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USA Today Crossword August 18, 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues. Tap “View Answers” on any clue to reveal its solution.

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Across

Like the deity Xipe Totec crossword clue1 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Bubble bath stuff crossword clue6 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Rankings above corporals (Abbr.) crossword clue10 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Put me in, ___!" crossword clue14 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Raindrop sound crossword clue15 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Voyage crossword clue16 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Same here!" crossword clue17 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Skin condition crossword clue18 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Italian meat-based sauce crossword clue19 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Program designed to prevent "burn-in" crossword clue20 Across · 11 lettersView Answers

Pittsburgh football player crossword clue23 Across · 7 lettersView Answers

Handy types crossword clue26 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

Rice dish with saffron crossword clue27 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

U-turn from NNW crossword clue28 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Sicilian peak crossword clue29 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Yeah, su-u-ure" crossword clue30 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Everywhere you want to be" cards crossword clue33 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Trash service crossword clue38 Across · 15 lettersView Answers

Scornful look crossword clue41 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

An apple for Apple, e.g. crossword clue42 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Bread often served with hummus crossword clue43 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

It's "just a number" crossword clue44 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Warmup band crossword clue46 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

West Texas city crossword clue48 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

Made it to the Olympic podium crossword clue52 Across · 7 lettersView Answers

Person who helps mediate disputes crossword clue54 Across · 11 lettersView Answers

Toolbar heading crossword clue56 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Pop-ups' paths crossword clue57 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Restless crossword clue58 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Toaster waffle brand crossword clue63 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Puerto ___ crossword clue64 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Photographer Arbus crossword clue65 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Crystal ball user crossword clue66 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

___ USA crossword clue67 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Trade fairs crossword clue68 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Down

Cooling systems, for short crossword clue1 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Metaphor for a chaotic place crossword clue2 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Smidgen crossword clue3 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

___ mode (hybrid vehicle setting, often) crossword clue4 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Wedge-shaped hand tool crossword clue5 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Result from picking up a 7-10 split crossword clue6 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Stomach sore crossword clue7 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Over crossword clue8 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Doesn't save crossword clue9 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Wander off course crossword clue10 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

"Take This to Your ___" (Fall Out Boy album) crossword clue11 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Tony the ___ (Frosted Flakes mascot) crossword clue12 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Victor Wembanyama's 67-Across crossword clue13 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Insurance filing crossword clue21 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Kitchen tool with holes, or a metaphorical faulty memory crossword clue22 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

The Devil crossword clue23 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

High-strung crossword clue24 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Fill with joy crossword clue25 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Church benches crossword clue27 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Doe's mate crossword clue28 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Unit of hay crossword clue31 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

"Discreet Music" artist Brian crossword clue32 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Push into action crossword clue34 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

River that served as a backdrop for the 2024 Olympics' opening ceremony crossword clue35 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Paid for some cards crossword clue36 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

One of an estimated 100-400 billion in the Milky Way crossword clue37 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Dry-___ marker crossword clue39 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

"Imagine Me & You" star Matthew crossword clue40 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Racing vehicle crossword clue45 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Pride Month celebration with floats crossword clue47 Down · 6 lettersView Answers

Many fencing blades crossword clue48 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Climber's resting area crossword clue49 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

WNBA player Bueckers crossword clue50 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Performer in a play crossword clue51 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Hajj destination crossword clue52 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

___ salts crossword clue53 Down · 5 lettersView Answers

Lake named after an Indigenous people crossword clue55 Down · 4 lettersView Answers

Veto crossword clue59 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Keg component crossword clue60 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

___-cone crossword clue61 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

Hai, in English crossword clue62 Down · 3 lettersView Answers

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on August 18, 2026, a Tuesday, split into Across and Down in clue-number order. Tap View Answers next to any clue to open its solution page, where you'll see the answer, its letter count, and every other date the same clue has appeared.

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