USA Today Crossword October 7, 2026 Answers

Across

1AOnline forum admins, for short4 5AGoals4 9ASpeck in the sea4 13ABitter-smelling5 15AHurdle for an aspiring atty.4 16AReady to receive a pass4 17A"Nifty!"5 18A"Just doing my best"4 19ASpellcasting tool4 20AOccasion for a tabletop meeting?9 22ASpots for some home gardens5 23AActor de Armas3 24A___ tartare (alliterative fish dish)4 25AFirst-class4 26A"More info to come later" (Abbr.)3 27ABallet garment4 29AProf's helpers3 32AScuffles6 35APortmanteau for a content creator who might whisper in videos8 37AMidterms or finals5 38AEither . in :-)3 39AFear-inducing5 40AOne may be lukewarm8 42AApproval6 43AEducated guess (Abbr.)3 44APerforms like Sexyy Red4 45A"___ Stuff" (Donna Summer hit)3 46AEngage in an IRL fantasy battle4 48AEnd of a walkie-talkie message4 50A___ pen3 53ALike fish in need of scraping5 55A"Swear!"9 57AIn it for the long ___4 58APrize grabber in an arcade4 59A"Leave this instant!"5 60A"Thus . . ."4 61AFine-tune4 62ACountry where soup joumou is enjoyed5 63ALike a fireplace in need of cleaning4 64AApple device whose smallest iteration, ironically, wasn't the Nano4 65ABaobabs or banyans5

Down

1D"One Piece," e.g.5 2DAtlantic or Pacific5 3DGenre for "The Pitt" or "The Crown"5 4DLocation4 5DSet straight?5 6D"I need to know the answer now"15 7DCorner store4 8DPigpen3 9DDes Moinesian or Davenporter5 10DFifth wheel?9 11DOffer temporarily4 12DBrings to a close4 14D"You have nothing to apologize for"11 21DBirth control options, for short4 22D"I absolutely agree!"12 25DCash source3 26DShort-term employee4 28DFunction3 30D"C ___ crossword"4 31DEditor's "leave this"4 32D___ mortals4 33DOld flames4 34DVindication for a comeback victor9 36DTry out4 38DSixth sense, for short3 41DTake an afternoon rest3 42D*clears throat*4 47DMetallic mixture5 49DPromised5 50DWish granter5 51DBe theatrical5 52DF1 driver Hamilton5 53D___ butter4 54DPixar movie whose soundtrack includes "Life Is a Highway"4 55D"Ice cube dropping into water" sound4 56DSkyrocket4 58DHo ___ Minh City3