USA Today Crossword August 22, 2026 Answers

Across

1AParsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, e.g.5 6APerson from Glasgow4 10AChess game ending4 14A"Easy on Me" singer5 15A"___ on First?"4 16AAt any point in time4 17AMushroom Kingdom menace with a cape10 19A"Jane the Virgin" star Rodriguez4 20A"The Gift of the Magi" author6 21A"___ a spicy meatball!"5 22ATug of ___3 24AOscar nomination, casually3 25AGet some air?7 27APlace to plug in6 29ATrait associated with an impartial judge8 30AFemur-tibia connector4 31AWrens and doves5 32A'90s school binder with a Velcro flap13 38AUses a cellphone abroad, perhaps5 39AMonkey appendage4 41AThundercat and Paul McCartney, for two8 45AFew and far between6 47ACharacteristics7 48ACheer word3 49ACribbage marker3 50ASparkled like a diamond5 51ACar with a clutch6 53AGazillions4 54AWide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks10 58AThus4 59ACar with a four-ring logo4 60AStiff5 61AFortuneteller4 62ALike the score 9-94 63ABeginning5

Down

1D"Time ___ Come Today"3 2DEnd of Caltech's URL3 3DNewsroom employee8 4DRhyming synonym of "meh"4 5DTranquil6 6DWeapon in many fantasy novels5 7DBok ___4 8DAlley-___3 9DOrg. that makes people empty their pockets3 10DArchie and Lilibet's mom6 11DFly a plane6 12DPlace to the right of a decimal point6 13DWipes clean6 18DCommon pretzel shape4 21DNot verbose5 22DPan for stir-frying3 23DNancy Cartwright, to Sabrina Carpenter4 25DWoofs5 26DImagineer's creation4 28D"Back to the Future" costar Thompson3 29DEmployers of some lawyers5 31D"___ me!" ("No idea!")5 33DCost5 34DSocial media update4 35DSchool fundraising org.3 36DA snorer's spouse might use these8 37DMost consumed food in the world4 40Done of 1,306 for some millipedes3 41DMoistens with drippings, perhaps6 42DOnto land6 43DMr. SquarePants, for one6 44DMotion detector, e.g.6 45DRational4 46DPopular Disneyland treat6 48DReally quick5 51DEdna ___ ("The Incredibles" character)4 52DRelated4 54D"Unofficial mascot of the internet"3 55DFrench for "yes"3 56DPopular March 14th dessert3 57DSummer hrs. in California3