Crossword Answers for Thursday, 13 August 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 13 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids VAT
4
A state in midwestern United States INS
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A very short skirt MINI
8
Move towards NEAR
10
In a gracefully elegant manner ELEGANTLY
12
Someone who sews SEWER
13
Deem to be SEE
14
Increase the number of rotations per minute REV
16
The left eye ORA
19
A long narrow passage AISLE
23
A small concavity RECESSION
25
The basic unit of money in Thailand BAHT
26
Vulgar slang for anus ARSE
27
A unit of length of thread or yarn LEA
28
A unit of play in tennis or squash SET

Down

1
Morally reprehensible VILE
2
Again but in a new or different way ANEW
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A fierce or audacious person TIGER
4
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers INN
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Make as a net profit NETS
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The general activity of selling SALE
7
A state in New England MES
9
The seed of the cereal grass RYE
11
A subject of study AREAS
15
Approve officially VISAS
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An object with a spherical shape ORB
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Not to be taken lightly REAL
18
Feel physical pain ACHE
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Make children SIRE
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Fail to win LOST
22
The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
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The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet ETA