USA Today Crossword August 13, 2026 Answers

Across

1AZoom background effect4 5A"The West Wing" actor Alan4 9AMoves like a rope bridge5 14ATiny bit4 15AFriendship bracelet bit4 16ADrink aka hot chocolate5 17AGradually becoming more popular, like a trend15 20AHome of the WNBA's Dream (Abbr.)3 21APlace for chickens4 22ANot pro4 23ABout "souvenir," perhaps6 25A1-1, for one3 26AThrough3 29AHigh-fat diet4 30ALa Scala's home5 33ABasketball player Sue4 34ASurface for tree pose7 36AAffirmatives5 37ACurrent that brings warm water into the Atlantic10 39AImplicitly understood5 42AGive in6 43ATooth or head trouble4 44A"___ what I'm thinking . . ."5 45ATablet with a Mini version4 49AVeggie under a fairy-tale mattress3 50ATell a fib3 51AMat in a ryokan6 53AReason to cancel a barbecue4 55A"Zip it!"4 57AOpposites of 36-Across3 58AWhere the New England Revolution play their home games15 62AVulcan, e.g.5 63ACookie with a Firecracker Pop flavor4 64A"A Simple Favor" star Kendrick4 65A"___ your heart!"5 66ABend out of shape4 67AFeel sorry for4

Down

1DHuge favor6 2DTotally cannot stand6 3DMonopoly property without fixed rents7 4DPublished in a paper3 5DOut of the ordinary8 6DToy brand discussed on Brickipedia4 7DLike a used towel, perhaps4 8DKerfuffle3 9DPart of a play5 10D"Thanks, but that ___ be necessary"4 11DIt might involve protests, marches or community organizing8 12DSecond-person pronoun3 13D"Unholy" singer Smith3 18D"Rocks" in a drink3 19DPrimary conduit4 24DKnuckle-headed move?6 25DSpill the beans6 27DWrath3 28DSome might pop up3 31D"That time works for me"6 32D___-focused5 33D"Scram!"6 35DPrep for a major renovation, say3 36DCurrency in Kyoto3 38DPlace to take a break on a road trip8 39DBar spout3 40DUnreturnable serve3 41DThird letter of the NATO alphabet7 44DClue4 46DGrilled sandwich with Italian bread6 47DQuantity6 48DFeeling of shock and confusion6 50DProperty claims5 52D"That's it!"3 54DSome craft beers4 55DQueen of Mount Olympus4 56DApp operator4 58DYap or yammer3 59DUnder the weather3 60DAAA service3 61DHandshake alternative3