USA Today Crossword October 11, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASwampy spots4 5AVibe4 9ACurrency of Mexico4 13APer person4 14AWooden box5 16A"You said it!"4 17AVillain who demands that Superman kneel before him10 19A"Aww!"4 20AWore away6 21ATooth covering6 23AElle Woods' field3 24APaid, like a parking meter3 26ALike someone sporting side-swept bangs, perhaps3 27ABank convenience3 30AStreakers in the night sky6 32A___ furniture5 34AMore cautious6 35AChew toy shape, often4 36AThey can be mixed to make orange, green and purple13 40A___ to the throne4 41ATwo-wheeled vehicles that typically have both motors and pedals6 42A"This means war!"5 44APlacid6 45AYoga accessory3 46ACtrl-___-Del3 48AFangorn Forest creature3 49A"Party in the ___" (Miley Cyrus song)3 52AHandles with kid gloves6 55ASteinways and Yamahas6 57ANursing ___4 59AData distortion based on participants' faulty memories10 61ATier4 62AEnticing scent from an oven5 63AAttend4 64AVegas calculations4 65ACountry name suffix that means "land of"4 66ASour state4

Down

1DCommon bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich5 2D"Tosca," e.g.5 3D"Time for you to hit the road!"5 4DFloored it4 5DDark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)8 6DIncorporeal address3 7DBulldoze4 8DRepents6 9DChange of ___4 10DPrograms for playing retro video games, often9 11DComplete collection3 12DNumber of singular sensations in "A Chorus Line"3 15DCheese from the Netherlands4 18DImprove6 22DFloor-washing tool3 25D"Do, a ___, a female ___"4 28DSome pie holders4 29DOne of the Stooges3 30DCapital on the Nile5 31D"I might be able to answer!"5 33DHumble home5 34DWearable form of admission9 36DAnti-fur org.4 37DApple's center4 38DLike an office designed for collaboration8 39DLegume in many soups6 40DThat guy3 43DSnag3 44DTakes the helm6 47DCurrency of Turkey4 49DOrganization honored on Labor Day5 50D"Wow, me too!"5 51DLiability's opposite5 53DRequests4 54DDundee resident4 56D"Now I know my ___ . . ."4 57DWord after "gym" or "tech"3 58D"Dope!"3 60DDoctors' org.3