Crossword Answers for Friday, 28 August 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 28 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees ELM
4
Prepare oneself for a military confrontation ARM
7
Relieve from FREE
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Send via the postal service MAIL
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A written record of events on a voyage LOGS
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A large sum of money PILE
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The act of using USE
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Lower in value by increasing the base-metal content ALLOY
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Done with delicacy and skill NICER
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The location of something surrounded by other things MIDST
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The left eye ORA
21
Using speech rather than writing ORAL
22
The habitation of wild animals LAIR
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Direct one's attention on something PORE
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The boundary of a surface EDGE
25
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies NYS
26
A pompous fool ASS

Down

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A desire for sexual intimacy EROS
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Celebrated in fable or legend LEGENDARY
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A state in New England MES
4
Fairly large AMPLE
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Transport by railroad RAILROADS
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Small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains MILO
7
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease FLU
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A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock LEY
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Play a role or part ACT
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A small island ISLES
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Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip MOP
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Extremely robust IRON
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A set of clothing RIGS
20
Form or compose ARE
22
A unit of length of thread or yarn LEA