USA Today Crossword October 17, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATater4 5ACharitable donations4 9ACharacter deficit4 13AWindow shopping purchase?4 14ALine of apparel?4 15A"The Diary of Elon Lust" artist Trouw5 16A___ mater4 17A___ dumpling (dim sum dish)4 18AUse the tub5 19AGrowing suspicions, say?12 22ADetroit-founded record label6 23A"___ about time!"3 24A"See, I did it!"4 28A"Sweet Caroline" singer Diamond4 30A"Enjoy yourselves!"7 32AState sch. in Athens3 35AContinent with the most languages4 37ASmall landmass surrounded by water5 38AGoogle devices that control heating and cooling15 42AInformal greeting4 43AHome to Kahului Airport4 44APlayfully shy3 45A"Now, what's cooler than being cool? (___!)" (OutKast lyric)7 49A"___girl!" ("Nicely done!")4 51ALeaves home, perhaps?8 53APage layout6 57AThey funnel traffic onto highways11 59AFunk5 63ASpanish for "but"4 64ARun ___4 65A"Save Me" singer Mann5 66AVerve4 67AMany a lighthouse location4 68ABothersome5 69ABreather4 70AFounded (Abbr.)4

Down

1DMuscle twitch5 2DNot neo-5 3DLike needs that aren't satisfied5 4D"Exactly right!"6 5DFlabbergast8 6DTable extension4 7D___ Gras5 8DLike an ideal bocce court6 9DLike Florida, among the U.S. states8 10DOn fire3 11DVolcanic residue3 12DMinuscule3 15DSubside3 20D___pants5 21DFour-time winner of the Women's World Cup3 25DInsurance company with an animal mascot5 26DBecause of5 27DNot sitting well?5 29D"I definitely read our book club book," perhaps3 31DGuest room occupant7 32DThis is so not cool!5 33DInsurance company with an animal mascot5 34DSo far5 36DUpper limb3 39DOne might be in a soft or hard shell4 40DBarnyard bleat3 41DIn the lead8 46DPitchy, perhaps6 47DLetters next to cellphone bars3 48DLike Cookie Monster's voice, compared to Elmo's6 50DIdentity represented by a sunset-colored flag6 52D"Rumour Has It" singer5 54DSome parents, informally5 55DBring home a furry friend5 56DExpressed displeasure5 58DTaylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"4 59DIt runs in tapping season3 60DResult that may lead to penalty kicks3 61DChats, but not IRL3 62DPickleball divider3