Weaving devices

Latest answer — August 31, 2026

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LOOMS are devices used to interlace threads and produce woven fabric. The plural noun matches the plural clue "devices."

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A traditional loom holding threads for weaving fabric

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This clue's Monday, August 31, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Mario Kart character with a mushroomlike head
  2. 5___ Evolution (powerful Pokemon form)
  3. 9Scorches
  4. 14Just chillin'
  5. 15Leap for Alysa Liu
  6. 16Measurement of gold purity
  7. 17Easy to understand
  8. 20Payment to the IRS
  9. 21Other, in Spanish
  10. 22"Gotcha"
  11. 23"Let me fix myself up before guests arrive"
  12. 26Good ones are considered polite
  13. 28Very serious
  14. 29___ Coladice (board game)
  15. 30"Fine by me!"
  16. 31Like Druidry and Wicca
  17. 33Video segments
  18. 38Particle physics concept
  19. 40Prefix for "present" and "vore"
  20. 43She liked a bad apple
  21. 44Like a bad apple
  22. 45Weaving devices
  23. 47Fashion designer Saab
  24. 49Alcohol made from rice
  25. 50Silent ___ (parties with headphone-wearing dancers)
  26. 52___ car smell
  27. 54Forest or coral reef
  28. 57Hajj religion
  29. 62Where you might keep snowboards and winter coats in July
  30. 65Vulgar
  31. 66DEA investigator
  32. 67Elide
  33. 68Mama in the Mamas & the Papas
  34. 69Machines in casinos
  35. 70Aesthetic with black clothing

Down

  1. 1"Quite so"
  2. 2Poem of celebration
  3. 3Lacking follow-through
  4. 4Slander
  5. 5At most
  6. 6Convention center gatherings
  7. 7Hanukkah coins
  8. 8Causing worry
  9. 9Precursor to reggae
  10. 10Make dinner at home
  11. 11Came to light
  12. 12Less common
  13. 13They're real eye sores
  14. 18Off the hook
  15. 19Bread often served with saag paneer
  16. 23"The Pitt" actress Briones
  17. 24"Greetings, fellow cow"
  18. 25Drum set essential
  19. 27Cheese-topped chip
  20. 29Comic Con event
  21. 32"___ it your best shot!"
  22. 34"I say we go for it!"
  23. 35Crumb
  24. 36Class that might have circle time
  25. 37"Auld Lang ___"
  26. 38Smartphone inserts
  27. 39It may grow up and branch out?
  28. 40Antiquated
  29. 41"You're accusing me?!"
  30. 42Absentees
  31. 46Japanese noodle often served cold
  32. 48Whole
  33. 51Omens
  34. 53Successor to the GameCube
  35. 55Color in peacock feathers
  36. 56Hairstyle for Angela Davis
  37. 58Toil
  38. 59Luxurious prom rental
  39. 60Butting heads
  40. 61"We only use 10% of our brains," e.g.
  41. 62Utah's capital (Abbr.)
  42. 63Coffee alternative that's actually more likely to stain teeth
  43. 64Trig ratio

