Crossword Answers for Thursday, 20 August 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 20 August 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Color lightly TINT
5
A negative NAY
8
Again but in a new or different way ANEW
9
A collection of anecdotes about a person or place ANA
10
As soon as ONCE
11
The basic unit of money in Thailand BAHT
13
Take in solid food EAT
15
A toilet in Britain LOO
16
Edible purple or red berries SASKATOON
19
A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific ORS
20
Ask to obtain free BEG
21
A gully that is shallower than a ravine DRAW
23
Money offered as a bribe SOAP
26
A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
27
Anything that serves as an enticement LURE
28
The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet WYE
29
Inquire about ASKS

Down

1
The ultimate principle of the universe TAO
2
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers INN
3
Absolutely essential NECESSARY
4
Adjust finely TWEAK
5
Seize suddenly NAB
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Corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin ANALOGOUS
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A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture YAHOO
12
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds TON
14
The bill in a restaurant TAB
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Someone who engages in anal copulation SOD
17
A mark to indicate a direction or relation ARROW
18
A unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter TESLA
22
Very small WEE
24
A boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood ARK
25
The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet PES