USA Today Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALittle fight4 5AApple on a teacher's desk?4 9AChills out5 14ALow-pitched horn4 15AThreads and WhatsApp parent company4 16A". . . well, I could be mistaken"5 17AVisa competitor4 18ACounterparts of cons4 19AWinged origami creation5 20AOne power source for a hybrid vehicle11 23ATacked-on cost3 24APerson to look up to4 25ARidiculous6 27ABit of a faux pas6 30AEar passage5 32ASiri's platform3 33A"Bridgerton" title4 35ADoritos ___ Cheese5 39AHandheld lunch stuffed with romaine, croutons and dressing15 43APrepare to pray5 44AMiles off4 45AEnjoyed a 39-Across3 46ADid some undercover work?5 48ANo longer frozen6 51ACollege-level H.S. science class6 54ATakes advantage of4 55ASmall pal of Pooh3 56A"Let's check out that replay!"11 62AGreenlighting5 64APrefix for "pilot" or "correct"4 65A"No phones at the table," e.g.4 66ADisorderly fight5 67AAndrajos or goulash4 68AExam that's hard to cheat on4 69ABurning desire?5 70AWomen's telehealth platform4 71AMentions4

Down

1DAttempt4 2DAthletic brand that makes the Speedcat4 3DHelp with a heist4 4DAdvice from a CPA6 5DInappropriate8 6DStreep who voiced Insect Queen in "Hoppers"5 7DPerched upon4 8D"Mi ___ es su ___"4 9DPink Floyd or Black Sabbath8 10DTake a wrong turn, say3 11DBig fiasco5 12DCanon filler?5 13DJouster's horse5 21DAcademic URL ending3 22DTuna container3 26DShredded barbecue side4 27D"Awesome!"4 28DOffering that must be paid back4 29D"Ah, now it makes sense!"4 30DCreate new equipment in a video game5 31DPasta ___ carbonara4 34D"Make it snappy!"4 36DSticking point4 37DCan't stand4 38DAngled column?4 40DShort meeting?4 41DCat hair or pollen8 42DMany gallery events8 47DBroody music genre3 49D___ haw (donkey's sound)3 50D2017 and 2022 World Series champions6 51DEnticing scent from a bakery5 52DFireplace utensil5 53DThey're tightly wound5 54DSay aloud5 57DMascara target4 58DBard's strings4 59DA person's general vibe4 60D"Angels in America," e.g.4 61DDisney's Flotsam and Jetsam, for example4 63D"The Matrix" role3