Crossword Answers for Sunday, 9 August 2026
All 42 answers to the daily crossword for Sunday, 9 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.
Across
- 1
- A female domestic MAID
- 5
- (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow ARCO
- 9
- An act of aggression FORCES
- 11
- North American raccoon COON
- 12
- Compelling immediate action URGENT
- 13
- An occurrence of something CASE
- 14
- Crested largely blue bird JAY
- 15
- A warning serves to make you more alert to danger ALERTS
- 17
- Distressing ILL
- 18
- On, to, or at the top ATOP
- 19
- Relating to or being an element ELEMENTAL
- 23
- A performance using gestures and body movements without words MIME
- 24
- Give food to FED
- 26
- Be loyal to ADHERE
- 29
- A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers FAY
- 30
- Move towards NEAR
- 31
- Belonging to one by birth NATIVE
- 34
- A tart spicy quality TANG
- 35
- Having or arranged in tiers TIERED
- 36
- The boundary of a surface EDGE
- 37
- The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet MEMS
Down
- 1
- The spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed MORALE
- 2
- A sock knitted or woven with an argyle design ARGYLL
- 3
- Water frozen in the solid state ICE
- 4
- A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts DEN
- 5
- Consider or hold as true ACCEPT
- 6
- Emit long loud cries ROAR
- 7
- Be priced at COST
- 8
- A single person or thing ONES
- 9
- Shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms FUJI
- 10
- A nonverbal message STATEMENT
- 16
- Lacking companions or companionship LONE
- 18
- An independent ruler or chieftain AMIR
- 20
- Come out of EMERGE
- 21
- Say yes to AFFIRM
- 22
- Go away from a place LEAVES
- 25
- Color with dye DYED
- 26
- Place one's stake ANTE
- 27
- Very tired DEAD
- 28
- Let drop or droop HANG
- 32
- Propose or intend AIM
- 33
- The starting place for each hole on a golf course TEE