USA Today Crossword August 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1AForensic TV drama3 4AGrip5 9ABeta follower5 14ABabe3 15ADried poblano5 16AIt's made up of chapters5 17ASurgery sites (Abbr.)3 18ARelay item5 19AFancy tie alternative5 20ADance for high school seniors4 22AApt name for a botanist3 23ASleeveless garments5 24ASituation in which two people trade duties12 28ARad7 29AAndroid alternative3 30AWord before "Clash" or "Cure"3 33AKind of card for a phone3 34AK-i-s-s-i-n-g outdoors, e.g.3 35AIt's around a foot4 36ALondon venue named after Queen Victoria's husband15 41AYouTube diary, perhaps4 42AAnimal that says "hee-haw"3 43APricing figures5 44ALike a rush delivery7 47A"Shrinking" actor Harrison4 48ANetflix show that has Natasha Lyonne's character in a time loop11 53APerson who sleeps in the starfish position6 57AMarch on Washington figure (Abbr.)3 58AMarine mammal4 59AVisitor from outer space5 60AUndercover spies5 62APlace to get a HydraFacial3 63APoint fingers at5 64APath around the sun5 65ASuffix for "skeptic" or "cynic"3 66ASqueals5 67ALike a stage-five clinger5 68APiping-hot goss3

Down

1DActress Priyanka6 2DSadness6 3DRemovable boot part6 4DYak3 5DGenetic messenger3 6DNot idle6 7DPush5 8DTrots for tots9 9DTropical fruits6 10DPhotographer Adams5 11DLapel attachments4 12DNot worth discussing4 13D___ on a log4 21DOne might be found in a bottle7 25DStir up4 26D"Bugonia" star Stone4 27DFly high4 30D"Enough already!"10 31DProblem for an inflatable mattress4 32DSnakelike fish4 34D"Masterpiece" network3 35DBroken bits of pottery6 36DParts of hookup culture?3 37DHello, in Portuguese3 38D___ Kippur3 39D"Betcha can't eat just one" brand4 40DMovie universe with a Game Grid4 45DThey serve the queen6 46DMo. with International Clown Week3 47DOne might be confiscated by a bouncer6 49DFireside treat5 50D"___ the judge of that"5 51DError in judgment5 52DAlpaca cousin5 53DPerson with a crib sheet?4 54D"Margo's Got Money Troubles" actress Fanning4 55DWatch part4 56DEco-friendly fiber4 60DNickname for Ross' sister on "Friends"3 61DPigpen3