USA Today Crossword October 30, 2026 Answers

Across

1APiece of trivia4 5AMammoth4 9AGlue mascot5 14AWhopper lover?4 15A"The ___" (1976 horror film)4 16AWord said with a flourish5 17ABhindi masala vegetable4 18AUnit of power4 19AUnhelpful reply to "Who's there?"5 20ASarah Koenig podcast6 22AEnd of a villain's warning6 24ACuts with scissors5 25AShades4 26ATorah holders4 29AFinal format for literature?9 32APro vote3 33ARing bearer?4 35ASamosa morsels4 36A"If you want me to predict . . ."5 38APart of a sound system3 39A___ diagram4 40APuts into categories6 41AOnly living relative of the giraffe5 43A1428 N. Genesee Avenue, e.g.7 45A"I call this one!"4 47ANickname for a black cat4 48AAltar words3 51AZaria Forman's medium6 53ARef. whose 2026 additions include "life hack" and "long game"3 54AEnter your villain era, say4 55ASore4 56AHave some candy, say3 58ATrickery6 60AMolecule in a genetic test3 61APlace to get your Kix?11 63AMake a Halloween costume, perhaps3 64ANail polish brand with a "Wicked" collab3 65A"That girl?"3 66A"The Bear" chef3 67AOrg. at MSP and STL3 68ALanguage with fingerspelling3

Down

1DDental hygienist's supply5 2DSinger Clay5 3D"Sex and the City" advice columnist14 4DRoam around7 5DWerewolf's sound4 6D"Pretty Lethal" star Thurman3 7DElection Day call to action13 8DThey might come with sides7 9DLike Chucky4 10D___ Heart Elephant (Care Bear Cousin)5 11DParamore's breakthrough hit14 12D"A Nightmare on ___ Street"3 13DCarly ___ Jepsen3 21DRude person3 23DStart to scream?3 25DSerengeti scavenger5 27DRetain4 28DH.S. exams4 30DMojo Jojo, e.g.3 31DReady for a nap5 33D"Seinfeld" uncle3 34DAcorn source3 37DUno spinoff3 39DOverall feeling4 40DPancake house appliances8 42DFeel bad for4 44DThe buck stops here3 46DRisks an attack from Freddy Krueger6 49DFrequency of the USA TODAY crossword5 50DDecided5 51DBikini top inserts4 52DReason for a dermatology visit4 54D___-fi horror ("Alien" genre)3 57DSolo for Lise Davidsen4 59D"Grim Prairie Tales" actor James ___ Jones4 61DCamper's sack?3 62DCry of realization3