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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026
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Across
1.Country in "Patch Adams"?4 letters5.Spice in eggnog6 letters11.Soft pitch3 letters14.Waikiki Beach's island4 letters15."Lawrence of Arabia" star Peter6 letters16.Climbing vine3 letters17.Omniscient storyteller's perspective11 letters19.Collarless shirt3 letters20.Pro votes4 letters21.Indiana hoopsters6 letters23.2022, 2024 and 2025 AL MVP Aaron5 letters26.Vegetable skin remover6 letters28.Opposite of WSW3 letters29.Position of a runner-up11 letters34.Watches babies, perhaps4 letters36.Bone-dry4 letters37.Very, in slang5 letters38.Symbol of sovereignty, in England7 letters40.Makes possible7 letters42.Spooky5 letters43.German automaker4 letters45."The Ark" network4 letters46.Right away10 letters49.NYC subway org.3 letters50.Most unctuous7 letters51.Bonobos and orangutans4 letters53.Kilt pattern6 letters55."Please, ___, I want some more" ("Oliver!")3 letters56.Jacob's twin4 letters57."Teacher" and "apple," grammatically ... and a hint to 17-, 29- and 46-Across10 letters64.Blues singer James4 letters65.Analyze, as ore5 letters66."It'll do"4 letters67."The Great British Bake Off" co-host Fielding4 letters68.Gentle prod5 letters69.___ for oneself (manage)4 letters
Down
1.Basic bed3 letters2."No way!"3 letters3.Tuna for a tuna steak3 letters4.Hair covering5 letters5.Yup's opposite4 letters6.Beehive State natives4 letters7.Blue Jays, on scoreboards3 letters8.Yr. divisions3 letters9.Wed unceremoniously6 letters10.Group following Zoomers8 letters11."I can totally relate to that"11 letters12.Done4 letters13.Tournament exemptions4 letters18.Salon colorings4 letters22.A-listers6 letters23.Western outlaw James5 letters24.Agcy. providing aid for kids6 letters25.Go from bad to worse11 letters26.Luau dish3 letters27.Called off a relationship7 letters30.The "E" of ENT3 letters31.Bring into being6 letters32.Chin indentations6 letters33.Unchallenging course5 letters35."Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," for one9 letters39.DC antagonist Nikola5 letters41.Diarist Anais3 letters44.Pause fillers3 letters47.Part of a primitive landline6 letters48.Put on weight4 letters52.Activate, as yeast5 letters53.High schooler, usually4 letters54.Concerning4 letters55.Eyelid annoyance4 letters58.Sch. in Columbus3 letters59.Nasdaq trading currency3 letters60.Bug doggedly3 letters61.Hawaiian instrument, for short3 letters62.Granny, in Great Britain3 letters63.Name hidden in "fantasy draft"3 letters
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