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Mario Kart character with a mushroomlike head — Answer: TOAD. Hint: Look for the cheerful racer whose name is also a common amphibian 🏁
  2. 5. ___ Evolution (powerful Pokemon form) — Answer: MEGA. Hint: This prefix signals a powerful, oversized upgrade 💥
  3. 9. Scorches — Answer: SEARS. Hint: A blazing heat source does this to whatever it touches 🔥
  4. 14. Just chillin' — Answer: IDLE. Hint: This describes someone resting without taking action 😎
  5. 15. Leap for Alysa Liu — Answer: AXEL. Hint: This famous skating jump launches forward and adds a half rotation ⛸️
  6. 16. Measurement of gold purity — Answer: KARAT. Hint: Jewelers use this unit to state how much of an item is pure gold 💍
  7. 17. Easy to understand — Answer: SELFEXPLANATORY. Hint: No explanation is needed because its meaning is clear on its own 💡
  8. 20. Payment to the IRS — Answer: TAX. Hint: It’s the government-bound payment that can shrink a paycheck 💸
  9. 21. Other, in Spanish — Answer: OTRA. Hint: Think of a word that means 'another' in a language that's often spoken in sunny places! ☀️
  10. 22. "Gotcha" — Answer: ISEE. Hint: This brief reply shows that you understand. 👀
  11. 23. "Let me fix myself up before guests arrive" — Answer: IMAMESS. Hint: A disheveled host might confess this before tidying up for company 🧹
  12. 26. Good ones are considered polite — Answer: MANNERS. Hint: These courteous habits help show respect to others 🤝
  13. 28. Very serious — Answer: SOLEMN. Hint: A grave mood or ceremony can be described this way 🎭
  14. 29. ___ Coladice (board game) — Answer: PINA. Hint: Its missing word is Spanish for a familiar tropical fruit 🍍
  15. 30. "Fine by me!" — Answer: AOK. Hint: It’s a cheerful way to say you’re completely agreeable 👍
  16. 31. Like Druidry and Wicca — Answer: PAGAN. Hint: These belief systems are associated with pre-Christian or nature-centered traditions 🌿
  17. 33. Video segments — Answer: CLIPS. Hint: Short portions of a recording are often shared online as these 🎞️
  18. 38. Particle physics concept — Answer: STRINGTHEORY. Hint: One hypothesis pictures fundamental particles as tiny vibrating strands 🧵
  19. 40. Prefix for "present" and "vore" — Answer: OMNI. Hint: This prefix conveys the idea of all or everywhere 🌐
  20. 43. She liked a bad apple — Answer: EVE. Hint: According to Genesis, she shared the forbidden fruit with Adam 🍎
  21. 44. Like a bad apple — Answer: ROTTEN. Hint: Past its prime and no longer good to eat 🍎
  22. 45. Weaving devices — Answer: LOOMS. Hint: Frames that interlace threads into fabric 🧵
  23. 47. Fashion designer Saab — Answer: ELIE. Hint: A celebrated Lebanese couturier with elegant red-carpet gowns ✨
  24. 49. Alcohol made from rice — Answer: SAKE. Hint: A Japanese rice-based drink 🍶
  25. 50. Silent ___ (parties with headphone-wearing dancers) — Answer: DISCOS. Hint: Dance events where everyone hears music through headphones 🎧
  26. 52. ___ car smell — Answer: NEW. Hint: That fresh-from-the-dealer aroma 🚗
  27. 54. Forest or coral reef — Answer: HABITAT. Hint: A natural home for plants and animals 🌿
  28. 57. Hajj religion — Answer: ISLAM. Hint: The faith practiced by pilgrims visiting Mecca 🕋
  29. 62. Where you might keep snowboards and winter coats in July — Answer: STORAGEFACILITY. Hint: A rented place for belongings you do not currently need 📦
  30. 65. Vulgar — Answer: LEWD. Hint: Crude or offensively indecent 😬
  31. 66. DEA investigator — Answer: NARCO. Hint: A federal agent who pursues illegal drug activity 🕵️
  32. 67. Elide — Answer: OMIT. Hint: To leave something out ✂️
  33. 68. Mama in the Mamas & the Papas — Answer: CASS. Hint: The singer who lent her first name to the group’s maternal nickname 🎤
  34. 69. Machines in casinos — Answer: SLOTS. Hint: Gambling devices with spinning symbols 🎰
  35. 70. Aesthetic with black clothing — Answer: GOTH. Hint: A dark, dramatic style often paired with heavy eyeliner 🖤

