USA Today Crossword August 26, 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 26, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Big name in luxury perfumesDIOR5"Hey, you!"PSST9Woodwind instrument featured in "Kiss From a Rose"OBOE13Snowballs or water balloonsAMMO14Vanish into the ___ETHER16Radiologist's imageXRAY17Palindromic address with an apostropheMAAM18"Mystical Magical" singer BensonBOONE19Olden timesYORE20Offerings at many hotel breakfast buffetsSCRAMBLEDEGGS23World Cup criesOLES24FibLIE25SlenderSVELTE29Left and right turn indicators, e.g.SIGNALS33Home for an eagleAERIE34"Big Mistakes" character played by Mark IvanirIVAN36___ chiTAI37Charred vegetable often paired with tahiniGRILLEDEGGPLANT41Key next to F1ESC42"Lovely ___" (Beatles song)RITA43Size above mediumLARGE44Scallops, shrimp, etc.SEAFOOD47Adorable onesCUTIES48Surgeons' workplaces, for shortORS49Period in officeTERM51Money put into a bank account via smartphoneMOBILEDEPOSIT57Radio knobDIAL59Great Plains nationOSAGE60General feelingVIBE61Move like a sci-fi blobOOZE62IdentifiedNAMED63Limbs on cactiARMS64Fed a line toCUED65Coin ___TOSS66"It's on my to-do ___" ("I haven't forgotten about that")LIST Down
1Beavers' creationsDAMS2Computer whose original model featured a translucent blue exteriorIMAC3Representative IlhanOMAR4Italy's capital, in ItalianROMA5Tiny rockPEBBLE6Took without permissionSTOLE7Loafers and sneakersSHOES8___ to (take care of)TEND9Element in waterOXYGEN10DudesBROS11Rower's toolOAR12"___ of the Tiger"EYE15UnsteadyREELING21Place to stayMOTEL22___ economyGIG25Wise peopleSAGES26Part of a poemVERSE27"Fear of Flying" author JongERICA28Rapper ___ KimLIL29Super-long storySAGA30Asteroids game developerATARI31"Tootsie" Oscar winner JessicaLANGE32Web locationsSITES34"___ it my way"IDID35Doc that gives pet scans?VET38Process of wearing awayEROSION39Fluff, like pillowsPLUMP40Back muscle, for shortLAT45"Ha, I ___ you!" ("Gotcha!")FOOLED46Spherical objectORB47DoctrinesCREEDS49"I love you," in SpanishTEAMO50Outer boundariesEDGES51Puzzle with an exitMAZE52Future atty.'s examLSAT53Shape of some nailsOVAL54Apple assistantSIRI55Certain PCsIBMS56Midterm or finalTEST57Physician, for shortDOC58Promise of paymentIOU About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 26, 2026, a Wednesday, 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.