USA Today Crossword August 19, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACoke or Pepsi4 5AMooing grazers4 9A"Just so you know!" ads4 13A"Sad to say . . ."4 14ASpeed-measuring tech5 15AEquity-focused community center, for short4 16ANeighborhood with designer boutiques15 19AMike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc." has one big one3 20ATop group of celebs5 21A___ sweet ___4 22ASoup with a tonkotsu variety5 24ALate payment, e.g.3 26ASupergoop! bottle letters3 28AOne-___ (single occurrences)4 30APhotocopier brand5 32AManual's counterpart4 33ADentist's thread5 35APottery or glassblowing, for example3 36AGo up4 37A"Straight from the manufacturer" purchase option13 41ALarge flightless bird3 42A"What do ___ mean?"3 43ANot wild4 44ATake a power nap, say4 46AGoogle Maps technology3 48APain-relieving hemp product, for short6 52ATool used for tilling3 54AArthur for whom the ESPYs' Courage Award is named4 56AKissing in the park, e.g.3 57AHardly a saint14 61AHandheld game that shouts instructions5 62AWord before "position" or "vault"4 63ATaylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"4 64AOver5 65AWith no other changes4 66ACorn unit3 67AColorado ski town5 68APast the deadline4 69ATrippy tab3

Down

1DBarista's workplace4 2DSkincare brand that sounds like an exclamation4 3DIntense concentration10 4DFireplace remains3 5DDog6 6D"What are the ___?"4 7D"Any minute now . . ."9 8DSoon-to-be alumni (Abbr.)3 9DPrefix with "technic"4 10DBikini, e.g.8 11DIs OK with7 12DStopped standing3 14DWatch brand with a crown logo5 17D"That's me!"3 18DRun of ___ mill3 23DAide (Abbr.)4 25D"Even more dairy" pizza request11 27DNemesis3 28D"Shark Tank" proposal5 29DFeature of the Portland Fire and Miami Heat logos5 31DAwesomesauce3 32DFollowed a curved path5 34DVegan milk option3 38DWalkie-talkie user's "Gotcha"5 39D"Gotcha"3 40DGlowing fireplace bit5 45DBe one's best self6 47DFried South Asian snack6 49DPerformances with arias6 50DDriver's license, e.g.6 51DBack muscles, for short4 53DFrequently5 55DDivided5 57DKeychain attachments4 58DEach4 59DMilky gemstone4 60DSense4 61DSheep's sound3