USA Today Crossword November 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATibetan monk4 5ARamble angrily4 9AFawn's dad4 13AApple computer4 14AVocal range below alto5 15ATurnpike expense4 16AMakeshift trick-or-treat bag10 18AGolden rule preposition4 19AWalkie-talkie transmission5 20A"Of course, sweetheart!"7 22ACannabis compound sold in oil form3 24AHoliday ___ Express3 25A"Scandal" star Washington5 26ABreaks down grammatically6 28ALike many a dragon after battling a hero5 31ASucculent with medicinal uses4 32AMust6 34ALike some takeout containers13 39ABench press muscles7 40A"In that case . . ."4 42A___ Lauder5 43APhone again6 45ACuatro mas tres5 48AKeto, e.g.4 50AStick in a pool hall3 51APig Latin for "Scram!"7 54A"Is this worth the risk to me?"5 56A___ facto4 57ARequest when playing phone tag10 61AOpposite of follow4 62ASpring zodiac sign5 63APerched on4 64ASubstance used in making pretzels3 65AMidmonth day4 66A"Wicked" actor Michelle4

Down

1DChapStick site3 2DFrench friend3 3DProne to fumbling9 4DLegal rights org.4 5DIntel-gathering mission5 6DSanta ___ winds3 7DInclined to snoop4 8DSymbol on the Lebanese flag4 9DNeed-based tuition help, perhaps10 10DPrinter product5 11DPlace to exchange vows5 12DWord sung twice before "hallelujah" in the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"5 14DThey might be fraternal5 17D"Garfield" dog4 21DBlue ___ (good picnic forecast)5 22DAudit pro3 23DHealing lotion4 27DMessage-protecting cipher, perhaps10 28DSculpted6 29DLoos4 30DWide st.3 33DOversee a ceremony9 35DChoir platform5 36DIndigenous Peoples Day month, for short3 37DTeeny-tiny3 38DName hidden in "fake sausage"4 41DStadium cheer3 43DUnits of copy paper5 44DFrench for "to be"4 45DTravel on a schooner4 46DUrge5 47D"In this ___, I will . . ."5 49DSits at a traffic light5 52DSuperfruit in a smoothie4 53D"My milkshake brings all the boys to the ___" (Kelis lyric)4 55DTarget of a 2026 GameStop takeover bid4 58DBe untruthful3 59DDove's sound3 60DMetric speed measure (Abbr.)3