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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 7, 2026
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August 7, 2026
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Across
1.What might stick to your ribs?4 letters5.Mongolian desert4 letters9.Some4 letters13.Unaccompanied4 letters14.Lion whom Meryl Streep may voice in "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew"5 letters16.Vitriol4 letters17."De ___," less properly10 letters19.Apt rhyme for "clip"4 letters20.Walk heavily5 letters21."___ it!"9 letters23.Juice brand with an Orange Lavaburst flavor3 letters25.Talks trashed5 letters26.Crime boss4 letters29.Not quite right3 letters32.Neurodiversity initialism4 letters34.Kind of history or hygiene4 letters35.Tech developed by 2020 Chemistry Nobelists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna6 letters38.Greta of "The Morning Show"3 letters40."Might as well!" ... or a hint to the blank in the 17-, 21-, 55- or 64-Across clue15 letters43.Ottawa's province, for short3 letters44.Acknowledgment involving a cap6 letters45.Well aware of4 letters46.Press some keys4 letters48.NASCAR advertiser3 letters49.Exam4 letters50.So far5 letters53.Qty.3 letters55.Second to ___9 letters59.Genre with accordions5 letters63.Final sale caveat4 letters64.Cop a ___10 letters66.Immoral behavior4 letters67.Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars5 letters68."Shucks"4 letters69.Poses a question4 letters70.Someone with "superior" taste4 letters71.Cravings4 letters
Down
1.Usually hidden IDs4 letters2.Thief's haul4 letters3.Food brand for a French bulldog4 letters4.Science fiction channel?8 letters5.Gift of ___ (talent for talking)3 letters6.Capital of Norway4 letters7."Yuck"4 letters8.Bard's feet5 letters9.Ridiculous6 letters10.End of a marathon10 letters11.Fashion designer Tahari4 letters12.Had a good cry4 letters15.Christmas, in French4 letters18.Nail polish brand with a "Sage It for Later" hue3 letters22.Small milk purchase5 letters24.Drink topped with marshmallows5 letters26.Pacific salmon4 letters27."___ you glad?"5 letters28.Guest performance?10 letters30.Neck line?4 letters31.Balled hands5 letters33.Ding, ding, ding!5 letters36.Tizzy4 letters37.Daddy5 letters39.Showbiz grand slam4 letters41.Flemish treaty site5 letters42.Cocktail that's a cold remedy8 letters47.Entourages6 letters51.Killer whale4 letters52.Tips off5 letters54.Initials on a speeding ticket, maybe3 letters55.Bean for Hannibal Lecter4 letters56.Sister of Osiris4 letters57.Bojack Horseman, for example4 letters58.Croatian currency since 20234 letters60.Knowledge shared between generations4 letters61.Skater Michelle who was an ambassador to Belize4 letters62."Army" insects4 letters65.What might be hailed in a storm?3 letters
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