USA Today Crossword October 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1A"Waterloo" group that appeared on the first season of "SNL"4 5ACandy Crush moves5 10A"The Parent ___"4 14ANed Nickerson, to Nancy Drew4 15A"Beverly Hills, 90210" star Luke5 16ASidewalk-spraying tool4 17AFringe flock4 18AE.T., for example5 19A___ Egg (Daisy's home, in "The Great Gatsby")4 20AGreeting that might include a family newsletter11 23AAnniversary year represented by tin3 24AThird-person pronoun3 25ACantina freebie4 27A___ effect (unrealistic expectations about forensic science)3 30APeople who revered llamas5 34AFraternal ___4 35ALock in a salon5 37ARust Belt state4 38AGet final say in an argument, e.g.15 41A___ out (barely get)3 42ATake a good look at7 43ASpot to jet ski3 44AArabian Peninsula country5 46AMore than peeved3 47APlaces for lawnmowers5 49ACupid's Greek counterpart4 51A"Sorry to say . . ."4 52AGourmet gift basket company13 57AHostess snack cake4 58ATotal impostor5 59A"Happy Gilmore" star Sandler4 61ACurved line in music4 62A"Under Ben Bulben" poet5 63AGeeky type4 64APesters persistently4 65A"___ takers?"3 66APoses a question4

Down

1DMuscles worked during planks3 2DSpelling competition3 3DPretty suite composer?4 4DIt can correct "pitchy" vocals8 5DEurozone country5 6DUnite thermally4 7DOpera solo4 8DRats, to cats4 9DAligns5 10D"It's gonna be okay"8 11DStreet4 12DEeyore, for one3 13DKibble consumer3 21D"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" actor Seydoux3 22DTuna tossed with shoyu3 25DBetween naps, perhaps5 26D"Get in here!"10 27DPeaches and ___5 28D1965 protest city5 29D"My response was . . ."5 31DTook a position in a dispute10 32DWas broadcast5 33DSome fizzy drinks5 34DThird-person pronoun4 35D"appreciate u"3 36DIRS form input3 39DType of saxophone for Lester Young5 40DInventor Nikola5 45DGoofs6 48D"Half of my heart is in ___" (Camila Cabello lyric)6 50DChannel with "Twilight Zone" reruns4 51DTosses in4 52DSpanish for "hello"4 53DPopulation density denominator4 54DBread often served with curry4 55DRole4 56DUnlit4 57DSister channel of QVC3 60DDerms, e.g.3