# Everyday Puzzles Crossword Answers - August 27, 2026

- Across: Involuntary muscle contraction — **SPASM**
- Across: Native American companion of the Lone Ranger — **TONTO**
- Across: Mini burger — **SLIDER**
- Across: Short for Queen's University — **QU**
- Across: IATA code for now-defunct Air Jamaica — **JM**
- Across: The texture of a snail is from this — **MUCOUS**
- Across: Scottish inventor of the television, John Logie __ — **BAIRD**
- Across: Her mom has got it goin' on — **STACY**
- Down: Unit of data equal to one thousand kBs, plural — **MBS**
- Down: To illegally occupy land or property — **SQUAT**
- Down: Caribbean country with volcanic plugs, The Pitons — **STLUCIA**
- Down: Hawaiian taro dish — **POI**
- Down: Monstrous humanoid in The Lord of the Rings — **ORC**
- Down: Punch __; pop-up puppet booth for children — **ANDJUDY**
- Down: Wine-glass stalks — **STEMS**
- Down: Soil humus that forms in acidic conditions — **MOR**

Source: https://cluestash.com/everyday-puzzles/crossword/2026-08-27/