USA Today Crossword October 19, 2026 Answers

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Monday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 19, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Foam shoe with 13 holesCROC 5Strikebreakers, sometimesSCABS 10Become tallerGROW 14Very, veryOHSO 15Geoje Island's regionKOREA 16Currency in Bulgaria, as of 2026EURO 17"Expect to be reprimanded soon"YOUREINFORITNOW 20Match, like song BPMsSYNC 21Takes home the goldWINS 22"Drove my Chevy to the ___, but the ___ was dry"LEVEE 25Sun Devils' sch.ASU 27Skewered snackKEBAB 31Way outEXIT 32Most NASCAR racetrack shapesOVALS 34Something topped with cilantro, perhapsTACO 35Ride-hailing app techGPS 36DistressedFRETFUL 38Baby goatKID 39Protruding navelOUTIE 41CureREMEDY 43Eat it up!AIRLINEFOOD 47"The Handmaid's ___"TALE 49Where the sand meets the seaSHORE 50TempoPACE 53Large coffee containerURN 54Gymnast's garmentLEOTARD 56Salonga who provided the singing voice for JasmineLEA 57ExtentSCOPE 59Faux ___PAS 60Apple tabletsIPADS 62Settle matters once and for allHAVETHEFINALSAY 65"Aha moment" outputIDEA 66Cobra pose, for oneASANA 67Sinigang vegetableOKRA 68Slippery fishEELS 69Lettuce-grabbing toolTONGS 70Used to beWAS

Down

1Shy, but not reallyCOY 2Letter after piRHO 3Buckeyes' sch.OSU 4Period costume piece in "Six" or "Hamilton"CORSET 5Sunscreen targetSKIN 6Like a bowl's shapeCONCAVE 7Dog's soundARF 8Old English epic poem whose title character fights GrendelBEOWULF 9Red outfit at a weddingSARI 10"On your mark, ___, go!"GETSET 11Compete in a 10KRUN 12Gold, in SpanishORO 13:O reaction, on FacebookWOW 18Visine drop targetEYE 19Tattoo liquidINK 22One of a tripod's threeLEG 23Trade showEXPO 24Story-heavy video game genreVISUALNOVEL 26Plopped on a beanbagSAT 28Cold dessert named after a stateBAKEDALASKA 29Base's chemical oppositeACID 30Out-of-___ experienceBODY 32End of an ultimatumORELSE 33Banzai Pipeline riderSURFER 36Douglas ___FIR 37Feline zodiac signLEO 405-5, e.g.TIE 42Tool for a spillMOP 44"Fingers crossed!"IHOPESO 45"I prefer something different"NOTAFAN 46Getting a clean slate?ERASING 47Bum-bumTUSHIE 48Place with claw gamesARCADE 51Fragrant evergreensCEDARS 522010 Emma Stone comedyEASYA 54"___ me see . . ."LET 55___ de los Reyes MagosDIA 58Spherical veggiesPEAS 61Snow-clearing vehiclePLOW 63Headwear doffed or tippedHAT 64___ational ___cademy of ___ciencesNAS

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 19, 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.