Flaky rock Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Flaky rock” from the USA Today crossword of August 21, 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 21, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (August 21, 2026)

Across

1. Lessen gradually
6. Monumental
10. Flaky rock
14. Take a load off
15. "Rubber duckie, you're the one / You make ___time lots of fun"
16. Type of exam
17. Top-tier
18. Fairy tale beginning
19. August 20, e.g.
20. "To catch them is my real test / To train them is my cause" song
23. Amazement
24. Ask nosy questions
25. Interfere, like with a lock's integrity
29. Devoured
30. Feeling blue
31. It can be fragile or inflated
32. "Top Gun" actor Kilmer
34. Like someone who unplugs completely
38. State that hosts RAGBRAI
39. Regret
40. Broadcasts
41. Successor's challenge after replacing a legend
46. Cooling cubes
47. Chooses
48. Outlaw
49. Simmer with anger
51. A, in German
52. Chimpanzee, e.g.
55. Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar word
59. Leah or Sean, for example
62. Calf-length skirt
63. Actors memorize them
64. Widely adored person
65. "Beware the ___ of March"
66. Prefix similar to "mega"
67. Word after "cereal" or "acai"
68. Value of a penny
69. Prone to giving orders

Down

1. Stuffed cornmeal cake
2. Under
3. Look-___ (doppelganger)
4. British museum
5. Not taxable, e.g.
6. Traditional wood for some piano keys
7. What dogs do to regulate body temperature
8. Bug bite symptom
9. Fastest land animal
10. Wi-Fi device
11. Roth ___ (nest egg option)
12. Purring pet
13. Pub offering
21. Cookie with a BTS variety
22. Created
26. Severe danger
27. Aesthetic with emo influences
28. Photoreceptors responsible for night vision
29. "'Tis a shame"
30. Copy editor's "Leave as-is"
32. Essence of a crossword constructor's style
33. "Oh, shucks!"
35. Ridge on a guitar neck
36. Commotion
37. Acquire
38. Sacred Egyptian bird
42. Snack cake similar to a Swiss roll
43. Amateur comic's event
44. Memorial bio
45. Star's groupies
50. Infection-fighting immune system component
51. Simply be
52. Parent's sisters
53. Social equals
54. Writing assignment
56. "A rising ___ lifts all boats"
57. Paradise
58. Stitch's pal
59. Pen tip
60. Commotion
61. Cut the grass

Seen before

This clue also appeared in the USA Today on February 1, 2026.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Flaky rock”?

MICA, 4 letters: a mineral.

When was “Flaky rock” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of August 21, 2026, and 1 more time before that.

How many letters does the answer have?

4 letters, starting with M.