USA Today Crossword October 14, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASurrounded by4 5ASplash through a puddle5 10ATakeoff guess, for short3 13A___ Verde National Park4 14ASchroeder's instrument5 15ASupermodel Banks4 16AMoney set aside to cover emergency expenses10 18APaper quantity4 19ANatural ability6 20AMogadishu's country7 22APeeved5 24AActing like a secret agent6 25AUnwanted aquarium growth5 28A___ oven (cast-iron pot)5 30AFormerly named3 31ASalad type6 33A"Dude . . ."3 34AFlower child?4 35A"Euphoria" network3 36ASoCal NBA team10 39ASlithery swimmers4 41A"Before Gender" author Erlick3 42AChow down on some fries3 43AMammal that's about three times faster in water than on land5 45ASocial worker?3 47ARene who plays Frigga in the MCU5 51AKid's parents5 53AUseful gadget for international travel7 55AQueen Mab and Tinker Bell7 57ANonverbal assent3 58A"Sick!"3 59AQuipu user4 60AHow students often line up10 63AMinor hiccup4 64AScoville ___5 65ADone4 66A"Tall" story4 67ADonkeys5 68AKings, queens and twins4

Down

1DMovie theater chain3 2DIt's not part of a vegetarian diet4 3DWith 32-Down, "Insecure" star4 4DShowy flowers native to Mexico7 5DSpirit5 6DHoisted6 7DClumsy person3 8DMario's Time Machine console, for short4 9DStar-based forecast9 10DMakeup applied with a pencil8 11DPeople learning the ropes8 12DIn need of repair7 15DCafeteria item that might be used as a makeshift sled4 17D"Stop kidding yourself"6 21DSpeed limit letters3 23DIrish city where Guinness originated6 25DFeels sore5 26DClothing tag5 27DRelating to the study of Earth10 29DHalf of hex-3 32DSee 3-Down3 34DPrepare a board game for play5 37DTimeless literary works8 38DPride Month celebration with floats6 40DAttic's function, often7 44DYes, in Japanese3 46DSnarl6 48DMake a concerted effort6 49D"Signed, ___, Delivered (I'm Yours)"6 50DCalls for pizza delivery, say6 52D"Hedda" star Thompson5 54D___ out (distributes)5 55DIt represents the rock in rock, paper, scissors4 56D"Do You Want To Build a Snowman?" singer4 61DRapper Lil ___ X3 62DBattery-powered key3