USA Today Crossword August 27 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on August 27 2026.

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Clues Across (38 total)

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Forensic TV drama
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Grip
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Beta follower
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Babe
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Dried poblano
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It's made up of chapters
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Surgery sites (Abbr.)
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Relay item
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Fancy tie alternative
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Dance for high school seniors
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Apt name for a botanist
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Sleeveless garments
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Situation in which two people trade duties
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Rad
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Android alternative
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Word before "Clash" or "Cure"
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Kind of card for a phone
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K-i-s-s-i-n-g outdoors, e.g.
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It's around a foot
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London venue named after Queen Victoria's husband
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YouTube diary, perhaps
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Animal that says "hee-haw"
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Pricing figures
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Like a rush delivery
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"Shrinking" actor Harrison
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Person who sleeps in the starfish position
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Marine mammal
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Visitor from outer space
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Undercover spies
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Place to get a HydraFacial
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Point fingers at
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Path around the sun
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Suffix for "skeptic" or "cynic"
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Squeals
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Like a stage-five clinger
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Piping-hot goss
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Clues Down (40 total)

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Actress Priyanka
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Sadness
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Removable boot part
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Yak
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Genetic messenger
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Not idle
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Push
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Trots for tots
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Tropical fruits
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Photographer Adams
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Lapel attachments
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Not worth discussing
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___ on a log
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One might be found in a bottle
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Stir up
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"Bugonia" star Stone
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Fly high
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"Enough already!"
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Problem for an inflatable mattress
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Snakelike fish
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"Masterpiece" network
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Broken bits of pottery
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Parts of hookup culture?
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Hello, in Portuguese
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___ Kippur
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"Betcha can't eat just one" brand
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Movie universe with a Game Grid
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They serve the queen
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Mo. with International Clown Week
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One might be confiscated by a bouncer
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Fireside treat
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"___ the judge of that"
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Error in judgment
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Alpaca cousin
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Person with a crib sheet?
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Watch part
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Eco-friendly fiber
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Pigpen
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