USA Today Crossword October 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALike food that's *chef's kiss*5 6ADegs. for some designers4 10ANonverbal greeting3 13APizza size for a big party10 15AComedian Dommett4 16AArt movement with a physical medium?10 17ACurrency that's color-coded based on its worth4 18A"What's up?"3 19ATiny bug4 20AFather figure?6 22A"Wow, you ___ kidding!"6 24AAcronym typed before sharing a cool new fact3 25AAutomobile3 26A"Hurry up, already!"4 28AClean Air Act org.3 31APots and ___4 32AElement of pure awesomeness9 34A"Legally Blonde" prequel4 35ASome locked boxes in escape rooms5 36AGave temporarily4 37AOne of an Olympic trio for Eileen Gu9 39ALike the Nissan Cube4 40AWorkout spot3 41AGreat Barrier ___4 42ASinus doc3 43AQuarterback Manning3 45AComponent of some cauldron decorations6 48A"If everything goes perfectly . . ."6 51AOnly U.S. state name that starts with two vowels4 52A"I did NOT need to know that"3 55APaint layer4 56A"Everything okay?"10 59AShapes of rainbows4 60ADirect and serious10 61AFountain pen liquid3 62ABrand of canvas sneakers4 63ASends out5

Down

1DSilicon Valley industry, for short4 2DWheel bar4 3DDon't go4 4D"Give it a go!"3 5DGoes on and on7 6DNot glossy5 7DIndirect social connection15 8DAges ___3 9DEmail button4 10DSend back-to-back messages10 11DPrefix for "space"4 12DTrudge4 14DHere be dragons!4 15DPerson serving the light side4 21DRoti ingredient4 22DDiminished, like the moon5 23DAnswer to the classic riddle "What gets wetter the more it dries?"5 25D"I'm busy . . . Let's talk later!"10 27DWhat-___ (hypotheticals)3 29DGinuwine hit with the lyric "ride it"4 30DKehinde Wiley's field3 31DScheme4 32DWalked into the shallow end5 33DCopy5 34DEaster ___3 35DVisualize3 38D3D hospital scans4 39DUnhelpful answer to "Why?"7 44DAllows4 46DToys that can go around the world5 47D"Ha! You toppled the Jenga tower!"4 48DSmoothie bowl berry4 49DExperiencing analysis paralysis4 50DFail completely4 52D"Beloved" novelist Morrison4 53DNot quite all4 54D___ of March4 57DChirashi bowl topping3 58DRuby or sapphire3