WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword August 26 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the August 26, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Income ___ (paycheck deduction)
TAX
3
4A
"It's freezing!" sound
BRR
3
7A
"___ happy returns of the day!" (birthday greeting)
MANY
4
11A
___ of spades
ACE
3
12A
"Are ___ for real?" (expressing shock)
YOU
3
13A
___ vera gel (moisturizer)
ALOE
4
14A
Took to the hills
RAN
3
15A
New York MLB team
METS
4
16A
An ant has six of them
LEGS
4
17A
Pageant crown
TIARA
5
19A
___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr.
TGI
3
21A
Investments for the future: Abbr.
IRAS
4
24A
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" band
ABBA
4
27A
Helsinki's cousin in "Money Heist"
OSLO
4
28A
"___ the Vampire Slayer," horror TV series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the iconic lead character who gives the show its name
BUFFY
5
30A
Professor's degree, often: Abbr.
PHD
3
33A
Dolt
ASS
3
35A
Thursday follower, for short
FRI
3
36A
"Jessica ___," superhero TV series where Krysten Ritter plays the tough lead character who gives the show its name
JONES
5
39A
One of thirteen, in a Netflix drama title
REASON
6
42A
"Boys Don't Cry" actress Hilary ___
SWANK
5
43A
"___ the Walrus" (The Beatles song): 2 wds.
IAM
3
44A
"You're the apple of my ___"
EYE
3
46A
Sitcom where singer McEntire plays the wise-cracking lead character who gives the show its name
REBA
4
49A
Thunder or Lightning?
TEAM
4
52A
Cricket ___ (club)
BAT
3
55A
Home that's filled with twigs and tweets
NEST
4
57A
"___ McBeal," legal comedy-drama where Calista Flockhart plays the idealistic lead who gives the show its name
ALLY
4
58A
Garment measured in cups
BRA
3
59A
Sign at a gas station
AIR
3
60A
"No ___, ands, or buts!"
IFS
3
61A
"Dead ___," 2008 British zombie-based miniseries starring Riz Ahmed
SET
3
62A
"April showers bring ___ flowers"
MAY
3
1D
Fruit-filled pie that rhymes with "dart"
TART
4
2D
Antioxidant berry
ACAI
4
3D
"___: Warrior Princess," fantasy show where Lucy Lawless plays the powerful lead who gives the show its name
XENA
4
4D
"Catch you later!"
BYE
3
5D
Decay, like food
ROT
3
6D
Coating formed over iron after a long time
RUST
4
7D
California beach city that is home to several Hollywood stars
MALIBU
6
8D
Bitter ___ (brew)
ALE
3
9D
Eggy yuletide beverage
NOG
3
10D
"___ Man" (Jim Carrey movie)
YES
3
15D
"Veronica ___," mystery show where Kristen Bell plays the inquisitive lead who gives the show its name
MARS
4
18D
Brazilian metropolis, informally
RIO
3
20D
Gift of the ___ (ability to talk well)
GAB
3
22D
___ mode (fashionable): 2 wds.
ALA
3
23D
"Rescue me!" letters at sea
SOS
3
25D
Closest buddies: Abbr.
BFFS
4
26D
Bob Ross's hairdo
AFRO
4
29D
Complementary force of yang
YIN
3
30D
Bedtime clothing for kids, for short
PJS
3
31D
"___ do you do?"
HOW
3
32D
Type of test on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation": Abbr.
DNA
3
34D
___ Lanka, island in the Indian Ocean
SRI
3
37D
Cheetah, to Wonder Woman
ENEMY
5
38D
"Reach for the ___" (Woody's line in "Toy Story")
SKY
3
40D
Drum location
EAR
3
41D
"Could not agree more!"
AMEN
4
45D
Lessens in intensity, like pain
EBBS
4
47D
Grin with delight
BEAM
4
48D
Most populous continent
ASIA
4
49D
Mai ___ (bar order)
TAI
3
50D
Helper at the North Pole
ELF
3
51D
Ice Bucket Challenge letters
ALS
3
53D
"The best things in life ___ free"
ARE
3
54D
Skin art, slangily
TAT
3
56D
"You'll never know until you ___"
TRY
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for August 26, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the August 26, 2026 puzzle
The August 26, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the August 26 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.