USA Today Crossword August 21 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on August 21 2026.
- 79
- Total Clues
- 38
- Total Across
- 41
- Total Down
Clues Across (38 total)
(1)
Lessen gradually
The answer is: abate
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Monumental
The answer is: epic
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Flaky rock
The answer is: mica
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Take a load off
The answer is: relax
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"Rubber duckie, you're the one / You make ___time lots of fun"
The answer is: bath
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Type of exam
The answer is: oral
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Top-tier
The answer is: elite
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Fairy tale beginning
The answer is: once
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August 20, e.g.
The answer is: date
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"To catch them is my real test / To train them is my cause" song
The answer is: pokemontheme
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Amazement
The answer is: awe
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Ask nosy questions
The answer is: pry
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Interfere, like with a lock's integrity
The answer is: tamper
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Devoured
The answer is: ate
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Feeling blue
The answer is: sad
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It can be fragile or inflated
The answer is: ego
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"Top Gun" actor Kilmer
The answer is: val
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Like someone who unplugs completely
The answer is: offthegrid
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State that hosts RAGBRAI
The answer is: iowa
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Regret
The answer is: rue
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Broadcasts
The answer is: airs
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Successor's challenge after replacing a legend
The answer is: bigshoestofill
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(46)
Cooling cubes
The answer is: ice
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Chooses
The answer is: opts
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Outlaw
The answer is: ban
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Simmer with anger
The answer is: seethe
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A, in German
The answer is: ein
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Chimpanzee, e.g.
The answer is: ape
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Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar word
The answer is: contextclues
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Leah or Sean, for example
The answer is: name
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Calf-length skirt
The answer is: midi
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Actors memorize them
The answer is: lines
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Widely adored person
The answer is: idol
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"Beware the ___ of March"
The answer is: ides
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Prefix similar to "mega"
The answer is: ultra
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Word after "cereal" or "acai"
The answer is: bowl
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Value of a penny
The answer is: cent
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Prone to giving orders
The answer is: bossy
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Clues Down (41 total)
(1)
Stuffed cornmeal cake
The answer is: arepa
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Under
The answer is: below
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Look-___ (doppelganger)
The answer is: alike
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British museum
The answer is: tate
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Not taxable, e.g.
The answer is: exempt
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Traditional wood for some piano keys
The answer is: ebony
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What dogs do to regulate body temperature
The answer is: pant
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Bug bite symptom
The answer is: itch
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Fastest land animal
The answer is: cheetah
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Wi-Fi device
The answer is: modem
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Roth ___ (nest egg option)
The answer is: ira
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Purring pet
The answer is: cat
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Pub offering
The answer is: ale
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Cookie with a BTS variety
The answer is: oreo
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Created
The answer is: made
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Severe danger
The answer is: peril
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Aesthetic with emo influences
The answer is: egirl
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Photoreceptors responsible for night vision
The answer is: rods
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"'Tis a shame"
The answer is: alas
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Copy editor's "Leave as-is"
The answer is: stet
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Essence of a crossword constructor's style
The answer is: voice
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"Oh, shucks!"
The answer is: awgee
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Ridge on a guitar neck
The answer is: fret
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Commotion
The answer is: fuss
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Acquire
The answer is: gain
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(38)
Sacred Egyptian bird
The answer is: ibis
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(42)
Snack cake similar to a Swiss roll
The answer is: hoho
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Amateur comic's event
The answer is: openmic
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Memorial bio
The answer is: obit
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Star's groupies
The answer is: fanclub
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Infection-fighting immune system component
The answer is: tcell
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Simply be
The answer is: exist
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Parent's sisters
The answer is: aunts
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Social equals
The answer is: peers
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Writing assignment
The answer is: essay
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"A rising ___ lifts all boats"
The answer is: tide
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Paradise
The answer is: eden
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Stitch's pal
The answer is: lilo
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Pen tip
The answer is: nib
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(60)
Commotion
The answer is: ado
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Cut the grass
The answer is: mow
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