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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 27, 2026
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August 27, 2026
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Across
1.Sushi orders5 letters6.Lay eggs, like salmon5 letters11."___-Hulk: Attorney at Law"3 letters14.Patiently expect5 letters15.Hummus or tahini5 letters16.Yank3 letters17."The melody seems endless. How can I fix this?"11 letters19.In the past3 letters20.Mermaid habitat3 letters21.Peels, as a potato5 letters22.Designated areas5 letters24.Female animals that cluck4 letters25.Bitter beef?4 letters26."The jingle feels grim. How do I improve it?"14 letters32.Pyramid scheme, e.g.5 letters33.Roughly4 letters34.Olive seed3 letters35.Take it easy4 letters36.Double-deckers and others5 letters38.Biological pouches4 letters39.Reaction to a heavy blow3 letters40.Cry of frustration4 letters41.In need of a scratch5 letters42."I want the song to finish with a crescendo. What should I do?"14 letters46.Chooses4 letters47.Backside of a horse4 letters48.Word before "start" or "advertising"5 letters50.Like lizards5 letters52."Pow!"3 letters55."How To Love" rapper ___ Wayne3 letters56.Guidance that's well-grounded ... or what 17-, 26- and 42-Across might be taken as?11 letters59.Org. that approves toothpaste3 letters60.Erase with "eye bleach"5 letters61.Images in many copyright lawsuits5 letters62.The "p" of mpg3 letters63.Rats and roaches5 letters64.Votes for the motion5 letters
Down
1.Tattered tees, perhaps4 letters2.Toddler's "This hurts!"4 letters3.Flow from Mount Etna4 letters4."I have read the terms and conditions," often3 letters5.Intern's pay7 letters6.Like a desert's vegetation6 letters7.100%4 letters8.Mars, to the Greeks4 letters9.Director Anderson3 letters10.2050 carbon-neutral target7 letters11.Comedy club routine10 letters12.Massive4 letters13.They may be bruised in defeat4 letters18.Sharp flavor4 letters23.Openly gay3 letters24.Heist loot4 letters25.Much ado4 letters26.Sing like Sinatra5 letters27.Largest U.S. coin in circulation, by diameter10 letters28.Mario's dinosaur companion5 letters29.Miner's find3 letters30.Not for the masses5 letters31.Site for handicrafts4 letters32.Arctic ice chunk4 letters36.Some SKIMS undergarments4 letters37."Gross!"3 letters38.___-and-go traffic4 letters40.Chips in to the poker pot7 letters41."Back then ..."7 letters43.Black ___ (covert missions)3 letters44.A, B, C, D and F6 letters45.Dance at a luau4 letters48.Part of a tent4 letters49.Political assistant4 letters50.Figure (out)4 letters51.Site for gadget reviews4 letters52.Unfair preference4 letters53.43,560 square feet4 letters54.Citi Field team4 letters57.The heart of a loner?3 letters58.Contend3 letters
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