisco cookies featuring graham cracker and chocolateMALLOMARS9"That was clumsy of me!"OOPS10Salt dispenserSHAKER11Group of travelersCARAVAN12"What ___ you up to?"ARE13Shiraz, e.g.RED18Put a fresh surface onREFINISH22Pong makerATARI23World Party Day mo.APR24"Lost" star Daniel ___ KimDAE27Angsty music genreEMO28Work with a SingerSEW31Fried squid dishCALAMARI33Sprouts caninesTEETHES34"Not sure," for shortIDK37Show emotion, sayREACT38Bill Withers song with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load"LEANONME39Chesapeake, e.g.BAY40Part of IPAALE41Part of a Meg Griffin costumeGLASSES44PlodsTRUDGES45Confidentiality docNDA46Homophone of 40-DownAIL48Sudden feeling that kills romantic attractionTHEICK52Item on a dog's collarIDTAG53Like TulumMAYAN55Theater and painting, for twoARTS57After expensesNET58"___, como vai?"OLA60Sushi tunaAHI61Diamond expert?UMP62Pig holderPEN About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 24, 2026, a Monday, 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.