USA Today Crossword October 1, 2026 Answers

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1ALike a par-6 golf hole4 5A"Don't worry about me!"4 9ASome arena roofs5 14ADubai dignitary4 15ABread often served with lamb korma4 16ADecorate5 17AArt ___4 18AFirst chip in the pot, often4 19AAnaheim's region, for short5 20ALike some frisbees used at night13 23A"You're as charming as an ___, Mr. Grinch"3 24ANeptune's realm3 25AFemale chicken3 26AD's point value in Scrabble3 29AParts of flowers5 31AOctavia E. Butler's genre5 33AHelp3 34A"___ House" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song)3 36ANumber represented by birthday candles3 37AMention as a source4 38A"Closer" industrial rock band13 42AFloppy ___4 43ANonhuman blog commenter3 44AGenetic material3 45APost-op area3 46AFix, like loose shoelaces5 48AAustralian marsupial5 52AEnergy3 53AVote in favor3 54A___ Sebastian ("Parks and Recreation" miniature horse)3 56ASnitch3 57AEPCOT attraction housed in a geodesic sphere14 61ADevice for texting5 62APrefix for "tune" or "play"4 63ATraverse a trail4 64AOne who doesn't get the W5 65AAppealed earnestly4 66ALike this clue's number4 67ASome one-pot meals5 68A"No bid," in bridge4 69AFlat-topped landform4

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1DShelflike rock projections6 2DFolded brunch dish6 3D"Babygirl" star Kidman6 4DGet bigger4 5DSilly5 6DStingray relatives6 7DSolemn vow4 8DLike some socks or boots8 9DCoca-Cola-owned water brand6 10DUnpleasant smell4 11DShirley Temple or Nada Colada8 12DHistory textbook chapter, perhaps3 13D"Stevie Nicks' Fajita Roundup" sketch show3 21DMagazine edition5 22DGo to bat for6 27DCleverness4 28D"___ on Melancholy" (Keats poem)3 30DMember of a brotherhood4 32DSpiny succulents5 35DSteak cut that's often boneless6 37D"Ta-ta!"4 38DCompliment to an archer8 39D"Seems that way"8 40DWhere some celebrity non-apologies are typed8 41DJoint above a foot5 42DQuick swim3 46DIndy 500 drivers6 47DHigh-status groups6 49DReach a destination6 50DPotato pancakes6 51DGoddess who guided Odysseus6 55DNanos, e.g.5 58DOnce more4 59DStorytelling dance4 60D"Excuse me" sound4 61DCounterpart of "thx"3