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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 1, 2026
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August 1, 2026
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Across
1.Subject to ebbs and flows5 letters6.Keep the beat with your feet6 letters12.Poignantly contrary6 letters14.Arcade and laundromat fixtures, informally7 letters15."That would never happen"6 letters16.Car lights for low-visibility weather8 letters17.Unspecified ordinal3 letters18.Someone else, in Spain4 letters20.Ingredient in beer and some milkshakes4 letters21.___ change (huge difference)3 letters23.Walk a nature trail4 letters25.Somme summer3 letters26.Boozy ice cream flavor9 letters28.Ropy hairstyle4 letters30.GQ or O3 letters31.Star sign of most March babies6 letters32.0-0, e.g.3 letters33.Figure skater Rippon4 letters35.Very funny person4 letters36.Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons4 letters37.Emulates Ryan Coogler or Sofia Coppola7 letters39.Didn't acknowledge7 letters42.Manipulates, as footage7 letters43.Sign on one side of a one-way door7 letters44.Commotion3 letters45.Noise at a dog park3 letters46.Big bird of legend3 letters47.Madames' Spanish counterparts: Abbr.4 letters49.Become infatuated10 letters55."Don't ___ the player, ___ the game"4 letters56.Major moocher10 letters57.Radiate4 letters58."At least I can pay my bills"10 letters59.Exams for HS seniors4 letters60.Guardians who scoop litter boxes10 letters
Down
1.Muscle twitch3 letters2.Largest four-letter country4 letters3."Tell me straight"15 letters4.Song such as "We Are the Champions"6 letters5.Political lefty, for short3 letters6.Dress nicely, with "up"3 letters7.Olive or sesame extraction3 letters8.Protector of the crown?6 letters9.Savory red pastry enjoyed in the summer10 letters10.Spiced autumn drink10 letters11.(Hey, over here!)4 letters13.Corporate head, for short3 letters14.Metal box for sweet treats9 letters16.Texas home of FC Dallas6 letters19.Leonidas' battle cry in the film "300"12 letters22.Dadaist sculptor Jean3 letters24.Middle letters in "sonnet"3 letters26.Airplay?10 letters27.Concern at a control tower10 letters29.Like kiwis and strawberries5 letters30.Frantic scrambles9 letters34.Became acquainted with3 letters36.Meeting to elect a new pope8 letters38.Affectedly shy and flirty3 letters40.Primate such as a silverback7 letters41.Contemporary dark film genre7 letters48.Complete collections4 letters50."___ we forget ..."4 letters51.Jump like a lizard4 letters52.God found in "good influence"4 letters53.Talk out one's frustrations4 letters54.Rowing machines, colloquially4 letters
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