USA Today Crossword August 20 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on August 20 2026.
- 80
- Total Clues
- 39
- Total Across
- 41
- Total Down
Clues Across (39 total)
(1)
Phoenix Opera solo
The answer is: aria
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"Do your ___!"
The answer is: worst
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Take orders from
The answer is: obey
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Pear suitable for poaching
The answer is: bosc
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Really mad
The answer is: irate
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Like stallions and bulls
The answer is: male
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Alley target in a Wii Sports game
The answer is: bowlingpin
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Ticks off
The answer is: irks
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Do better than
The answer is: oneup
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Areas of land
The answer is: tracts
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Drink that might be served with crumpets
The answer is: tea
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Need to pay
The answer is: owe
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"___ corte de rosas y espinas" (Sarah J. Maas novel translated by Margara Averbach)
The answer is: una
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Spigot
The answer is: tap
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(31)
Trips around the sun (Abbr.)
The answer is: yrs
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Proves versatile
The answer is: adapts
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(35)
"Days of ___ Lives"
The answer is: our
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(36)
Orchard units
The answer is: acres
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Counterpart of ecstasy
The answer is: agony
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(40)
Flash seen before hearing thunder
The answer is: lightningbolt
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(44)
"Hidden Figures" star Janelle
The answer is: monae
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(45)
Airport annoyance
The answer is: delay
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(46)
Long, long time
The answer is: eon
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Vegas venue whose interior includes the world's largest LED screen
The answer is: sphere
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(50)
Write to Dear Abby, say
The answer is: ask
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(53)
Boxing ref's call
The answer is: tko
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(54)
"___ Te Ching"
The answer is: tao
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The Broncos, on a scoreboard
The answer is: den
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Brain scan (Abbr.)
The answer is: eeg
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Home on a Kingdomino starting tile
The answer is: castle
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Turn into mush
The answer is: puree
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Sign of things to come
The answer is: omen
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Classic parade streamer material
The answer is: tickertape
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Dryer fuzz
The answer is: lint
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Causing goose bumps
The answer is: eerie
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(71)
Gorillas and gibbons
The answer is: apes
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Prom partner
The answer is: date
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"I'm ___ in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar"
The answer is: drunk
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In this location
The answer is: here
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Clues Down (41 total)
(1)
Monastery figure
The answer is: abbot
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(2)
"Carol" star Mara
The answer is: rooney
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"That's the truth!"
The answer is: iswear
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6-Down that defends legal rights
The answer is: aclu
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Take the prize
The answer is: win
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4-Down, e.g.
The answer is: org
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Spellbound
The answer is: rapt
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Provoke
The answer is: stirup
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Rent payer
The answer is: tenant
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Leave out
The answer is: omit
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Happy hour seat
The answer is: barstool
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Yellowstone creature
The answer is: elk
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"Definitely!"
The answer is: yes
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Stock debut, for short
The answer is: ipo
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Honeydew alternative
The answer is: casaba
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Toad's bump
The answer is: wart
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Blissful spot
The answer is: eden
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Woman with nieces, say
The answer is: aunt
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(30)
Be nosy
The answer is: pry
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It's a long story!
The answer is: saga
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Parenthetical bit
The answer is: aside
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(37)
Ice holders
The answer is: chests
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(39)
"El perro" painter Francisco
The answer is: goya
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(40)
Window-shop, perhaps
The answer is: look
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Not guilty
The answer is: innocent
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(42)
Brainy person
The answer is: nerd
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(43)
Pure delight
The answer is: glee
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Was introduced to
The answer is: met
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Tapped gently
The answer is: patted
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___-than-thou
The answer is: holier
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Colorful wrap
The answer is: serape
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Real gem
The answer is: keeper
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"All Things Considered" network
The answer is: npr
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Honking flock
The answer is: geese
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(60)
Poker payment
The answer is: ante
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(61)
Beige shade
The answer is: ecru
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State home to Bryce Canyon
The answer is: utah
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(64)
Ancient
The answer is: old
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(65)
"The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" protagonist
The answer is: mia
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(67)
Folks
The answer is: kin
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(68)
Cartoon shriek
The answer is: eek
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