USA Today Crossword August 5, 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 5, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Semisolid precipitationSLUSH6Crochet or macrameCRAFT11Sticky note brandPOSTIT13Sports cars with horse logosFERRARIS16Like a joke understood by fewINSIDE17Cause a temperature warning on a phoneOVERHEAT18Reduce the power of, in gamingNERF19Scatter aroundSTREW21History textbook unitERA22Some steak ordersFILETS24Settle upREPAY26BookishLITERARY29CassetteTAPE30Yoga poseASANA31They have a big E at the topEYECHARTS35Word after "T." or "Oedipus"REX36Any of 150 Biblical songsPSALM37Promise to settle up laterIOU38Cashless payment toolDEBITCARD41"Beautiful Things" singer BensonBOONE43Steals fromROBS44RequiredDEMANDED46They generate interestLOANS48"Squid Game" or "My Golden Life"KDRAMA49Smile's shapeARC50Bigfoot or GodzillaBEAST51"10/10, no notes," for exampleRAVE55Pastry treats on sticksCAKEPOPS58Beach day container full of iceCOOLER60Like November, among the months of the yearELEVENTH61Back-baring topHALTER62Virginia, for oneSTATE63Doesn't succeedFLOPS Down
1Alternative to "solve" or "buy a vowel," on "Wheel of Fortune"SPIN2SolitaryLONE3Letters on pre-1991 mapsUSSR4Become less flexibleSTIFFEN5Started a game of SardinesHID6Workers on a shipCREW7Movie with the song "Naatu Naatu"RRR8Ooh and ___AAH9Portion of the day during which teachers don't actually get downtimeFREEPERIOD10Wonder Woman's headwearTIARA12Edison rival NikolaTESLA13Running test at the NFL combineFORTYYARDDASH14Holiday precedersEVES15"Don't leave!"STAY20WNBA great WeatherspoonTERESA23"This American Life" host GlassIRA24"Go, team!"RAH25Anti-pollution org.EPA26Fat in some piecrustsLARD27"Understood"ISEE28Income range considered by the IRSTAXBRACKET29"31 Days of Oscar" channelTCM32Respected seniorsELDERS33Vocal qualityTONE34Took to courtSUED36Mac alternativesPCS39Charged particleION40Channel with "Modern Family" rerunsTBS41"Pow!"BAM42In the midst of a hot streakONAROLL45Success on a dating appMATCH46Fabric full of holesLACE47Some doctoral examsORALS48RetainedKEPT50What a radius is and a diameter is notBONE52Range above tenorALTO53Selina Meyer sitcomVEEP54Goofs upERRS56Actress LongoriaEVA57Odie or Garfield, to JonPET59Clumsy typeOAF About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 5, 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.