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USA Today Up & Down Words August 1, 2026 Answers

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The complete Saturday word chain — 7 two-word answers, each linking into the next. Puzzle by David L. Hoyt.

Saturday7 answersUSA Today
The Chain
1 Military-style trim BUZZ CUT
2 Fell a tree CUT DOWN
3 Los Angeles, to Seattle DOWN SOUTH
4 Miami's region SOUTH FLORIDA
5 Certain Georgia state line FLORIDA BORDER
6 City near a foreign country BORDER TOWN
7 Public meeting place TOWN SQUARE

About this puzzle

This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on August 1, 2026. Each answer is a two-word phrase, and the second word of every answer is the first word of the next one down. Tap any clue to open that answer's own page.