Fashion designer Saab Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Fashion designer Saab” from the USA Today crossword of August 31, 2026? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, AUGUST 31, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the USA Today (August 31, 2026)

Across

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

Down

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

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This clue also appeared in the USA Today on June 7, 2026.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Fashion designer Saab”?

ELIE, 4 letters.

When was “Fashion designer Saab” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of August 31, 2026, and 1 more time before that.

How many letters does the answer have?

4 letters, starting with E.