USA Today Crossword August 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1AWitnessed3 4ATriumph3 7ABrazilian dances6 13A"Watch this space!" letters3 14ALSD4 16ANot too bright?6 17AOutdated8 19AReacted to injustice6 20AChain reaction in which small actions create a big impact12 22ASouthwestern formations5 23A___ Sremmurd (hip-hop duo)3 24A"The Silence of the Lambs" org.3 27AExperiment spot3 29ABeaut3 30A"Frozen" snowman4 31AThe "L" of LACMA3 34AYoung horses5 36A"The March King"5 37AHigh-fiber baked good15 40ACries out in surprise5 41ACookie-selling group5 42ATravel by plane3 43AStretches of timelines4 44AGrape ___ (rhyming drink)3 45AOne sample ___ customer3 47APet that might have ruby-colored eyes3 48AHe's generally associated with chicken?3 49A"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz4 52APeople who work behind the scenes12 57APerson-shaped board game token6 60AChilaquiles ingredient8 61AStay6 62ANotion4 63A"I'm ___" ("Ready to hear the gossip")3 64ADry spell5 65AVisionary4 66AVersatile card3

Down

1DSeattle WNBA team5 2D"Jack Ryan" actress Cornish5 3DPaper nest builders5 4DThey might be hidden behind portraits9 5DCarbonated frozen drink4 6DLate hours, in ads4 7D___ Queen (horror icon)6 8DDisney girl with a surreal imagination5 9DIrrelevant4 10D"He's a 10, ___ . . ."3 11DRefreshing drink suffix3 12D"The Bear" chef3 15D"4 sure!"3 18DBirthstone for some Libras4 21DRed chili pepper6 24DMarshmallow ___5 25DCaprese salad ingredient5 26D". . . though none may exist"5 28DAnimated dad who loves making burgers3 29DHarsh light5 30D"Yikes"3 31DWedding cake part5 32D"The Phantom of the ___"5 33DWater balloon sound5 35DMusic genre with striking visuals6 36DHighly successful person9 38DVinyl records3 39DFloor-cleaning tool3 44DSource of many matches5 46D___ canai (flatbread)4 48DBlooming bulb5 50DIt might be a dip, or include a dip5 51DDuck sound in some insurance ads5 52DUnwanted texts, e.g.4 53DR&B singer Redding4 54DParticipated in RAGBRAI4 55D44-Down, e.g.4 56DWhat meeting your soulmate might feel like4 57D"Mr. and ___. Smith"3 58DSlippery fish3 59DAustralian bird3