USA Today Crossword August 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALike the deity Xipe Totec5 6ABubble bath stuff4 10ARankings above corporals (Abbr.)4 14A"Put me in, ___!"5 15ARaindrop sound4 16AVoyage4 17A"Same here!"5 18ASkin condition4 19AItalian meat-based sauce4 20AProgram designed to prevent "burn-in"11 23APittsburgh football player7 26AHandy types6 27ARice dish with saffron6 28AU-turn from NNW3 29ASicilian peak4 30A"Yeah, su-u-ure"4 33A"Everywhere you want to be" cards5 38ATrash service15 41AScornful look5 42AAn apple for Apple, e.g.4 43ABread often served with hummus4 44AIt's "just a number"3 46AWarmup band6 48AWest Texas city6 52AMade it to the Olympic podium7 54APerson who helps mediate disputes11 56AToolbar heading4 57APop-ups' paths4 58ARestless5 63AToaster waffle brand4 64APuerto ___4 65APhotographer Arbus5 66ACrystal ball user4 67A___ USA4 68ATrade fairs5

Down

1DCooling systems, for short3 2DMetaphor for a chaotic place3 3DSmidgen3 4D___ mode (hybrid vehicle setting, often)3 5DWedge-shaped hand tool6 6DResult from picking up a 7-10 split5 7DStomach sore5 8DOver4 9DDoesn't save6 10DWander off course5 11D"Take This to Your ___" (Fall Out Boy album)5 12DTony the ___ (Frosted Flakes mascot)5 13DVictor Wembanyama's 67-Across5 21DInsurance filing5 22DKitchen tool with holes, or a metaphorical faulty memory5 23DThe Devil5 24DHigh-strung5 25DFill with joy5 27DChurch benches4 28DDoe's mate4 31DUnit of hay4 32D"Discreet Music" artist Brian3 34DPush into action5 35DRiver that served as a backdrop for the 2024 Olympics' opening ceremony5 36DPaid for some cards5 37DOne of an estimated 100-400 billion in the Milky Way4 39DDry-___ marker5 40D"Imagine Me & You" star Matthew5 45DRacing vehicle6 47DPride Month celebration with floats6 48DMany fencing blades5 49DClimber's resting area5 50DWNBA player Bueckers5 51DPerformer in a play5 52DHajj destination5 53D___ salts5 55DLake named after an Indigenous people4 59DVeto3 60DKeg component3 61D___-cone3 62DHai, in English3