USA Today Crossword August 14, 2026 Answers

Across

1A"One ___ this time" ("Cha Cha Slide" instruction)3 4AReally fun time5 9ATechnology similar to echolocation5 14ASay "I'm grood" instead of "I'm great" or "I'm good," say3 15ATaylor Swift album with "Paper Rings"5 16ASavory flavor5 17A"Without further ___ . . ."3 18A"I ___ you" ("You're my favorite")5 19AVery fast5 20ACrunched some data13 23AMambo legend Puente4 24A"Hi, it's me, your cat"4 25ATic-tac-___3 28APoked around7 32A"Big yikes"6 34ALike an extravagant ball6 37ARound dwellings5 38AAuto accessory for AM/FM pickup10 40AMarriott competitor5 42ASigns7 44APirate's besties6 46AQuench7 49A"Case of the Ex" singer who performed at Lilith Fair in 19993 50AReptar or Yoshi, for short4 53ASmartphone forerunners4 54AInsects that build nests inside wood13 59ASummer camp treat5 61A"All kidding ___ . . ."5 62A"r u picking me up soon"3 63AHigh points5 64AParty all night long, perhaps5 65A26-Down alternative, at a coffee shop3 66ABand instruments that don't fit in backpacks5 67ALike a cold expression5 68A"Help us!," to ABBA3

Down

1D"Less than 3" symbols6 2DMake official6 3D"ASAP!"6 4DUnexciting4 5DMine deposit4 6DCosmetics brand once sold door-to-door4 7DPart of a skin care routine5 8DHBO series set in New Orleans5 9D"Fine, I'm in"10 10DCongresswoman Ilhan4 11DMusic-sharing service for millennials, once7 12D"___ hearing you right?"3 13DGet ___ of (toss)3 21D"Sorry, you missed out"7 22DHalloween greeting3 26DGranola grain3 27DWhere some nurses work (Abbr.)3 29DEvening shift, perhaps?10 30D"Casino Royale" star Green3 31DRackets4 33DPunny La Pirata Brewing offering7 35DPig's home3 36DSkirt borders4 38DUnderground burial site8 39DChicago Bulls org.3 40D"That's a real thinker"3 41D"Sweet!"3 43DBlue Pixar character7 45DTaste3 47D"Made your mark on me, a golden ___"6 48DWriting assignments6 51DGets closer5 52DIt's a start5 55DZone4 56DEarly DVR brand4 57D"The Middle" star Sher4 58D___ on (trust in)4 59DTook a chair3 60DFranchise that includes "Ms. Marvel" (Abbr.)3