USA Today Crossword August 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1AIt's dug up in a dig6 7AIngredient in a Caprese salad6 13A"Just got in!"6 14AOnline gaming icon6 15ASome niblings6 16AParty food suppliers8 18ABit of data on the back of a baseball card4 19AMadison Avenue taglines7 21A[This wasn't my error]3 23ASurface for a Zamboni3 24ALike some cheddar and knives5 28AWashington or Ford, e.g.5 30A"Pink ___ Club" (Chappell Roan song)4 32AOlympic blade4 33ASeventh planet from the sun6 35AComputing pioneer Lovelace3 36AAgile4 37ACurtain holder3 38AExpels from the practice of law7 41AFootballer Messi, to fans3 42ABoo-boo4 44AAid for a driver?3 45ATriumph over6 47AAgree to another go-round4 48AGet your hands on4 50AA+ or B-, e.g.5 51AOwn up to5 53AServe well-done?3 54A2023 film about Nike sneakers3 55ABoils with anger7 58AAquarium gunk4 61ARid of guilt7 64ALike one with a hit single?6 66AHarness part6 67ACouldn't do without6 68ALoving touch6 69AIs in the driver's seat6

Down

1DOminous shark parts4 2DNot mention4 3DHome of the New York Mets from 1964 to 200811 4DSubdivision of a whole7 5DFeeling beyond mere frustration3 6DWhat a haggler hopes to pay4 7D"Toodles!"4 8DA lot of dough goes into them5 9DWetlands7 10DCompleted the course?3 11DBesmirch3 12DSurgical areas, for short3 16DCity on Florida's Space Coast10 17DOutline of things to discuss6 20DBalm target3 22D"Drat!"4 25DVideo game subscription service for Macs and iPhones11 26DLook over again6 27DPsychoactive desert plant6 28DCity name in Illinois and Colorado6 29DTooted one's own horn6 31DPlace for some at-home sales4 34DWatches the kids, for short4 39DPart of Congress6 40DOnetime Nintendo rival4 43DInstallment of a sitcom7 46DDisc thrown in Ultimate7 49D"___ whiz!"3 52DDoesn't keep secrets5 56DPre-holiday nights4 57D"___ and Lovers" (D.H. Lawrence novel)4 59DSoftware customer4 60DPrescriptions, for short4 61D"Press Your Luck" network3 62DGarment that might be built into a shirt3 63DTitle turned down by Stephen Hawking3 65DEnd of some URLs3