USA Today Crossword August 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1ARegion4 5A"Be right ___!"4 9AAthlete's best effort5 14ACounterpart to a dog lover9 16ALegal5 17ASmall digit9 18ABuilders of Machu Picchu5 19A"___ Velita" (Bad Bunny song)3 20ASharpie or milepost, for example6 22ANavy's counterpart4 23A"Me too!"5 24AExistential weariness5 26A"Now!"4 29APlace to collect shells7 31ARigid adherence to a tradition6 34AIcy precipitation5 35APlaying area that could devalue nearby properties due to unwanted noise15 40AEnter6 41ABeatles co-founder John6 42AGreek letter hidden in "epsilon"3 44ARing-shaped cake type5 46ARapper with a hyphenated name4 47A"I would be ___ if I didn't . . ."6 49A___ Sans (common font)5 52ANot odd4 53AApple earbud6 55ABikini top3 58APut the ___ to the metal5 60A"Do you want me to keep listing examples?"9 62AVenue for a big concert5 63ADense and crumbly breakfast treat9 64AExciting RSVP responses5 65AMore, in Spanish3 66ADoctors for animals4

Down

1DOrg. fighting for human rights4 2DUnfortunate forecast for a beach day4 3D"Tell Mama" singer James4 4DFitting3 5DChapati or naan5 6DHouston baseball team6 7DMilkshake flavor that might contain Oreos15 8DPatella's joint4 9DActor Mahershala3 10DRefreshing cocktail garnished with lime11 11DBuild up, like interest6 12DCity south of Fort Lauderdale5 13D___ witch (spiritual practitioner solicited via an online marketplace)4 15DRed Muppet4 21DList on eBay, say6 23DPowerful volleyball shot5 25DSibling's daughter5 26DGoogle Play download3 27DActress Chase ___ Wonders3 28DGreek mathematician who allegedly shouted "Eureka!"10 30D___-or-nothing3 32DBig hunks of material5 33DMythological woman with snakes for hair6 36DRecycling container3 37DSch. in Chapel Hill3 38DFish eggs3 39DDynamite alternative3 42DGive money up front6 43DHarsh6 45DCapital of Kansas6 48DSenseless5 50DEco and sport, in some cars5 51D"That was me"4 54DLLC alternative3 55D___ broth4 56DDefeat decisively4 57DCommon pantry infestation4 59D___ Vegas3 61DEnd of some municipal URLs3