USA Today Crossword August 25, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATeary-eyed5 6AEnergy of a person or place4 10AHigh-pile rug type4 14ASound sometimes followed by "Gesundheit"5 15AUtopia4 16ASpanish greeting4 17ACharcuterie options5 18AExpensive bar?4 19A"___ have to do"4 20AEaster basket treat15 23AIn the past3 24AIt comes with a charge3 25AWonderment3 26AJFK alternative3 27AFisheye ___ (camera attachment with a bubblelike effect)4 29AMuhammara or baba ghanoush3 31APainter's prop5 33AServe as chairperson7 37ATech that helps you not get lost3 38ATrattoria menu staple11 40ALike some curry5 42A___ cold brew5 43AGoose sound4 44AMacro or micro subj.4 46ABoo-boos5 50AFluffy female on a farm3 51A___ bun (Chinese snack)3 52A"Sex and the City" actress Cattrall3 54AWord before a maiden name3 55ATeen drama starring Kristen Bell12 58AFun crime flick5 61ALow-carb diet4 62AWhere most of Russia is located4 63ASolo5 64A"Sign me up"4 65AAppear to be4 66AChange the wall color, say5 67AAges4 68AFarm area unit4

Down

1DThe blue whale is the largest one6 2DCold period that was dominated by megafauna6 3DSinger Jones who fronted the Dap-Kings6 4DToys for ___ (charity drive)4 5DDinosaur introduced in "Super Mario World"5 6DLifestyle that eschews animal products8 7DCelebrated figure4 8D"The Last of Us" actor Ramsey5 9DProvide with a grant5 10DFreighter, for example4 11DResort amenity that may offer massages8 12DClaims7 13DRhyming friend6 21DFashion industry worker5 22DTeeny-tiny3 28DBit of dust5 30DInstrument that's hard to move5 32DRadiating joy5 34DBeam of light3 35DSavor the moment9 36DSuperlative suffix3 38DClimbing plant4 39DScent5 40DFemale pronoun3 41DComic strip syllable3 44DBody part that rhymes with "hear"3 45DBake sale treat6 47D"Just a moment!"6 48DMore likely to creep you out6 49DType of bagel covered in white seeds6 51DHat recently sported by John Travolta at Cannes5 53DWorshipped celebrities5 55D___ diagram4 56DFish who got lost in a 2003 Pixar film4 57DTortilla dough4 58DUpper limit3 59DIn the style of3 60DPolynesian paste3