USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 4, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Symptom of a repetitive strain injury (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
5A
"This is my ___!" ("Shrek" line) (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSWAMP→
10A
Parm-by-the-pound place (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDELI→
14A
Croat, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with VSLAV→
15A
Nest that can literally weigh a ton (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAERIE→
16A
x or y, on a graph (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAXIS→
17A
Actress Winslet (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKATE→
18A
Second-generation boxer Ali (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALAILA→
19A
Lab worker, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTECH→
20A
Old-school payment with a routing number (13)
Starts with P, ends with KPERSONALCHECK→
23A
Wok, for one (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
24A
Cathartic music genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
25A
Attempt again (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRETRY→
28A
Enthusiast (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFAN→
31A
"We should do this more ___" (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOFTEN→
35A
"Garfield" dog (4)
Starts with O, ends with EODIE→
36A
Paltry amounts (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIOTAS→
38A
Liver fluid (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBILE→
39A
Behinds (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBUMS→
40A
Song's wind-down (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOUTRO→
41A
Result of research, maybe (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINFO→
42A
"Downtown" singer (11)
Starts with P, ends with KPETULACLARK→
45A
Lions' heads of hair (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMANES→
46A
Aquatic furball (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
48A
Bitmap image editor whose name is an apt anagram of "paint" (5)
Starts with P, ends with APINTA→
51A
"___ in trouble?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
52A
"Mamma ___!" (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMIA→
55A
Tuna type that's often seared (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
57A
Lamb's sound (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
58A
One might sell stamps (15)
Starts with P, ends with KPOSTOFFICECLERK→
62A
This, in Spanish (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
63A
Alabama city in civil rights history (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASELMA→
64A
Macaroni art need (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLUE→
65A
Scratchy-throated voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
66A
Hooting baby bird (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOWLET→
67A
Swiss range (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALPS→
Down
1D
Seek a "yes" or "no," say (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
2D
Keep the beat with your hands (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLAP→
3D
Despise (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHATE→
4D
Always around (11)
Starts with E, ends with TEVERPRESENT→
5D
Workplace for a manicurist (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSALON→
6D
Transition away from breast milk, say (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWEAN→
7D
Moment to shine for Lise Davidsen (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
8D
Rumor ___ (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMILL→
9D
"Toodles" (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEACE→
10D
Driver's license stat (11)
Starts with D, ends with HDATEOFBIRTH→
11D
HQ heavyweight (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEXEC→
12D
Smooch from a pooch (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLICK→
13D
"Mostly" (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
21D
"Whatever you ___" (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
22D
Medical insurance group (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHMO→
25D
Take from (3)
Starts with R, ends with BROB→
26D
End of Yale's URL (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
27D
Percussion players who might use felt mallets (10)
Starts with T, ends with STIMPANISTS→
28D
Like a terrible stench (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFOUL→
29D
Flour used to make roti (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
30D
Tattletale (4)
Starts with N, ends with CNARC→
32D
"___ and the Lost Treasure" (movie in the "Disney Fairies" franchise) (10)
Starts with T, ends with LTINKERBELL→
33D
Any one of Santa's helpers (3)
Starts with E, ends with FELF→
34D
New start? (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
36D
"The money's coming" notes (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIOUS→
43D
Spanish for "I love you" (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTEAMO→
44D
Room that might be dusty (5)
Starts with A, ends with CATTIC→
45D
Brunch cocktail (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMIMOSA→
47D
Stand on hind legs (6)
Starts with R, ends with PREARUP→
48D
Origami necessity (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPAPER→
50D
Concludes a nap (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWAKES→
53D
"Should that happen . . ." (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIFSO→
54D
Not plenty (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAFEW→
55D
Cartoon TNT vendor (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACME→
56D
What cayenne peppers add to food (4)
Starts with H, ends with THEAT→
59D
Keep the beat with your feet (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
60D
Malady-stricken (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
61D
Airport served by MTA buses (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALGA→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 4, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down.
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For example: Symptom of a repetitive strain injury (ACHE); "This is my ___!" ("Shrek" line) (SWAMP); Parm-by-the-pound place (DELI).
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