Today's USA Today Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The USA Today

(August 12, 2026)

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• 1. Witnessed - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Triumph - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Brazilian dances - Crossword Clue
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• 13. "Watch this space!" letters - Crossword Clue
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• 14. LSD - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Not too bright? - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Outdated - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Reacted to injustice - Crossword Clue
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• 20. Chain reaction in which small actions create a big impact - Crossword Clue
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• 22. Southwestern formations - Crossword Clue
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• 23. ___ Sremmurd (hip-hop duo) - Crossword Clue
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• 24. "The Silence of the Lambs" org. - Crossword Clue
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• 27. Experiment spot - Crossword Clue
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• 29. Beaut - Crossword Clue
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• 30. "Frozen" snowman - Crossword Clue
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• 31. The "L" of LACMA - Crossword Clue
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• 34. Young horses - Crossword Clue
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• 36. "The March King" - Crossword Clue
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• 37. High-fiber baked good - Crossword Clue
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• 40. Cries out in surprise - Crossword Clue
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• 41. Cookie-selling group - Crossword Clue
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• 42. Travel by plane - Crossword Clue
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• 43. Stretches of timelines - Crossword Clue
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• 44. Grape ___ (rhyming drink) - Crossword Clue
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• 45. One sample ___ customer - Crossword Clue
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• 47. Pet that might have ruby-colored eyes - Crossword Clue
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• 48. He's generally associated with chicken? - Crossword Clue
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• 49. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Diaz - Crossword Clue
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• 52. People who work behind the scenes - Crossword Clue
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• 57. Person-shaped board game token - Crossword Clue
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• 60. Chilaquiles ingredient - Crossword Clue
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• 61. Stay - Crossword Clue
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• 62. Notion - Crossword Clue
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• 63. "I'm ___" ("Ready to hear the gossip") - Crossword Clue
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• 64. Dry spell - Crossword Clue
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• 65. Visionary - Crossword Clue
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• 66. Versatile card - Crossword Clue
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• 1. Seattle WNBA team - Crossword Clue
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• 2. "Jack Ryan" actress Cornish - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Paper nest builders - Crossword Clue
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• 4. They might be hidden behind portraits - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Carbonated frozen drink - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Late hours, in ads - Crossword Clue
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• 7. ___ Queen (horror icon) - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Disney girl with a surreal imagination - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Irrelevant - Crossword Clue
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• 10. "He's a 10, ___ . . ." - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Refreshing drink suffix - Crossword Clue
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• 12. "The Bear" chef - Crossword Clue
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• 15. "4 sure!" - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Birthstone for some Libras - Crossword Clue
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• 21. Red chili pepper - Crossword Clue
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• 24. Marshmallow ___ - Crossword Clue
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• 25. Caprese salad ingredient - Crossword Clue
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• 26. ". . . though none may exist" - Crossword Clue
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• 28. Animated dad who loves making burgers - Crossword Clue
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• 29. Harsh light - Crossword Clue
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• 30. "Yikes" - Crossword Clue
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• 31. Wedding cake part - Crossword Clue
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• 32. "The Phantom of the ___" - Crossword Clue
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• 33. Water balloon sound - Crossword Clue
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• 35. Music genre with striking visuals - Crossword Clue
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• 36. Highly successful person - Crossword Clue
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• 38. Vinyl records - Crossword Clue
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• 39. Floor-cleaning tool - Crossword Clue
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• 44. Source of many matches - Crossword Clue
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• 46. ___ canai (flatbread) - Crossword Clue
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• 48. Blooming bulb - Crossword Clue
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• 50. It might be a dip, or include a dip - Crossword Clue
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• 51. Duck sound in some insurance ads - Crossword Clue
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• 52. Unwanted texts, e.g. - Crossword Clue
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• 53. R&B singer Redding - Crossword Clue
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• 54. Participated in RAGBRAI - Crossword Clue
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• 55. 44-Down, e.g. - Crossword Clue
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• 56. What meeting your soulmate might feel like - Crossword Clue
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• 57. "Mr. and ___. Smith" - Crossword Clue
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• 58. Slippery fish - Crossword Clue
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• 59. Australian bird - Crossword Clue
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