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USA Today Crossword October 1, 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 77 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 1, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
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Across
1Like a par-6 golf holeLONG5"Don't worry about me!"IMOK9Some arena roofsDOMES14Dubai dignitaryEMIR15Bread often served with lamb kormaNAAN16DecorateADORN17Art ___DECO18First chip in the pot, oftenANTE19Anaheim's region, for shortSOCAL20Like some frisbees used at nightGLOWINTHEDARK23"You're as charming as an ___, Mr. Grinch"EEL24Neptune's realmSEA25Female chickenHEN26D's point value in ScrabbleTWO29Parts of flowersSTEMS31Octavia E. Butler's genreSCIFI33HelpAID34"___ House" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song)OUR36Number represented by birthday candlesAGE37Mention as a sourceCITE38"Closer" industrial rock bandNINEINCHNAILS42Floppy ___DISK43Nonhuman blog commenterBOT44Genetic materialDNA45Post-op areaICU46Fix, like loose shoelacesRETIE48Australian marsupialKOALA52EnergyPEP53Vote in favorAYE54___ Sebastian ("Parks and Recreation" miniature horse)LIL56SnitchRAT57EPCOT attraction housed in a geodesic sphereSPACESHIPEARTH61Device for textingPHONE62Prefix for "tune" or "play"AUTO63Traverse a trailHIKE64One who doesn't get the WLOSER65Appealed earnestlyPLED66Like this clue's numberEVEN67Some one-pot mealsSTEWS68"No bid," in bridgePASS69Flat-topped landformMESA Down
1Shelflike rock projectionsLEDGES2Folded brunch dishOMELET3"Babygirl" star KidmanNICOLE4Get biggerGROW5SillyINANE6Stingray relativesMANTAS7Solemn vowOATH8Like some socks or bootsKNEEHIGH9Coca-Cola-owned water brandDASANI10Unpleasant smellODOR11Shirley Temple or Nada ColadaMOCKTAIL12History textbook chapter, perhapsERA13"Stevie Nicks' Fajita Roundup" sketch showSNL21Magazine editionISSUE22Go to bat forDEFEND27ClevernessWITS28"___ on Melancholy" (Keats poem)ODE30Member of a brotherhoodMONK32Spiny succulentsCACTI35Steak cut that's often bonelessRIBEYE37"Ta-ta!"CIAO38Compliment to an archerNICESHOT39"Seems that way"ISUPPOSE40Where some celebrity non-apologies are typedNOTESAPP41Joint above a footANKLE42Quick swimDIP46Indy 500 driversRACERS47High-status groupsELITES49Reach a destinationARRIVE50Potato pancakesLATKES51Goddess who guided OdysseusATHENA55Nanos, e.g.IPODS58Once moreANEW59Storytelling danceHULA60"Excuse me" soundAHEM61Counterpart of "thx"PLS About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 1, 2026, a Thursday, 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.
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