USA Today Crossword October 26, 2026 Answers

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Monday puzzle · 77 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 26, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Comedy with an absurd plotFARCE 6Like a hoarse voiceRASPY 11Ones in graduation picsSRS 14Art form that popularized the term "diva"OPERA 15Sneezy's soundACHOO 16Grain in Scottish bannocksOAT 17Place for backup fuelRESERVETANK 19K-12 school org.PTA 20Blab a secretTELL 21Clog-clearing chemicalLYE 22"She's doing ___ best"HER 23Tax return proCPA 25Like some music in minor keysSOMBER 28One of eight on an octagonSIDE 29Feeling slightedHURT 31Sticky substanceGOO 32Item checked by a bouncerIDCARD 34Cookies with 90 ridgesOREOS 36Unfair treatmentRAWDEAL 38Used up time to protect a leadRANOUTTHECLOCK 42Texas city on the Rio GrandeELPASO 43Great Lake north of OhioERIE 44"Spring forward" lettersDST 47Language in "Deafula"ASL 48iPhone platformIOS 51Hollandaise sauce ingredientEGG 52Set of moral principlesETHIC 54Yogurt utensilsSPOONS 56Protested loudlyRAISEDASTINK 60"Mom" actress FarisANNA 61State with a beehive on its flagUTAH 62Stock profitsGAINS 66"Gross!"ICKY 67___-sci majorPOLI 68Country east of CyprusSYRIA 69"___ Miserables"LES 70Pros with AED trainingEMTS 71One is booked on a planeSEAT

Down

1In favor ofFOR 2Primate with a Y-5 molar patternAPE 3Interstate stopping placeRESTAREA 4Indigenous Canadian groupCREE 5Nobles above viscountsEARLS 6"Barbie" actress IssaRAE 7Play a roleACT 8Oil-bearing rockSHALE 9Horseback fun for a kidPONYRIDE 10Oxen connectorYOKE 11Oscar winner for "Two Women"SOPHIALOREN 12Like "Gladiator" but not "Titanic"RATEDR 13Looked impolitelySTARED 18"Day in the life" video, e.g.VLOG 23Comedian MargaretCHO 24Sound of feline blissPURR 26Mere ___MORTAL 27Gravy holdersBOATS 28Weighing deviceSCALE 30Voice or muscle qualityTONE 33Mo. ending with a ball dropDEC 35Comfort during a hard timeSOLACE 37Question to an unknown callerWHOISTHIS 39FedEx rivalUPS 40Things vapes may replace, for shortCIGS 41Beer barrelKEG 44Throw off trackDERAIL 45Position on an issueSTANCE 46Uses the old gray matterTHINKS 49"Pink in Bio" nail polish brandOPI 50Karaoke selectionsSONGS 53"What more can ___?"ISAY 55Signs off onOKAYS 57Knockoff versionDUPE 58Part of a moleculeATOM 59Seasoning for pao caiSALT 63Livid feelingIRE 64"Hedda" director DaCostaNIA 65Started a chair yoga sessionSAT

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 26, 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.