USA Today Crossword August 17 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on August 17 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Dirty haze in a city
The answer is: smog
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___ off (prunes)
The answer is: lops
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Flower symbolizing faith and wisdom
The answer is: iris
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Seed holder on a pine
The answer is: cone
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Actress Halle
The answer is: berry
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Insignificant
The answer is: mere
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Training place for puppies
The answer is: obedienceschool
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Triangular part of a shark
The answer is: fin
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Fiend in Dante's "Inferno"
The answer is: satan
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"Taskmaster" creator Alex
The answer is: horne
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(22)
Southwest offering
The answer is: flight
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Hezly Rivera's Olympic team
The answer is: usa
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(26)
Hip-hop's Run-___
The answer is: dmc
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"The Fugitive" actress Ward
The answer is: sela
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Tree with trembling leaves
The answer is: aspen
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(30)
Have some laziji
The answer is: eat
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(31)
Hidden stockpile
The answer is: stash
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Snacks for squirrels
The answer is: acorns
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Supposedly private but widely known matter
The answer is: opensecret
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(38)
Reared, like a child
The answer is: raised
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(40)
Some SoundCloud uploads
The answer is: eps
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(41)
Touch lightly
The answer is: tap
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Give it your ___
The answer is: all
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(45)
Sparkly crown
The answer is: tiara
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(47)
Segments of a timeline
The answer is: eras
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Best of the best
The answer is: toptier
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(51)
Move rapidly and forcefully
The answer is: hurtle
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Key skill in archery
The answer is: aim
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(54)
Squares on a calendar
The answer is: dates
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(57)
Fox pup's shelter
The answer is: den
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(58)
Game played on a board shaped like a six-pointed star
The answer is: chinesecheckers
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(62)
Cousin's mom
The answer is: aunt
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Spy's scoop
The answer is: intel
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(64)
Pinnacle
The answer is: acme
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Animal hospital patients
The answer is: pets
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(66)
Pens with troughs
The answer is: sties
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Bathrooms, to an Aussie
The answer is: loos
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
Shows contempt
The answer is: scoffs
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(2)
Decoration above a crib
The answer is: mobile
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Low soccer score
The answer is: onenil
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H.S. diploma equivalent
The answer is: ged
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Period after Mardi Gras
The answer is: lent
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Whale known for beaching itself to hunt
The answer is: orca
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Doc outlining assets before marriage
The answer is: prenup
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___ admin (IT pro)
The answer is: sys
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(9)
"if u ask me . . ."
The answer is: imho
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Get more inventory
The answer is: reorder
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Participant in a certain triathlon
The answer is: ironman
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Chooses
The answer is: selects
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Apt rhyme for "defeat"
The answer is: beat
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"More or less"
The answer is: ish
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Roll of the dice
The answer is: chance
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Sounds of disbelief
The answer is: gasps
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Browns in a skillet
The answer is: sears
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(28)
Donkey
The answer is: ass
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Like a gauzy veil
The answer is: sheer
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Golfer's reservation
The answer is: teetime
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"The Way Home" actress MacDowell
The answer is: andie
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Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dining table
The answer is: otter
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(36)
Medium for Rembrandt
The answer is: oilpaint
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(37)
Audit pro
The answer is: cpa
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(38)
Inflatable rodent seen at strikes
The answer is: rat
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Lululemon rival
The answer is: alo
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(42)
Style of Radio City Music Hall
The answer is: artdeco
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(43)
Largest city in Sicily
The answer is: palermo
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Passionate
The answer is: ardent
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Smell and taste, for two
The answer is: senses
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(50)
Eyelash treatments
The answer is: tints
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(51)
Shoes that add height
The answer is: heels
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(52)
Tommy Trojan's sch.
The answer is: usc
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(55)
When Romeo meets Juliet
The answer is: acti
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You, in a hymnal
The answer is: thee
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(58)
Camera lens protector
The answer is: cap
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Tone with a hex code
The answer is: hue
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(60)
Girl in the fam
The answer is: sis
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(61)
"House" actor Penn
The answer is: kal
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