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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 20, 2026
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August 20, 2026
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1.Fedora part4 letters5.Chest expander targets, briefly4 letters9.Margarine container3 letters12.Cry from the crib4 letters13.World city whose name sounds like a sandwich shop5 letters14."How unfortunate!"4 letters15.The place to be10 letters17.Have another go at4 letters18.Seasons, perhaps5 letters19."Get out of trouble" PC key3 letters20.Help, as a con man4 letters21.Image Awards org.5 letters23.Toy to spin3 letters25.Fury3 letters26.Toward the back of a battleship3 letters28.French bowlful made from vegetables or fish11 letters31.Congregation's seating4 letters33.Camera type, in brief3 letters34.Hit single's place, usually5 letters35.Place to stay dry?5 letters37."Star Wars" pilot Dameron3 letters39.Fender blemishes5 letters41.Zaps with photons5 letters43.Unrefined material3 letters45."Bullets," in poker4 letters46."Hmm, really?"11 letters49.QVC competitor3 letters50.Metal-free scan, in brief3 letters51.Slightly damage3 letters52."Ditto!"5 letters54.Enthusiastic reply in Mexico4 letters56.TGIF part: Abbr.3 letters58.One of the Obamas5 letters61."A Visit From the Goon Squad" novelist Jennifer4 letters62.Big tests ... or the ends of 15-, 28- and 46-Across?10 letters65.Skinny4 letters66.Bring to mind5 letters67.Revise4 letters68.Scores that inspire end zone dances, for short3 letters69.Mark down, perhaps5 letters70."Dumb Money" actor Paul4 letters
Down
1."The Ultimate Driving Machine" brand3 letters2.Stadium cheers4 letters3."Take my words seriously"15 letters4.Gibbs of "The Jeffersons"5 letters5.Caress3 letters6.If not4 letters7.Celibate6 letters8."Seinfeld" and "Frasier," but not Seinfeld and Frasier7 letters9.Someone very important15 letters10.Gives fewer stars than warranted10 letters11.Baby's soft shoe6 letters13.'70s dance venues6 letters14."... bug ___ feature?"3 letters16.Navigator's guesses4 letters22.Juice residue4 letters24.Checkout sticker word4 letters26.Earth Day mo.3 letters27.Seems like a good fit10 letters29.Evidence5 letters30."Whose bright ___ was this?!"4 letters32.Obi, for one4 letters36.Smile radiantly4 letters38.Taylor Swift's The ___ Tour4 letters40.W-2 datum3 letters42.Government agency worker7 letters44.Environmental lead-in3 letters46."All good!"5 letters47.Get there6 letters48.Not likely to bite4 letters53.___ out (took to the limit)5 letters55.Overnight rest stops4 letters57.How some WNBA games end4 letters59."Definitely include me!"4 letters60.On the subject of4 letters63.Letters before an alias3 letters64.Chicken piece3 letters
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