USA Today Crossword August 8, 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 73 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 8, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1RegionAREA5"Be right ___!"BACK9Athlete's best effortAGAME14Counterpart to a dog loverCATPERSON16LegalLICIT17Small digitLITTLETOE18Builders of Machu PicchuINCAS19"___ Velita" (Bad Bunny song)UNA20Sharpie or milepost, for exampleMARKER22Navy's counterpartARMY23"Me too!"SODOI24Existential wearinessENNUI26"Now!"ASAP29Place to collect shellsSEASIDE31Rigid adherence to a traditionPURISM34Icy precipitationSLEET35Playing area that could devalue nearby properties due to unwanted noisePICKLEBALLCOURT40EnterHEADIN41Beatles co-founder JohnLENNON42Greek letter hidden in "epsilon"PSI44Ring-shaped cake typeBUNDT46Rapper with a hyphenated nameICET47"I would be ___ if I didn't . . ."REMISS49___ Sans (common font)COMIC52Not oddEVEN53Apple earbudAIRPOD55Bikini topBRA58Put the ___ to the metalPEDAL60"Do you want me to keep listing examples?"NEEDIGOON62Venue for a big concertARENA63Dense and crumbly breakfast treatCAKEDONUT64Exciting RSVP responsesYESES65More, in SpanishMAS66Doctors for animalsVETS Down
1Org. fighting for human rightsACLU2Unfortunate forecast for a beach dayRAIN3"Tell Mama" singer JamesETTA4FittingAPT5Chapati or naanBREAD6Houston baseball teamASTROS7Milkshake flavor that might contain OreosCOOKIESANDCREAM8Patella's jointKNEE9Actor MahershalaALI10Refreshing cocktail garnished with limeGINANDTONIC11Build up, like interestACCRUE12City south of Fort LauderdaleMIAMI13___ witch (spiritual practitioner solicited via an online marketplace)ETSY15Red MuppetELMO21List on eBay, sayRESELL23Powerful volleyball shotSPIKE25Sibling's daughterNIECE26Google Play downloadAPP27Actress Chase ___ WondersSUI28Greek mathematician who allegedly shouted "Eureka!"ARCHIMEDES30___-or-nothingALL32Big hunks of materialSLABS33Mythological woman with snakes for hairMEDUSA36Recycling containerBIN37Sch. in Chapel HillUNC38Fish eggsROE39Dynamite alternativeTNT42Give money up frontPREPAY43HarshSEVERE45Capital of KansasTOPEKA48SenselessINANE50Eco and sport, in some carsMODES51"That was me"IDID54LLC alternativeINC55___ brothBONE56Defeat decisivelyROUT57Common pantry infestationANTS59___ VegasLAS61End of some municipal URLsGOV About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 8, 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.