Crossword Answers for Saturday, 22 August 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Saturday, 22 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Treat cruelly DUN
4
Distressing ILL
7
A fortified position LINES
9
Feel indifferent towards DIE
10
Attempt by employing effort ENDEAVORS
12
In the past AGO
13
A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing TILES
14
Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers LIS
15
The residue that remains when something is burned ASHES
18
In favor of PRO
21
Drive someone in a vehicle CHAUFFEUR
23
Employ scabs or strike breakers in RAT
24
A unit of volume YARDS
25
Good discernment EYE
26
Equality of score in a contest TIE

Down

1
A ringing sound DING
2
Cause to become loose UNDO
3
Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman NEE
4
A material effigy that is worshipped IDOL
5
The basic unit of money in Turkey LIRE
6
Lower in quality LESS
7
A unit of length of thread or yarn LEA
8
Make happy or satisfied SATISFY
11
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one VIS
14
The basic unit of money in Moldova LEU
15
A territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru ACRE
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A carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse SHAY
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Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards HATE
18
A beautiful and graceful girl PERI
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Socially incorrect in behavior RUDE
20
A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific ORS
22
Excess bodily weight FAT