USA Today Crossword August 27, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 27, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Forensic TV dramaCSI4GripGRASP9Beta followerGAMMA14BabeHON15Dried poblanoANCHO16It's made up of chaptersUNION17Surgery sites (Abbr.)ORS18Relay itemBATON19Fancy tie alternativeASCOT20Dance for high school seniorsPROM22Apt name for a botanistIVY23Sleeveless garmentsVESTS24Situation in which two people trade dutiesROLEREVERSAL28RadAWESOME29Android alternativeIOS30Word before "Clash" or "Cure"THE33Kind of card for a phoneSIM34K-i-s-s-i-n-g outdoors, e.g.PDA35It's around a footSHOE36London venue named after Queen Victoria's husbandROYALALBERTHALL41YouTube diary, perhapsVLOG42Animal that says "hee-haw"ASS43Pricing figuresRATES44Like a rush deliverySAMEDAY47"Shrinking" actor HarrisonFORD48Netflix show that has Natasha Lyonne's character in a time loopRUSSIANDOLL53Person who sleeps in the starfish positionBEDHOG57March on Washington figure (Abbr.)MLK58Marine mammalSEAL59Visitor from outer spaceALIEN60Undercover spiesMOLES62Place to get a HydraFacialSPA63Point fingers atBLAME64Path around the sunORBIT65Suffix for "skeptic" or "cynic"ISM66SquealsYELPS67Like a stage-five clingerNEEDY68Piping-hot gossTEA Down
1Actress PriyankaCHOPRA2SadnessSORROW3Removable boot partINSOLE4YakGAB5Genetic messengerRNA6Not idleACTIVE7PushSHOVE8Trots for totsPONYRIDES9Tropical fruitsGUAVAS10Photographer AdamsANSEL11Lapel attachmentsMICS12Not worth discussingMOOT13___ on a logANTS21One might be found in a bottleMESSAGE25Stir upROIL26"Bugonia" star StoneEMMA27Fly highSOAR30"Enough already!"THATDOESIT31Problem for an inflatable mattressHOLE32Snakelike fishEELS34"Masterpiece" networkPBS35Broken bits of potterySHARDS36Parts of hookup culture?RVS37Hello, in PortugueseOLA38___ KippurYOM39"Betcha can't eat just one" brandLAYS40Movie universe with a Game GridTRON45They serve the queenDRONES46Mo. with International Clown WeekAUG47One might be confiscated by a bouncerFAKEID49Fireside treatSMORE50"___ the judge of that"ILLBE51Error in judgmentLAPSE52Alpaca cousinLLAMA53Person with a crib sheet?BABY54"Margo's Got Money Troubles" actress FanningELLE55Watch partDIAL56Eco-friendly fiberHEMP60Nickname for Ross' sister on "Friends"MON61PigpenSTY About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 27, 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.