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USA Today Crossword August 9, 2026 Answers

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Sunday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the August 9, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

Across

1Flower holdersVASES 6The "one" in a one-two punchJAB 9Oyster sauce amount (Abbr.)TBSP 13"Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight" star HawkeETHAN 14The Cab genreEMO 15Athletic trainerCOACH 16___ apsoLHASA 17"Interesting . . ."OOH 18ReversedUNDID 19"I'm in awe!"VERYIMPRESSIVE 22WSW oppositeENE 23Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)LOA 24Gameplay environment, in gamingMAP 25Two peas ___ podINA 27Little bitsTADS 29Strongly advisedURGED 31BasicsABCS 32Like the goddess SaraswatiHINDU 34People also known as the MuscogeeCREEK 35Visual media company known for stock photosGETTYIMAGES 38"___ Disposition" (The Temper Trap song)SWEET 40Kind of protestSITIN 41"The Babadook" director JenniferKENT 42___ pad (notebook)STENO 44Storyline trajectoriesARCS 48Songwriter TamposiALI 49Place for a hearing aidEAR 50Calligraphy liquidINK 52Enjoy some hopiaEAT 53Like a VR experience that feels completely realFULLYIMMERSIVE 57Pad krapow gai herbBASIL 58"The Golden Girls" star ArthurBEA 59"I'm flattered!"OHGEE 60Cornmeal cakeAREPA 61Goof upERR 62Moon-relatedLUNAR 63Famous Scottish lochNESS 64With 65-Across, concert song lineupsSET 65See 64-AcrossLISTS

Down

1Upscale fabricVELVET 2Minerva's Greek counterpartATHENA 3Didn't keep everything for oneselfSHARED 4"No sweat!"EASY 5Slow-moving gastropodSNAIL 6Game show whose "think music" was originally a lullabyJEOPARDY 7Love, in SpanishAMOR 8"Rent" song "La Vie ___"BOHEME 9"Beloved" author MorrisonTONI 10Negative energyBADVIBES 11Astronomy or epidemiology, e.g.SCIENCE 12Certain grad school degreePHD 15VergeCUSP 20___ EverestMOUNT 21BummedSAD 26___.com (search engine that officially closed on May 1, 2026)ASK 28Mattress coveringSHEET 30False appearanceGUISE 31Sporting venueARENA 33Wednesday Addams' cousinITT 34Sci-fi FXCGI 35WhizzesGENIUSES 36Gas-station storeMINIMART 37Make things rightATONE 38Jamaican music genreSKA 39TANF, e.g.WELFARE 42ArticulateSAY 43Cherokee and Pueblo, for twoTRIBES 45Serves as rulerREIGNS 46WarningCAVEAT 47Takes the wheelSTEERS 49"Yellowjackets" star PurnellELLA 51"Big Mouth" star NickKROLL 54Body parts that can be "sealed"LIPS 55"A ___ technicality!"MERE 56Feng ___SHUI 57ForbidBAN

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 9, 2026, a Sunday, 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.