USA Today Crossword October 17, 2026 Answers

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Saturday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 17, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1TaterSPUD 5Charitable donationsALMS 9Character deficitFLAW 13Window shopping purchase?PANE 14Line of apparel?SEAM 15"The Diary of Elon Lust" artist TrouwELISE 16___ materALMA 17___ dumpling (dim sum dish)TARO 18Use the tubBATHE 19Growing suspicions, say?SEEDSOFDOUBT 22Detroit-founded record labelMOTOWN 23"___ about time!"ITS 24"See, I did it!"TADA 28"Sweet Caroline" singer DiamondNEIL 30"Enjoy yourselves!"HAVEFUN 32State sch. in AthensUGA 35Continent with the most languagesASIA 37Small landmass surrounded by waterISLET 38Google devices that control heating and coolingNESTTHERMOSTATS 42Informal greetingHIYA 43Home to Kahului AirportMAUI 44Playfully shyCOY 45"Now, what's cooler than being cool? (___!)" (OutKast lyric)ICECOLD 49"___girl!" ("Nicely done!")ATTA 51Leaves home, perhaps?POTOFTEA 53Page layoutFORMAT 57They funnel traffic onto highwaysFEEDERROADS 59FunkSTINK 63Spanish for "but"PERO 64Run ___AMOK 65"Save Me" singer MannAIMEE 66VerveELAN 67Many a lighthouse locationCAPE 68BothersomePESTY 69BreatherREST 70Founded (Abbr.)ESTD

Down

1Muscle twitchSPASM 2Not neo-PALEO 3Like needs that aren't satisfiedUNMET 4"Exactly right!"DEADON 5FlabbergastASTONISH 6Table extensionLEAF 7___ GrasMARDI 8Like an ideal bocce courtSMOOTH 9Like Florida, among the U.S. statesFLATTEST 10On fireLIT 11Volcanic residueASH 12MinusculeWEE 15SubsideEBB 20___pantsSWEAT 21Four-time winner of the Women's World CupUSA 25Insurance company with an animal mascotAFLAC 26Because ofDUETO 27Not sitting well?ANTSY 29"I definitely read our book club book," perhapsLIE 31Guest room occupantVISITOR 32This is so not cool!UNHIP 33Insurance company with an animal mascotGEICO 34So farASYET 36Upper limbARM 39One might be in a soft or hard shellTACO 40Barnyard bleatMAA 41In the leadOUTFRONT 46Pitchy, perhapsOFFKEY 47Letters next to cellphone barsLTE 48Like Cookie Monster's voice, compared to Elmo'sDEEPER 50Identity represented by a sunset-colored flagAROACE 52"Rumour Has It" singerADELE 54Some parents, informallyMAMAS 55Bring home a furry friendADOPT 56Expressed displeasureTSKED 58Taylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"ERAS 59It runs in tapping seasonSAP 60Result that may lead to penalty kicksTIE 61Chats, but not IRLIMS 62Pickleball dividerNET

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 17, 2026, a Saturday, 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.