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USA Today Up & Down Words August 31, 2026 Answers

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

Monday7 answersUSA Today
The Chain
1 Nearby vicinity LOCAL AREA
2 Start of a phone number AREA CODE
3 Urgent warning CODE RED
4 Indian Ocean inlet RED SEA
5 Type of pinniped SEA LION
6 1994 animated film (with "The") LION KING
7 Skull Island monster KING KONG

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This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on August 31, 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.