USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 11, 2026
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Clues78
Across38
Down40
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Cries from wolves (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOWLS→
6A
Undergarment that can be gender-affirming (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
9A
"Sadly . . ." (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
13A
Group for Ireland and Poland, for short (5)
Starts with T, ends with UTHEEU→
14A
"Good grief!" (4)
Starts with G, ends with ZGEEZ→
15A
"___ get me started!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDONT→
16A
"I've had enough!" (10)
Starts with T, ends with TTHATDOESIT→
18A
Wee bit (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
19A
ATM code (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPIN→
20A
Game that involves virtual calls? (11)
Starts with O, ends with RONLINEPOKER→
22A
Boxing decision (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTKO→
23A
Cuts into small cubes (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDICES→
24A
Country with about 4 million alpacas (4)
Starts with P, ends with UPERU→
26A
Perfect score for a diver (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
27A
Brazilian ballroom dance (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMBA→
31A
Teatro di Marcello city (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROME→
32A
Bro's sibling, perhaps (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
33A
H.S. life skills class (6)
Starts with H, ends with CHOMEEC→
34A
Drink with balls that might get stuck in a straw (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABOBATEA→
36A
"Ah, got it" (7)
Starts with Y, ends with EYESISEE→
37A
Arctic fishing device (6)
Starts with I, ends with WICESAW→
39A
Empty stretches on a resume (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGAPS→
40A
"I dunno" gesture (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSHRUG→
41A
Horse food (3)
Starts with H, ends with YHAY→
42A
"A rolling stone gathers no ___" (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOSS→
43A
Sneaky tactics (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUSES→
45A
Possesses (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHAS→
46A
Wiped out in a dramatic way (11)
Starts with F, ends with DFACEPLANTED→
50A
Seasonal vaccine target (3)
Starts with F, ends with UFLU→
54A
This is absolute mayhem! (10)
Starts with U, ends with SUTTERCHAOS→
56A
What a cartoon light bulb might represent (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
57A
Pointing Leonardo DiCaprio, e.g. (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMEME→
58A
Tolerate (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABIDE→
59A
Rough voice feature (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
60A
Not post- (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPRE→
61A
Ski equipment (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLES→
Down
1D
URL opener (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHTTP→
2D
"Didn't see you there!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOHHI→
3D
Stop nursing gradually (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWEAN→
4D
"___ me know" (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
5D
It's a numbers game (6)
Starts with S, ends with USUDOKU→
6D
"Furthermore . . ." (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBESIDES→
7D
Get under control (6)
Starts with R, ends with NREININ→
8D
Like the god Huitzilopochtli (5)
Starts with A, ends with CAZTEC→
9D
Casual farewell (11)
Starts with A, ends with SADIOSAMIGOS→
10D
Take a peek (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLOOK→
11D
Pay to play (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
12D
Our sun, for one (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
14D
Hair goo (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
17D
Musician and activist Yoko ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
21D
Money in Mexico (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPESOS→
22D
"X marks the spot" parchment, perhaps (11)
Starts with T, ends with PTREASUREMAP→
25D
Still-glowing coal (5)
Starts with E, ends with REMBER→
26D
"Sister, Sister" performer Mowry (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATIA→
28D
Flat-topped landforms (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMESAS→
29D
Sounds from R2-D2 (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEEPS→
30D
Las Vegas WNBA team (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACES→
31D
A grand slam adds four of these to the batter's total (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRBIS→
32D
Do some stitching (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSEW→
33D
"Psst!" (3)
Starts with H, ends with YHEY→
35D
Prepare to advance a base on a fly out (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTAGUP→
36D
"Hooray!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with YYAY→
38D
"I'm innocent!" (7)
Starts with W, ends with EWASNTME→
41D
Warming device (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHEATER→
44D
Losing streak (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSLUMP→
45D
Half of a common pronoun pair (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
46D
"You've got a point" (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFAIR→
47D
"Marriage Story" actor Alan (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALDA→
48D
Billiards sticks (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUES→
49D
Simple top (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
50D
"Epic ___!" (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFAIL→
51D
Miner's find (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELODE→
52D
Finds a purpose for (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
55D
First TV channel to begin transmitting by satellite (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHBO→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 11, 2026?+
78 clues: 38 Across and 40 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Cries from wolves (HOWLS); Undergarment that can be gender-affirming (BRA); "Sadly . . ." (ALAS).
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