USA Today Crossword October 5, 2026 Answers

Across

1AOn the same side in a conflict6 7AConcert sound booster3 10ASchool fundraising org.3 13APart of a squad10 15AMeat in a Cubano3 16ASweet, yogurt-based South Asian beverage10 17AStreaming device with a "city"4 18ALike a desert's climate4 19ABursts of occurrences6 21AMom's partner, sometimes4 23AOne of four in the contiguous United States8 25AInternet profiles with viral images9 28AFemale deer3 29A1990 civil rights law, for short3 30APossible reason to wear a hat10 34APrefix with "manage" or "behave"3 35AHybrid instruments with shoulder straps7 36A___ B. Wells (NAACP co-founder)3 37ASport for the Las Vegas Aces10 39AOpposite of bottom3 40AGot some takeout5 41APermit5 43AHip replacement sites, for short3 44A"Get me out of here!" key3 45ANoah's ___3 46ATortoise's rival in a fable4 48AActor Penn3 50ABonobos, e.g.4 52AHigh-intensity exercise routine focused on functional movements15 60AEye part that changes size5 61A"Just us?"9 62ASomewhat4 63APhysical response to fear9

Down

1DCurrently, in a text3 2DName hidden in "Eleanor"3 3DPC connection3 4D"Let's do it!"6 5DAngsty hip-hop genre6 6DBLT purveyor4 7DCore muscles3 8DMonth, in Spanish3 9DObject that creates a rainbow5 10DSoftware used to enhance images11 11DUnavailable5 12DEntertain5 14DAngry3 17DShaving tool5 20DSpa treatments for dogs?5 21DAct as a go-between7 22DAccumulates7 23DPresentation given on a circular red carpet7 24D"Will do that," formally6 25DAfrican venomous snake5 26DAid and ___4 27DEstablishment that might host "Drag Race" viewings6 31D"The Good Dinosaur" protagonist4 32DReally love5 33DTalks on and on and on4 35DBarbie's boyfriend3 38DRelaxes and hangs out7 42D"___ Waldo?"6 45DET on TV in the 1980s3 47DLopsided5 49DLanguage for Hailey Cooper in the Spider-Man video games3 50DNowhere to be found4 51DHabitat for koi fish4 52D1099-NEC expert3 53D___ it in (gloat)3 54DEssie competitor3 55DLLC alternative3 56DAlso3 57DSoccer chant3 58DIowa's country (Abbr.)3 59DVietnamese holiday3