USA Today Crossword August 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1A___ pet (1970s fad)4 5ATropical tree4 9ABest Casting, for one5 14AProvide free of charge4 15ABhutan's continent4 16AChicago hub5 17AWham-O toy with some serious bounce9 19APeeled5 20ASources of precious metals4 21AKenai Fjords National Park state6 23AFloating aimlessly6 25ACamp bed3 26A12/24 and 12/314 29A"Lady Marmalade" singer LaBelle5 30A"___: The Art of Creative Knotting"7 32ASticky substance5 33ASparkly headpiece5 35A"This instant!"3 36ASchool safety exercise9 39AZiploc product3 42ASearches for5 43AInsurance company named for a volcano5 47A'90s Nickelodeon show with Kenan Thompson7 49A___ Gras5 50A"Sounds good to me!"4 51AWNBA's Sky, on scoreboards3 53AAutomatic alternative6 54AReady for takeoff or landing6 56ANickname for a longtime Yankee4 57APolite refusal5 59ABurning the midnight oil9 63AVote into office5 64A"I solved it!"3 65ACondescending Wonka, e.g.4 66ATo-do list items5 67ANegroni liquor3 68A"NBA Countdown" network4

Down

1DIncludes on an email chain3 2DAstros, on scoreboards3 3DPotato chips, for Art Vandelay7 4DDrink before dinner8 5DBlue Ribbon brewer5 6DHappy ___ clam3 7DPale purple flower5 8DSeasonal Nabisco cookies featuring graham cracker and chocolate9 9D"That was clumsy of me!"4 10DSalt dispenser6 11DGroup of travelers7 12D"What ___ you up to?"3 13DShiraz, e.g.3 18DPut a fresh surface on8 22DPong maker5 23DWorld Party Day mo.3 24D"Lost" star Daniel ___ Kim3 27DAngsty music genre3 28DWork with a Singer3 31DFried squid dish8 33DSprouts canines7 34D"Not sure," for short3 37DShow emotion, say5 38DBill Withers song with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load"8 39DChesapeake, e.g.3 40DPart of IPA3 41DPart of a Meg Griffin costume7 44DPlods7 45DConfidentiality doc3 46DHomophone of 40-Down3 48DSudden feeling that kills romantic attraction6 52DItem on a dog's collar5 53DLike Tulum5 55DTheater and painting, for two4 57DAfter expenses3 58D"___, como vai?"3 60DSushi tuna3 61DDiamond expert?3 62DPig holder3