Crossword Answers for Wednesday, 26 August 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Situated at or toward the stern or tail AFT
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Someone who engages in anal copulation SOD
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North American raccoon COON
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The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet TAU
10
Furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy FURNITURE
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Take in solid food ATE
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Defeat thoroughly PIP
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Able to absorb liquid RECEPTIVE
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Completely given to or absorbed by ALL
19
Become vague or indistinct DIM
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A toiletry designed to beautify the body COSMETICS
23
The creation of beautiful or significant things ART
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Assign a location to SITE
25
An affirmative YES
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A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies NYS

Down

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Ending in a sharp point ACUTE
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Indicate by signs FORECASTS
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A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds TON
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A stupid mistake STUPIDITY
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An implement used to propel or steer a boat OAR
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Scheduled to arrive DUE
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The small projection of a mammary gland NIPPLES
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At or to a certain point or degree FAR
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Small insectivorous birds TIT
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Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees ELM
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Moral weakness VICES
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A quad with a square body EMS
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A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida CAY
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A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
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Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour TIN