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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 24, 2026
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August 24, 2026
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1.Nutrient in bread, briefly4 letters5.Hose down, e.g.4 letters9.Unit of garlic4 letters13.Cricket match segments5 letters15.Notion4 letters16.October birthstone4 letters17.Queenly5 letters18.Capital of China's Henan province (In this answer, note letters 3-6)9 letters20.Tobago's island neighbor8 letters22.Surname aptly found in "poetry"3 letters23.That, in Tijuana3 letters24.___ for the course3 letters25.Tapioca source7 letters29.Landscapes at some monasteries (... letters 1-4)10 letters32.Actor Kilmer3 letters33.Sports org. with grand slams?3 letters34.Plentiful8 letters37.La ___ Tar Pits4 letters39.Top-left PC key3 letters40.Some skin care products4 letters41."As I was saying ..."8 letters43.19-Down guess3 letters44.Fighting word?3 letters45.Shavings in marmalade (... letters 4-7)10 letters50."The Princess Diaries" star Julie7 letters53.Alley-___3 letters54.Unused3 letters55.Munch on3 letters56.Sightseeing in Kenya, perhaps8 letters58.Millennial pause's youthful counterpart, or each group of indicated letters?9 letters62.U.S. ten-der?5 letters63.Shallowest Great Lake4 letters64."Jane ___"4 letters65.Fragrance5 letters66.Blockades in rivers4 letters67.Do some English homework4 letters68."Sigh ..."4 letters
Down
1.The "C" of AOC6 letters2.Risk-___6 letters3.Zone6 letters4.Fibrous muffin ingredient4 letters5.D.C. hooper6 letters6.Reason for extra time on a test: Abbr.4 letters7."I told you so!"3 letters8.Flying Solo3 letters9.Clowns5 letters10.Major unrest8 letters11.Southeast Asian language3 letters12.___-ray Disc3 letters14.Exit quietly8 letters19.Wayfinding tech3 letters21.Challenge that might involve two dogs?4 letters25."Fast Money" network4 letters26.Sun Devils' sch.3 letters27.Certain shoes or vehicles4 letters28.Secondary Insta account3 letters30.Spider-___ (Marvel hero)4 letters31.Light course5 letters35.Spots for jottings8 letters36.Cameron of "Charlie's Angels"4 letters37.Blessing4 letters38.Untreated indigo fabric8 letters39.Places for AirPods4 letters41.Place for a chemical peel3 letters42."Holy moly!"3 letters43.They may inflate when stroked4 letters46."I can do without it"6 letters47.Dutch oven coating6 letters48.Williams who danced at the Super Bowl 59 halftime show6 letters49.Certain protective hairstyle6 letters51.Bulldozes5 letters52.Aliens, briefly3 letters56.Fried ___ (Southern side dish)4 letters57.Payroll tax acronym4 letters58.HS diploma alternative3 letters59.Unit of history3 letters60."I can't forget my history is ___story" (Beyonce)3 letters61.Yes vote3 letters
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