USA Today Crossword October 3, 2026 Answers

Across

1AGlob in mashed potatoes4 5AYou're reading one now4 9ATotally bummed4 13ANot chemically reactive5 15A___ a bell (sounded familiar)4 16A___ Bowl (stadium in Pasadena)4 17ANot that important5 18APrefix for "biography"4 19AHelp commit a crime4 20A"We're nowhere near done!"14 23ABubble ___3 24A"___ makes everything betta" (cheesy pun)4 25AUnreturnable serve3 26AQuestionable4 27AReindeer features7 31AVideo gaming pioneer5 34ACT scan alternative3 35AAunt, in Spanish3 36A"Too much invested to stop now" rationale15 41AWest Coast winter setting3 42APerspective, for short3 43ADesert havens5 44AClipped, like a sheep7 47ASound of something landing4 49A"The Phantom of the Opera" star Chaney3 50AColor tones4 51AElectric guitar hookup3 54AQuestion before an evening meal14 58ADove calls4 59ADeserve4 60ABird on U.S. currency5 61ACar horn's sound4 62ACampaign assistant4 63A___ up (agitates)5 64ACreative thought4 65AToboggan, e.g.4 66A___ Sandwiches (fast-casual banh mi chain)4

Down

1DPut restrictions on5 2DForm an alliance5 3DGroup that hosts an annual CultureQuest competition5 4DUniversity instructor, for short4 5DCunning6 6D"Jurassic World: Dominion" actor Dern5 7D"Do ___ others . . ."4 8DExtreme self-centeredness8 9DRocky surface6 10DPlace for an earring4 11D___-friendly4 12DGot together3 14DWebsite visits are a measure of it7 21DWNBA whistle blower3 22DLGBTQ+ History Month (Abbr.)3 26DAnnoy3 27DPuppy's barking sound3 28DGPS predictions4 29DSushi ingredient4 30DPuts into words4 31DRoyal symbols in some hieroglyphs4 32DRear end4 33DPoker stake4 34D"Daria" network3 37DWhere cruise ships operate8 38DLandscaping roll3 39DMore awful7 40DYoung chap3 45DU.S. state with the longest coastline6 46DBiodegrade3 47DRotated6 48D"___ be better off . . ."3 50DCrowd of people5 51DOne of four inside a square5 52DChaotic fight5 53DFull-court ___5 54DTimber, e.g.4 55DSharpen4 56DEpic ___4 57DGet exactly right4 58DThe Bears, on scoreboards3