USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 25, 2026
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Clues77
Across39
Down38
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Teary-eyed (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMISTY→
6A
Energy of a person or place (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVIBE→
10A
High-pile rug type (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAG→
14A
Sound sometimes followed by "Gesundheit" (5)
Starts with A, ends with OACHOO→
15A
Utopia (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
16A
Spanish greeting (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHOLA→
17A
Charcuterie options (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEATS→
18A
Expensive bar? (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGOLD→
19A
"___ have to do" (4)
Starts with I, ends with LITLL→
20A
Easter basket treat (15)
Starts with M, ends with PMARSHMALLOWPEEP→
23A
In the past (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
24A
It comes with a charge (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
25A
Wonderment (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
26A
JFK alternative (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALGA→
27A
Fisheye ___ (camera attachment with a bubblelike effect) (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLENS→
29A
Muhammara or baba ghanoush (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDIP→
31A
Painter's prop (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEASEL→
33A
Serve as chairperson (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPRESIDE→
37A
Tech that helps you not get lost (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGPS→
38A
Trattoria menu staple (11)
Starts with V, ends with AVEALMARSALA→
40A
Like some curry (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSPICY→
42A
___ cold brew (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONITRO→
43A
Goose sound (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHONK→
44A
Macro or micro subj. (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
46A
Boo-boos (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOWIES→
50A
Fluffy female on a farm (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
51A
___ bun (Chinese snack) (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBAO→
52A
"Sex and the City" actress Cattrall (3)
Starts with K, ends with MKIM→
54A
Word before a maiden name (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
55A
Teen drama starring Kristen Bell (12)
Starts with V, ends with SVERONICAMARS→
58A
Fun crime flick (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCAPER→
61A
Low-carb diet (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKETO→
62A
Where most of Russia is located (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
64A
"Sign me up" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
65A
Appear to be (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEEM→
66A
Change the wall color, say (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPAINT→
68A
Farm area unit (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
Down
1D
The blue whale is the largest one (6)
Starts with M, ends with LMAMMAL→
2D
Cold period that was dominated by megafauna (6)
Starts with I, ends with EICEAGE→
3D
Singer Jones who fronted the Dap-Kings (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSHARON→
4D
Toys for ___ (charity drive) (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOTS→
5D
Dinosaur introduced in "Super Mario World" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with IYOSHI→
6D
Lifestyle that eschews animal products (8)
Starts with V, ends with MVEGANISM→
7D
Celebrated figure (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
8D
"The Last of Us" actor Ramsey (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABELLA→
9D
Provide with a grant (5)
Starts with E, ends with WENDOW→
10D
Freighter, for example (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHIP→
11D
Resort amenity that may offer massages (8)
Starts with H, ends with AHOTELSPA→
12D
Claims (7)
Starts with A, ends with SALLEGES→
13D
Rhyming friend (6)
Starts with G, ends with LGALPAL→
21D
Fashion industry worker (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMODEL→
22D
Teeny-tiny (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWEE→
28D
Bit of dust (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSPECK→
30D
Instrument that's hard to move (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPIANO→
32D
Radiating joy (5)
Starts with A, ends with WAGLOW→
34D
Beam of light (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
35D
Savor the moment (9)
Starts with D, ends with NDRINKITIN→
36D
Superlative suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
38D
Climbing plant (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVINE→
40D
Female pronoun (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
41D
Comic strip syllable (3)
Starts with P, ends with WPOW→
44D
Body part that rhymes with "hear" (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
45D
Bake sale treat (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOOKIE→
47D
"Just a moment!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with CINASEC→
48D
More likely to creep you out (6)
Starts with E, ends with REERIER→
49D
Type of bagel covered in white seeds (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESESAME→
51D
Hat recently sported by John Travolta at Cannes (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBERET→
53D
Worshipped celebrities (5)
Starts with I, ends with SICONS→
55D
___ diagram (4)
Starts with V, ends with NVENN→
56D
Fish who got lost in a 2003 Pixar film (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEMO→
57D
Tortilla dough (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMASA→
58D
Upper limit (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCAP→
59D
In the style of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
60D
Polynesian paste (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPOI→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 25, 2026?+
77 clues: 39 Across and 38 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Teary-eyed (MISTY); Energy of a person or place (VIBE); High-pile rug type (SHAG).
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