USA Today Crossword October 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1A"The ___ Express"5 6A"That ain't happening"4 10ABitter beers4 14AUttered some words5 15ALook for some hiders4 16AWhat nun gets you in dreidel4 17ARoom often used for storage5 18APeriods of Taylor Swift's career4 19ATotally over4 20AA band's most enthusiastic supporter12 23A"Welcome" surface3 26ABeam of sunshine3 27AMadame Tussauds sculpting material3 28AOn edge6 30A"So cool!"3 31AOrg. that's interested in your baggage3 34AEtail rating system4 35AOrg. for animal lovers4 37ABaby sheep4 38A"It's bedtime for me!"15 42AWord before "dating" or "dioxide"6 43AThey make you say "pee-yew"5 44AOne day ___ time3 46ASch. hidden in "iOS update"3 47ABird sounds6 48ABurst3 49APlaces to pamper your pooches7 52A"Sheesh, no need to be so strict!"14 57APurple superfruit4 58AOutfit for some brides4 59AA meeting to discuss why there are too many meetings, e.g.5 61A"The best ___ plans . . ."4 62AJazz singer James4 63ALate fees5 64AFirst 24-hour news channel3 65AU-turn from NNW3 66AArt stand with three legs5

Down

1DRelative of FYI3 2DChoose3 3DPlace for mallgoers to park3 4DSimilar4 5DHappens again6 6DFood safety words5 7D___ mortal4 8DClose by4 9D"And your point is?"8 10DFinger used for pointing5 11DSound of something vanishing4 12D"Naked Attraction" host Richardson4 13DViewed4 21DBe Kind to Animals Month3 22D"Pass"3 23D___-have items (things you've gotta get)4 24DAgainst4 25DLeader on the football field11 29DRegion4 30DMo. for Prime Big Deal Days3 31DSierra Nevada lake5 32D"Hacks" actress Jean5 33DDark, gaping pit5 35DPublic expressions of thanks9 36D"Let's put a ___ in it"3 37DA journalist might bury one4 39DConvention that might make a movie predictable5 40DGets really mentally stuck on something8 41D"What's new with you?"8 44DAdvanced H.S. math class6 45DFroot Loops' bird mascot6 47DProfs' helpers3 50DStrike down5 51DOrg. for animal lovers4 53DPretty so-so3 54DVegas hotel named for a type of song4 55DDownsides4 56DOne might be taken in protest4 60DFashion inits.3