USA Today Crossword hints and answers for August 6, 2026
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Blueprint detail, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSPEC→
5A
Contingencies (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIFS→
8A
Not these! (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHOSE→
13A
Sacred Pueblo space (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKIVA→
14A
Bellows in the barnyard (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOOS→
16A
Devour (5)
Starts with E, ends with PEATUP→
17A
"Law & Order: SVU" actor (4)
Starts with I, ends with TICET→
18A
"But this makes no sense?!" (10)
Starts with H, ends with EHOWCANITBE→
20A
"Just forget it" (10)
Starts with D, ends with RDONTBOTHER→
22A
It's kind of a thorny subject (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
23A
"Cool story, ___" (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBRO→
24A
___ on (relied upon) (6)
Starts with B, ends with DBANKED→
26A
Quickly look for matches? (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESPEEDDATE→
29A
Either of a kid's parents? (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGOAT→
32A
Jot down (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
33A
Island, in French (3)
Starts with I, ends with EILE→
34A
Person to split the bill with (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCOSTAR→
36A
Granola grain (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
37A
Bright, like an atrium (7)
Starts with W, ends with TWELLLIT→
39A
"This bout is over!" (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTKO→
40A
Animal that's spotted in the wild (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOCELOT→
42A
"Game, ___, match!" (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
43A
"I'm right here, you know" sound (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
44A
Hurled (5)
Starts with T, ends with WTHREW→
45A
"You weren't here first!" (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGETINLINE→
47A
Really lay into (6)
Starts with A, ends with LASSAIL→
49A
Bonus game periods, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
50A
"Yeah, right!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASIF→
53A
"Nope, don't care" (10)
Starts with I, ends with TIMSOOVERIT→
57A
"You had your chance!" (10)
Starts with T, ends with WTOOLATENOW→
59A
Sprint (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERACE→
60A
Stop on the road (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOTEL→
61A
Person with South Asian roots (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDESI→
62A
School on the Thames (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
63A
One of six in Australia (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTATE→
64A
Itty-bitty (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWEE→
65A
Fender ding (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDENT→
Down
1D
Losing streak, in baseball (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSKID→
2D
___ de gallo (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPICO→
3D
"I like that suggestion more!" (10)
Starts with E, ends with REVENBETTER→
4D
Where kitties can climb (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECATTREE→
5D
"The way I see it," for short (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIMHO→
6D
Sport with Lions and Bears (but no Tigers) (8)
Starts with F, ends with LFOOTBALL→
7D
"Can I get some news I haven't already heard?" (15)
Starts with S, ends with WSOWHATELSEISNEW→
8D
Number of seasons of "Friends" (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
9D
Jobs for stylists (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHAIRDOS→
10D
"Lord of the Rings" actor Miranda (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
11D
Long lunches? (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSUBS→
12D
Fencing blade (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
15D
Public hubbub (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCENE→
19D
"Raiders of the Lost ___" (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
21D
Physique, for short (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBOD→
25D
Showbiz acronym (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
26D
Part of a doggo to boop, cutesily (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSNOOT→
27D
Verb in an eggs Benedict recipe (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPOACH→
28D
Paleo or keto, e.g. (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
30D
"The way things are going . . ." (10)
Starts with A, ends with EATTHISRATE→
31D
Not available (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTAKEN→
34D
___ Field (the Mets' stadium) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICITI→
35D
Museo della Forma Urbis city (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROME→
37D
Flabbergasts (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWOWS→
38D
Unleash (8)
Starts with L, ends with ELETLOOSE→
41D
Circular in a square, maybe? (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAFLET→
43D
Changed (7)
Starts with A, ends with DALTERED→
45D
Played some Hades, perhaps (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGAMED→
46D
Penultimate month (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with N, ends with VNOV→
48D
"Take a load off!" (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSIT→
50D
Bread boxes? (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
51D
Coat that Santa might wear? (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOOT→
52D
Tiny amount (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
54D
"That hurt!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOWIE→
55D
Symbol on a computer screen (4)
Starts with I, ends with NICON→
56D
Camper's shelter (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTENT→
58D
Beer variety (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for August 6, 2026?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down.
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For example: Blueprint detail, for short (SPEC); Contingencies (IFS); Not these! (THOSE).
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