Down

  1. 1. "Quite so" — Answer: TIS. Hint: A quaint way to strongly agree 👍
  2. 2. Poem of celebration — Answer: ODE. Hint: A lyrical tribute written in praise 🎶
  3. 3. Lacking follow-through — Answer: ALLTALK. Hint: Big promises without matching action 🗣️
  4. 4. Slander — Answer: DEFAME. Hint: When someone tarnishes your reputation with false words, they might be trying to do this to you! 🗣️
  5. 5. At most — Answer: MAX. Hint: The greatest possible amount 📈
  6. 6. Convention center gatherings — Answer: EXPOS. Hint: Large public events featuring displays and exhibitors 🏢
  7. 7. Hanukkah coins — Answer: GELT. Hint: Traditional holiday money, often made of chocolate 🪙
  8. 8. Causing worry — Answer: ALARMING. Hint: Something that raises your anxiety can be described this way. 😟
  9. 9. Precursor to reggae — Answer: SKA. Hint: This upbeat Jamaican style paved the way for reggae. 🎶
  10. 10. Make dinner at home — Answer: EATIN. Hint: Choose a casual two-word phrase for dining in rather than going out. 🍽️
  11. 11. Came to light — Answer: AROSE. Hint: Use a verb meaning appeared or became known. 💡
  12. 12. Less common — Answer: RARER. Hint: This comparative describes something more unusual than another. 🔍
  13. 13. They're real eye sores — Answer: STYES. Hint: These tender eyelid bumps can be quite irritating. 👁️
  14. 18. Off the hook — Answer: EXEMPT. Hint: Someone free from a rule or obligation fits this description. 🪝
  15. 19. Bread often served with saag paneer — Answer: NAAN. Hint: This soft, pillowy Indian flatbread is perfect for scooping up curry. 🫓
  16. 23. "The Pitt" actress Briones — Answer: ISA. Hint: Her first name is a short, classic name. 🎬
  17. 24. "Greetings, fellow cow" — Answer: MOO. Hint: Imagine a bovine saying hello in its signature farmyard voice. 🐄
  18. 25. Drum set essential — Answer: SNARE. Hint: A drummer needs this crisp, rattling part of the kit. 🥁
  19. 27. Cheese-topped chip — Answer: NACHO. Hint: This crunchy snack is often loaded with melted cheese. 🧀
  20. 29. Comic Con event — Answer: PANEL. Hint: At a convention, guests gather for one of these discussions. 🎤
  21. 32. "___ it your best shot!" — Answer: GIVE. Hint: The missing verb encourages someone to try their hardest. 💪
  22. 34. "I say we go for it!" — Answer: LETS. Hint: This phrase enthusiastically suggests moving forward. 🚀
  23. 35. Crumb — Answer: IOTA. Hint: Think of the tiniest possible amount. 🤏
  24. 36. Class that might have circle time — Answer: PREK. Hint: This early-learning classroom comes before kindergarten. 🧸
  25. 37. "Auld Lang ___" — Answer: SYNE. Hint: This word completes the familiar New Year’s song about remembering old times. 🎶
  26. 38. Smartphone inserts — Answer: SIMCARDS. Hint: These tiny subscriber cards connect phones to mobile networks. 📱
  27. 39. It may grow up and branch out? — Answer: TREE. Hint: Picture a woody plant developing from a sapling into something larger. 🌳
  28. 40. Antiquated — Answer: OLD. Hint: Something from a bygone era can be described this way. 🕰️
  29. 41. "You're accusing me?!" — Answer: MOI. Hint: A French speaker might use this emphatic word for “me.” 🇫🇷
  30. 42. Absentees — Answer: NOSHOWS. Hint: These are people who fail to appear for an appointment or event. 👻
  31. 46. Japanese noodle often served cold — Answer: SOBA. Hint: This buckwheat noodle is delicious with a chilled dipping sauce. 🍜
  32. 48. Whole — Answer: INTACT. Hint: Something undamaged and complete remains this way. ✅
  33. 51. Omens — Answer: SIGNS. Hint: Fortune-teller clues or warnings can be called these. 🔮
  34. 53. Successor to the GameCube — Answer: WII. Hint: This Nintendo console became famous for its motion-sensitive controllers. 🎮
  35. 55. Color in peacock feathers — Answer: TEAL. Hint: Picture the rich blue-green shade found among those shimmering feathers. 🦚
  36. 56. Hairstyle for Angela Davis — Answer: AFRO. Hint: Think of her iconic large, rounded natural hairstyle. 💇🏾‍♀️
  37. 58. Toil — Answer: SLOG. Hint: To work through something difficult and tiring is to do this. 💪
  38. 59. Luxurious prom rental — Answer: LIMO. Hint: A glamorous stretch vehicle might whisk students to the dance. 🚘
  39. 60. Butting heads — Answer: ATIT. Hint: People in a heated disagreement may be doing this. 🤼
  40. 61. "We only use 10% of our brains," e.g. — Answer: MYTH. Hint: A popular claim with no solid basis belongs in this category. 🤔
  41. 62. Utah's capital (Abbr.) — Answer: SLC. Hint: Use the standard three-letter abbreviation for Utah’s capital city. 🏙️
  42. 63. Coffee alternative that's actually more likely to stain teeth — Answer: TEA. Hint: This popular hot drink can leave a surprisingly stubborn smile stain. ☕
  43. 64. Trig ratio — Answer: COS. Hint: In a right triangle, this ratio uses the adjacent side and the hypotenuse. 📐

The answer to “Weaving devices” in the USA Today crossword is LOOMS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 31, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 45-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Weaving devices” answer

LOOMS (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is LOOMS.

What does LOOMS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of LOOMS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread

When else has “Weaving devices” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 31, 2026 (most recent) → LOOMS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Weaving devices”?

The answer is LOOMS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Weaving devices”?

5 letters: LOOMS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the USA Today crossword on August 31, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 45-Across.

Can “Weaving devices” have a different answer?

Yes — USA Today sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's USA Today answers?

The full grid for August 31, 2026 is on the USA Today answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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