USA Today Crossword October 20, 2026 Answers

Across

1ACounter5 6ATiny human3 9ALock of hair5 14AMusical in which Rachel Zegler sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from an outdoor balcony5 15AKing Kong, e.g.3 16APixar robot5 17AComedian Wyatt5 18AWord with "pal" or "name"3 19AHappen next5 20A*Guess13 23ASloth, but not koala3 24AArtist Yoko3 25A*What?10 31AService offered by the Vatican4 35AColombian cornmeal cakes6 36AStreet ___4 38ANuke in microwave3 39AAnimal similar to a buffalo5 40AOlympian Bird3 41AInviting words on a Wonderland cake5 43AOlympian Sunisa3 44ADoe or buck4 46A"Challenge accepted!"6 47A"Actin' like you're somebody ___, gets me frustrated" (Avril Lavigne lyric)4 49A*Chicken10 51AMrs., in Spanish3 53ATolkien tree creature3 54A*Butt14 62AFrench painter Claude5 63A"There ___ to be another way"3 64A"Birds of Prey" performer Perez5 66ALike Rome's Colosseum vis-a-vis Vegas' Colosseum5 67APortuguese for "year"3 68AVote into office5 69AReplay effect5 70AVariant of rummy3 71AWorking-from-home purchases5

Down

1DSuggestion, for short3 2DNight before a big day3 3DStorage containers4 4DState with the first KFC franchise4 5DStreetside spot that might offer al pastor9 6DTV studio session6 7DReady for business4 8DDestination for a night out?4 9DTypical middle schooler, age-wise5 10D"So, that came out of nowhere . . ."6 11DAnna's sister in "Frozen"4 12DFail to articulate4 13DLook for4 21DAunts, en espanol4 22DRefine, like skills4 25DCousin of a mink5 26DShe's got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty5 27DConfirmations5 28DNYSE debut3 29DUpscale Honda brand5 30DWrath3 32DFollower of the xiuhpohualli calendar5 33DRing-shaped Girl Scout cookie5 34DTotally pooped5 37DTotally pooped9 40DBrief amount of time?3 42DPainter Sherald3 45DName hidden in "awesomesauce"4 46DPre-Millennial group4 48DRegard highly6 50DThat makes sense!6 52DBack in style5 54DBiotech crops4 55DLaze around4 56DReverse4 57D1970s-inspired haircut4 58DNail treatment, for short4 59DDeep-cover spy4 60DEmploys4 61D"Dope!"4 65DAliens (Abbr.)3