USA Today Crossword August 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASitting on4 5ATea6 11A"Much ___ About Nothing"3 14A"Beloved" novelist Morrison4 15A"Wednesday" star Jenna6 16AProvided a meal for3 17ANutrient-dense seedlings11 19ALetters on many modern Christmas lights3 20ATime off from work that might be used to attend to a newborn5 21AFriend, in French3 22AThey fly, or make baseballs fly4 23ABit of ink3 24AData used to aid a business7 26AWork boot feature8 30A"Yikes! A bug!"3 31A401(k) alternatives4 32ASmall whirlpool4 34AStop by5 38AClothing4 39ABecome ready to eat5 41ABygone iPod model4 42AFabric some erroneously think is a portmanteau of "New York" and "London"5 44A"Wasn't me"4 45AEye part that controls the pupil4 46AResistance unit3 48ASmall crackers introduced in 19878 50A"Everyone brings a dish" party7 53ACarnival location3 54ALean and strong4 55AEasy tennis shot to return3 56AConfirm6 60AColorful Taylor Swift era3 61A"Help!" and "Rubber Soul," e.g.11 63ACard in a royal flush3 64ASenator Sanders6 65APig's sound4 66A___ capita3 67ABalanced state6 68ACrosstown rival of the Yankees4

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1DBread box?3 2DLabor4 3DOnly a single time4 4DPopular brand of puffed rice snack12 5DEager sort8 6DSurname that sounds like a conjunction3 7DDish that might also be called bao15 8D"Come to my office"5 9DCatch fire6 10D___ de deux (dance duet)3 11DCompany with a spokesduck5 12DThe 4115 13DIronic things to be even4 18DTrack shape4 22DSpongeBob SquarePants' home12 25DGo "Vroom!"3 26DThe "S" of ASL4 27DPart of a lunch line stack4 28D___ Grey tea4 29DOne-eyed Norse god4 33DBig name in coolers4 35DSouth Asian garment4 36DNot yet eliminated4 37DRing ___ (carnival game)4 40DAdditives in some processed meats8 43DOrg. that has the Blues3 47D"Business in the front, party in the back" hairstyle6 49DCommonly baked pasta4 50DJigsaw puzzle component5 51DSay "I'll have the tomato soup, please"5 52DHooded snake5 54DSandwich alternative4 57D"Bad Law" author Mystal4 58DIn the mail4 59DScolding sounds4 61DSix-pack muscles3 62DNintendo avatar3