USA Today Crossword November 9, 2026 Answers

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Monday puzzle · 72 clues — every Across and Down answer for the November 9, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Academy AwardOSCAR 6___ and properPRIM 10Amt. of vanilla extractTSP 13Meditation practice performed with a hammockAERIALYOGA 15Patreon levelTIER 16Squad's emotional and mental stateTEAMMORALE 17OwnHAVE 18Prefix with "allergenic"HYPO 19City close to Lake TahoeRENO 20Employee who's an expert in benefits, for shortHRREP 21"Same here"ASDOI 23Person from DaytonOHIOAN 25PaleASHEN 26The "D" of RISDDESIGN 28Place with cues and a felted tablePOOLROOM 30Belief in a higher powerTHEISM 34Phillipa who played Mary Magdalene in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Hollywood BowlSOO 35"Savor every moment!"ENJOYIT 37Name hidden in "Albanian"NIA 38Lure inENTICE 40Reusable options for carrying groceriesTOTEBAGS 42Professional truck driver competitionROADEO 44First Greek letterALPHA 45"Goodness!"DEARME 47Outfit for an astronautGSUIT 48ShyTIMID 49"That's wrong"NOPE 52Off-white hueECRU 54SIXT competitorAVIS 55News anchors' clip-onsLAPELMIKES 57One might be set up after chatting on LexDATE 58Request for a hand?PLEASECLAP 59Terrible, in slangASS 60"Let that ___ in"SINK 61ObeysHEEDS

Down

1Solemn vowOATH 2"Ta-ta for now!"SEEYASOON 3Entirely luck-based situationCRAPSHOOT 4Program trained on massive datasetsAIMODEL 5Sebastian in "The Sheep Detectives," for oneRAM 6It's lit!PYRE 7"Good Luck, Babe!" singer ChappellROAN 8Dome-shaped snow sheltersIGLOOS 9Mother, in PortugueseMAE 10Headwear for some princessesTIARA 11Number of colors in the rainbowSEVEN 12HIV prevention drugPREP 14"Shark Tank" investor GreinerLORI 15Ruler's seatTHRONE 20Afternoon traditions in the U.K.HIGHTEAS 22Officially documentedONRECORD 24"Start the music!"HITIT 25Basilica featureAPSE 26Org. that includes the FBIDOJ 27Cosmetic action in FortniteEMOTE 29Time that "SNL" ends, in NYCONEAM 31Experiencing a difficult situationINAPICKLE 32Play music without practicingSIGHTREAD 33Tortilla ingredientMASA 36___-hoo (chocolate drink)YOO 39Bold poker player's wordsIRAISE 41Colorful glacier featureBLUEICE 43Alaskan 51-DownDENALI 45Opera starsDIVAS 46Gives offEMITS 47Takes shapeGELS 48"And there you have it!"TADA 50Accepting customersOPEN 51MountaintopPEAK 53Org. that sells stampsUSPS 55Audiophile's collectionLPS 56"I've had better"MEH

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on November 9, 2026, a Monday, in Across and Down order. Tap any clue to open its solution page with the answer, its letter count, and every other date it has appeared. Looking for a different day? Head to the full archive or use the search bar at the top of the page.