USA Today Crossword October 20, 2026 Answers

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Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 20, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1CounterREBUT 6Tiny humanTOT 9Lock of hairTRESS 14Musical in which Rachel Zegler sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from an outdoor balconyEVITA 15King Kong, e.g.APE 16Pixar robotWALLE 17Comedian WyattCENAC 18Word with "pal" or "name"PEN 19Happen nextENSUE 20*GuessSHOTINTHEDARK 23Sloth, but not koalaSIN 24Artist YokoONO 25*What?SAYITAGAIN 31Service offered by the VaticanMASS 35Colombian cornmeal cakesAREPAS 36Street ___CRED 38Nuke in microwaveZAP 39Animal similar to a buffaloBISON 40Olympian BirdSUE 41Inviting words on a Wonderland cakeEATME 43Olympian SunisaLEE 44Doe or buckDEER 46"Challenge accepted!"GAMEON 47"Actin' like you're somebody ___, gets me frustrated" (Avril Lavigne lyric)ELSE 49*ChickenSCAREDYCAT 51Mrs., in SpanishSRA 53Tolkien tree creatureENT 54*ButtGLUTEUSMAXIMUS 62French painter ClaudeMONET 63"There ___ to be another way"HAS 64"Birds of Prey" performer PerezROSIE 66Like Rome's Colosseum vis-a-vis Vegas' ColosseumOLDER 67Portuguese for "year"ANO 68Vote into officeELECT 69Replay effectSLOMO 70Variant of rummyGIN 71Working-from-home purchasesDESKS

Down

1Suggestion, for shortREC 2Night before a big dayEVE 3Storage containersBINS 4State with the first KFC franchiseUTAH 5Streetside spot that might offer al pastorTACOSTAND 6TV studio sessionTAPING 7Ready for businessOPEN 8Destination for a night out?TENT 9Typical middle schooler, age-wiseTWEEN 10"So, that came out of nowhere . . ."RANDOM 11Anna's sister in "Frozen"ELSA 12Fail to articulateSLUR 13Look forSEEK 21Aunts, en espanolTIAS 22Refine, like skillsHONE 25Cousin of a minkSABLE 26She's got gadgets and gizmos a-plentyARIEL 27ConfirmationsYESES 28NYSE debutIPO 29Upscale Honda brandACURA 30WrathIRE 32Follower of the xiuhpohualli calendarAZTEC 33Ring-shaped Girl Scout cookieSAMOA 34Totally poopedSPENT 37Totally poopedDEADTIRED 40Brief amount of time?SEC 42Painter SheraldAMY 45Name hidden in "awesomesauce"ESAU 46Pre-Millennial groupGENX 48Regard highlyESTEEM 50That makes sense!REASON 52Back in styleRETRO 54Biotech cropsGMOS 55Laze aroundLOLL 56ReverseUNDO 571970s-inspired haircutSHAG 58Nail treatment, for shortMANI 59Deep-cover spyMOLE 60EmploysUSES 61"Dope!"SICK 65Aliens (Abbr.)ETS

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 20, 2026, a Tuesday, 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.