USA Today Crossword August 10, 2026 Answers

Across

1ARun after5 6ASome saucers4 10AKing ___3 13ACorrodes after disuse5 14ANotable dwarf planet5 16A"Is that a yes or ___?3 17ALemony Snicket, e.g.5 18A___ pole (Tlingit carving)5 19ADay that Garfield hates (Abbr.)3 20ASpicy piece of chicken11 22AGarment that might have hooks3 23A"Just so u know . . ."3 24AUnit for a comedian or tennis player3 25AMost popular fencing weapon4 26A"Stay tuned" letters3 29A"can't believe u did that"3 31A"Don't ask me" gesture5 33APenne ___ vodka4 35AAnimal hunted by Asterix and Obelix4 38AUnsettling5 40ADisclaimer following a confession of excess15 43ADreaded words on a returned quiz5 44APhiladelphia Eagles, for one4 45ASlight issue4 46AMove like a spy through the vents5 48A"Pearls Before Swine" antihero3 50AChess rating system3 51A"Better you ___ me"4 52AJerk3 55ARowdy crowd3 57AThus far3 58AMaking a cheeky call?11 63AFloral garland3 64A"I'm with you"5 65A"Stranger Things" actress Sink5 66AThat, in Spanish3 67A"The Lightning ___"5 68APerson stirring the pot online5 69A___ faire3 70ALight on one's feet4 71AIdeal RSVPs5

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1DSea floor scuttler4 2D"Love, Victor" streaming service4 3D"Fat chance!"4 4DHome for notes and clefs5 5DPhilosophy assignments6 6D___ no good4 7DMoves like a lazy river5 8DBelly button type5 9DArtery implants6 10DInstrument that's shaken and tapped10 11DLike an overused crossword clue10 12DLike most Bantu languages5 15D"You. Can't. Be. Serious!"3 21DFind out how low you can go5 25DNeck lines?5 26DBrowser divisions4 27DPopular dip for a 20-Across10 28DDress modification10 30DKen Jennings, for "Jeopardy!"4 32DBrooding baby sitter?3 34D"Shucks!"5 36DImpeccable tennis serve3 37D"I'm a lion! Respect me!"4 39DFrozen waffle brand4 41DChop down3 42DSavory flavor in kimchi5 47DGiggles6 49DLike a spot by the fire6 51D"A Patchwork Planet" author Anne5 53DWord after "Las Vegas" or "Sunset"5 54DDirect a dogsled5 56DPlay loudly5 58DPinata whacker3 59DRebel against4 60DWedding promises4 61DRiver that begins in Uganda4 62DMeshes well4