USA Today Crossword November 5, 2026 Answers

Across

1AWord after "happy" or "rush"4 5A___/her pronouns3 8ANot us4 12AGet hyped5 14ATriumphed3 15A"They're the ___ of my existence"4 16A"Single ___ (Put a Ring on It)"6 18ATiny farm inhabitant3 19ASpanish for "Miss" (Abbr.)4 20APhone feature often used for selfies11 23A"Have we ___?"3 24APack down4 25ABlunder5 27APerformer that inspired the "Blackfish" documentary5 29A"Preach!"4 30AInjection that smooths lines5 32AFinal4 35APlace to do some surfing?4 38AAnnual exam performed by a general practitioner15 41A"Avatar: Fire and Ash" actress Chaplin4 42A"Other," in Spanish4 43ATests for future attorneys5 44ALevel4 46AMakes a baby bootie5 48ACandy similar to a SweeTART5 49AJump4 50APrefix with "corn" or "cycle"3 51ALegal drama with an "SVU" spinoff11 57AState home to Disneyland, for short4 59APop a squat3 60AWhomever6 61AAnimal known for its far-reaching roar4 62AOvercome indecision3 63AStart a tennis match5 64ASecondary Insta accounts4 65AWord before a maiden name3 66A"___ who?"4

Down

1DFive to ten?4 2D"Love & Basketball" actor Epps4 3DMessy bun, e.g.4 4DDevastate4 5DAlligator's home5 6DPerfect over time4 7DPlea8 8D"Impractical Jokers" channel3 9DWind instruments whose pitches can be bent10 10DThrow your hat in the ring5 11DPrimary diet of a 61-Across4 13DOne might transport your cat to the vet7 17DBamboozle4 21DProtective talisman6 22DOne might be taken on a date?3 26DStand up to6 27DAerial acrobat?10 28DWhat might make a balloon float6 30D"Cool story, ___"3 31D"I'm on vacation" in an auto-generated email reply (Abbr.)3 33DNational Pet Day mo.3 34D"___, not stirred"6 36DBit of ink3 37DHigh rollers?3 39D"Just because"8 40DShoes without laces7 45DSlippery swimmer3 47DZilch4 48DSpongeBob's pet Gary, e.g.5 49DFrothy espresso beverage5 50DBruins' school4 52DDisinfecting cloth4 53DLoaves used for many pastrami sandwiches4 54DExplorer with a buddy named Boots4 55DEmotion associated with the color green4 56D"Mudbound" director Dee4 58DSocial connections3