USA Today Crossword August 5, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASemisolid precipitation5 6ACrochet or macrame5 11ASticky note brand6 13ASports cars with horse logos8 16ALike a joke understood by few6 17ACause a temperature warning on a phone8 18AReduce the power of, in gaming4 19AScatter around5 21AHistory textbook unit3 22ASome steak orders6 24ASettle up5 26ABookish8 29ACassette4 30AYoga pose5 31AThey have a big E at the top9 35AWord after "T." or "Oedipus"3 36AAny of 150 Biblical songs5 37APromise to settle up later3 38ACashless payment tool9 41A"Beautiful Things" singer Benson5 43ASteals from4 44ARequired8 46AThey generate interest5 48A"Squid Game" or "My Golden Life"6 49ASmile's shape3 50ABigfoot or Godzilla5 51A"10/10, no notes," for example4 55APastry treats on sticks8 58ABeach day container full of ice6 60ALike November, among the months of the year8 61ABack-baring top6 62AVirginia, for one5 63ADoesn't succeed5

Down

1DAlternative to "solve" or "buy a vowel," on "Wheel of Fortune"4 2DSolitary4 3DLetters on pre-1991 maps4 4DBecome less flexible7 5DStarted a game of Sardines3 6DWorkers on a ship4 7DMovie with the song "Naatu Naatu"3 8DOoh and ___3 9DPortion of the day during which teachers don't actually get downtime10 10DWonder Woman's headwear5 12DEdison rival Nikola5 13DRunning test at the NFL combine13 14DHoliday preceders4 15D"Don't leave!"4 20DWNBA great Weatherspoon6 23D"This American Life" host Glass3 24D"Go, team!"3 25DAnti-pollution org.3 26DFat in some piecrusts4 27D"Understood"4 28DIncome range considered by the IRS10 29D"31 Days of Oscar" channel3 32DRespected seniors6 33DVocal quality4 34DTook to court4 36DMac alternatives3 39DCharged particle3 40DChannel with "Modern Family" reruns3 41D"Pow!"3 42DIn the midst of a hot streak7 45DSuccess on a dating app5 46DFabric full of holes4 47DSome doctoral exams5 48DRetained4 50DWhat a radius is and a diameter is not4 52DRange above tenor4 53DSelina Meyer sitcom4 54DGoofs up4 56DActress Longoria3 57DOdie or Garfield, to Jon3 59DClumsy type3