USA Today Crossword August 6, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABlueprint detail, for short4 5AContingencies3 8ANot these!5 13ASacred Pueblo space4 14ABellows in the barnyard4 16ADevour5 17A"Law & Order: SVU" actor4 18A"But this makes no sense?!"10 20A"Just forget it"10 22AIt's kind of a thorny subject4 23A"Cool story, ___"3 24A___ on (relied upon)6 26AQuickly look for matches?9 29AEither of a kid's parents?4 32AJot down4 33AIsland, in French3 34APerson to split the bill with6 36AGranola grain3 37ABright, like an atrium7 39A"This bout is over!" (Abbr.)3 40AAnimal that's spotted in the wild6 42A"Game, ___, match!"3 43A"I'm right here, you know" sound4 44AHurled5 45A"You weren't here first!"9 47AReally lay into6 49ABonus game periods, for short3 50A"Yeah, right!"4 53A"Nope, don't care"10 57A"You had your chance!"10 59ASprint4 60AStop on the road5 61APerson with South Asian roots4 62ASchool on the Thames4 63AOne of six in Australia5 64AItty-bitty3 65AFender ding4

Down

1DLosing streak, in baseball4 2D___ de gallo4 3D"I like that suggestion more!"10 4DWhere kitties can climb7 5D"The way I see it," for short4 6DSport with Lions and Bears (but no Tigers)8 7D"Can I get some news I haven't already heard?"15 8DNumber of seasons of "Friends"3 9DJobs for stylists7 10D"Lord of the Rings" actor Miranda4 11DLong lunches?4 12DFencing blade4 15DPublic hubbub5 19D"Raiders of the Lost ___"3 21DPhysique, for short3 25DShowbiz acronym4 26DPart of a doggo to boop, cutesily5 27DVerb in an eggs Benedict recipe5 28DPaleo or keto, e.g.4 30D"The way things are going . . ."10 31DNot available5 34D___ Field (the Mets' stadium)4 35DMuseo della Forma Urbis city4 37DFlabbergasts4 38DUnleash8 41DCircular in a square, maybe?7 43DChanged7 45DPlayed some Hades, perhaps5 46DPenultimate month (Abbr.)3 48D"Take a load off!"3 50DBread boxes?4 51DCoat that Santa might wear?4 52DTiny amount4 54D"That hurt!"4 55DSymbol on a computer screen4 56DCamper's shelter4 58DBeer variety3