USA Today Crossword August 15 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on August 15 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 39
- Total Across
- 37
- Total Down
Clues Across (39 total)
(1)
Sitting on
The answer is: atop
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Tea
The answer is: gossip
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"Much ___ About Nothing"
The answer is: ado
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"Beloved" novelist Morrison
The answer is: toni
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"Wednesday" star Jenna
The answer is: ortega
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Provided a meal for
The answer is: fed
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Nutrient-dense seedlings
The answer is: microgreens
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Letters on many modern Christmas lights
The answer is: led
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Time off from work that might be used to attend to a newborn
The answer is: leave
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(21)
Friend, in French
The answer is: ami
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(22)
They fly, or make baseballs fly
The answer is: bats
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Bit of ink
The answer is: tat
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Data used to aid a business
The answer is: metrics
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Work boot feature
The answer is: steeltoe
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(30)
"Yikes! A bug!"
The answer is: eek
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(31)
401(k) alternatives
The answer is: iras
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(32)
Small whirlpool
The answer is: eddy
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Stop by
The answer is: visit
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Clothing
The answer is: garb
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Become ready to eat
The answer is: ripen
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Bygone iPod model
The answer is: nano
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Fabric some erroneously think is a portmanteau of "New York" and "London"
The answer is: nylon
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(44)
"Wasn't me"
The answer is: noti
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Eye part that controls the pupil
The answer is: iris
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(46)
Resistance unit
The answer is: ohm
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(48)
Small crackers introduced in 1987
The answer is: ritzbits
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(50)
"Everyone brings a dish" party
The answer is: potluck
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Carnival location
The answer is: rio
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Lean and strong
The answer is: wiry
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(55)
Easy tennis shot to return
The answer is: lob
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(56)
Confirm
The answer is: attest
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(60)
Colorful Taylor Swift era
The answer is: red
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(61)
"Help!" and "Rubber Soul," e.g.
The answer is: albumtitles
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Card in a royal flush
The answer is: ace
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Senator Sanders
The answer is: bernie
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(65)
Pig's sound
The answer is: oink
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(66)
___ capita
The answer is: per
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(67)
Balanced state
The answer is: stasis
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Crosstown rival of the Yankees
The answer is: mets
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Clues Down (37 total)
(1)
Bread box?
The answer is: atm
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(2)
Labor
The answer is: toil
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Only a single time
The answer is: once
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(4)
Popular brand of puffed rice snack
The answer is: piratesbooty
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Eager sort
The answer is: gogetter
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Surname that sounds like a conjunction
The answer is: orr
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Dish that might also be called bao
The answer is: steamedporkbuns
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(8)
"Come to my office"
The answer is: seeme
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Catch fire
The answer is: ignite
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___ de deux (dance duet)
The answer is: pas
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(11)
Company with a spokesduck
The answer is: aflac
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(12)
The 411
The answer is: deets
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Ironic things to be even
The answer is: odds
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(18)
Track shape
The answer is: oval
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(22)
SpongeBob SquarePants' home
The answer is: bikinibottom
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Go "Vroom!"
The answer is: rev
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The "S" of ASL
The answer is: sign
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Part of a lunch line stack
The answer is: tray
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___ Grey tea
The answer is: earl
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One-eyed Norse god
The answer is: odin
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Big name in coolers
The answer is: yeti
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South Asian garment
The answer is: sari
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Not yet eliminated
The answer is: init
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(37)
Ring ___ (carnival game)
The answer is: toss
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Additives in some processed meats
The answer is: nitrates
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(43)
Org. that has the Blues
The answer is: nhl
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(47)
"Business in the front, party in the back" hairstyle
The answer is: mullet
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(49)
Commonly baked pasta
The answer is: ziti
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(50)
Jigsaw puzzle component
The answer is: piece
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(51)
Say "I'll have the tomato soup, please"
The answer is: order
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(52)
Hooded snake
The answer is: cobra
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(54)
Sandwich alternative
The answer is: wrap
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(57)
"Bad Law" author Mystal
The answer is: elie
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In the mail
The answer is: sent
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(59)
Scolding sounds
The answer is: tsks
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(61)
Six-pack muscles
The answer is: abs
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Nintendo avatar
The answer is: mii
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