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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026
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1.Occupied a booth, say3 letters4.Moderate gait4 letters8.Cheek ___ (part of some DNA test kits)4 letters12.Arm muscle, casually5 letters14.Like some trucks traveling with escort vehicles4 letters15.Brick brand from Denmark4 letters16.Prefix for "violet"5 letters17.Helicopter pioneer Sikorsky4 letters18.___ predator4 letters19.Adapts to stay on track (In this answer, note letters 3-5 and 8)14 letters22.One helping with the heavy lifting?7 letters23.Inquire3 letters24.Rodent that grinds its teeth3 letters25.Cell division7 letters29.Tech company aka Big Blue3 letters32.Mali neighbor (... letters 2-3 and 10-11)11 letters35.Region's plant life5 letters37.Fuel in tankers3 letters38.Packed4 letters39.Toy that makes a big squirt (... letters 2 and 5-7)11 letters43.Founder's title, generally3 letters44.Smelted rocks4 letters45.Vegas spread units: Abbr.3 letters46.Surprisingly enough6 letters48.After-school group4 letters50.Counterfeit4 letters51.Taunt to someone caught red-handed, and a theme hint14 letters57.Officer-to-be5 letters58.___ Grey tea4 letters59.Spice from nutmeg4 letters60.Like 7 and 17, but not 275 letters61.Grain grown in paddies4 letters62.Wrought ___4 letters63.Building add-on5 letters64.Vehicle with runners4 letters65.Wacky4 letters
Down
1.Grain towers5 letters2.Go on the fritz5 letters3.Sheer fear6 letters4."Measure ___, cut once"5 letters5.Thoroughness5 letters6.Febreze target4 letters7.The "T" of ATV7 letters8.Lie down on the job8 letters9.Sobbed4 letters10.Word before a range on a board game 11-Down4 letters11.Storage container3 letters12.Tom Brady, for his final NFL games3 letters13.Where elbows belong on the table?8 letters20.Question to Brutus4 letters21."Como ___?"4 letters25.Extract everything from4 letters26.Bolognese or marinara5 letters27.Tropical beach locales5 letters28.They're all for one5 letters29.Start to a hypothetical4 letters30.Image problem4 letters31.Sulk4 letters33.Sassafras-flavored drinks9 letters34.Some Korean cars4 letters36.1965 Fontella Bass hit that asks "Can't you see that I'm lonely?"8 letters40.2026 NBA finalist4 letters41.Allowed for7 letters42.Smart TV maker4 letters47.Jean Valjean's musical, informally6 letters49.Medical glove material5 letters50.Compel5 letters51.Ball at a hobby shop4 letters52.Norse god called the All-father4 letters53."Come ___ Away" (Styx classic)4 letters54.Skater Lipinski4 letters55.Biz school field4 letters56.Refuse to admit4 letters57.Pro at making deductions?3 letters
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