USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 13, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Zoom background effect (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBLUR→
5A
"The West Wing" actor Alan (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALDA→
9A
Moves like a rope bridge (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSWAYS→
14A
Tiny bit (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
15A
Friendship bracelet bit (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBEAD→
16A
Drink aka hot chocolate (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOCOA→
17A
Gradually becoming more popular, like a trend (15)
Starts with G, ends with MGAININGMOMENTUM→
20A
Home of the WNBA's Dream (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
21A
Place for chickens (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCOOP→
22A
Not pro (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
23A
Bout "souvenir," perhaps (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSHINER→
25A
1-1, for one (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
26A
Through (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
29A
High-fat diet (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKETO→
30A
La Scala's home (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMILAN→
33A
Basketball player Sue (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBIRD→
34A
Surface for tree pose (7)
Starts with Y, ends with TYOGAMAT→
36A
Affirmatives (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESES→
37A
Current that brings warm water into the Atlantic (10)
Starts with G, ends with MGULFSTREAM→
39A
Implicitly understood (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTACIT→
42A
Give in (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRELENT→
43A
Tooth or head trouble (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
44A
"___ what I'm thinking . . ." (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHERES→
45A
Tablet with a Mini version (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
49A
Veggie under a fairy-tale mattress (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
50A
Tell a fib (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
51A
Mat in a ryokan (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITATAMI→
53A
Reason to cancel a barbecue (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRAIN→
55A
"Zip it!" (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHUSH→
57A
Opposites of 36-Across (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNOS→
58A
Where the New England Revolution play their home games (15)
Starts with G, ends with MGILLETTESTADIUM→
62A
Vulcan, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIEN→
63A
Cookie with a Firecracker Pop flavor (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
64A
"A Simple Favor" star Kendrick (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANNA→
65A
"___ your heart!" (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLESS→
66A
Bend out of shape (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWARP→
67A
Feel sorry for (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPITY→
Down
1D
Huge favor (6)
Starts with B, ends with KBIGASK→
2D
Totally cannot stand (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELOATHE→
3D
Monopoly property without fixed rents (7)
Starts with U, ends with YUTILITY→
4D
Published in a paper (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
5D
Out of the ordinary (8)
Starts with A, ends with LABNORMAL→
6D
Toy brand discussed on Brickipedia (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLEGO→
7D
Like a used towel, perhaps (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDAMP→
8D
Kerfuffle (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
9D
Part of a play (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCENE→
10D
"Thanks, but that ___ be necessary" (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWONT→
11D
It might involve protests, marches or community organizing (8)
Starts with A, ends with MACTIVISM→
12D
Second-person pronoun (3)
Starts with Y, ends with UYOU→
13D
"Unholy" singer Smith (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSAM→
18D
"Rocks" in a drink (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
19D
Primary conduit (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIN→
24D
Knuckle-headed move? (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENOOGIE→
25D
Spill the beans (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETATTLE→
28D
Some might pop up (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
31D
"That time works for me" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMFREE→
32D
___-focused (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLASER→
33D
"Scram!" (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBEATIT→
35D
Prep for a major renovation, say (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGUT→
36D
Currency in Kyoto (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEN→
38D
Place to take a break on a road trip (8)
Starts with R, ends with PRESTSTOP→
39D
Bar spout (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
40D
Unreturnable serve (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
41D
Third letter of the NATO alphabet (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECHARLIE→
46D
Grilled sandwich with Italian bread (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPANINI→
47D
Quantity (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAMOUNT→
48D
Feeling of shock and confusion (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDISMAY→
50D
Property claims (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIENS→
52D
"That's it!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
54D
Some craft beers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
55D
Queen of Mount Olympus (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHERA→
56D
App operator (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
58D
Yap or yammer (3)
Starts with G, ends with BGAB→
59D
Under the weather (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
60D
AAA service (3)
Starts with T, ends with WTOW→
61D
Handshake alternative (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDAP→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 13, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Zoom background effect (BLUR); "The West Wing" actor Alan (ALDA); Moves like a rope bridge (SWAYS).
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