USA Today Crossword October 3, 2026 Answers

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Saturday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 3, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Glob in mashed potatoesLUMP 5You're reading one nowCLUE 9Totally bummedGLUM 13Not chemically reactiveINERT 15___ a bell (sounded familiar)RANG 16___ Bowl (stadium in Pasadena)ROSE 17Not that importantMINOR 18Prefix for "biography"AUTO 19Help commit a crimeABET 20"We're nowhere near done!"ITSFARFROMOVER 23Bubble ___TEA 24"___ makes everything betta" (cheesy pun)FETA 25Unreturnable serveACE 26QuestionableIFFY 27Reindeer featuresANTLERS 31Video gaming pioneerATARI 34CT scan alternativeMRI 35Aunt, in SpanishTIA 36"Too much invested to stop now" rationaleSUNKCOSTFALLACY 41West Coast winter settingPST 42Perspective, for shortPOV 43Desert havensOASES 44Clipped, like a sheepSHEARED 47Sound of something landingTHUD 49"The Phantom of the Opera" star ChaneyLON 50Color tonesHUES 51Electric guitar hookupAMP 54Question before an evening mealWHATSFORDINNER 58Dove callsCOOS 59DeserveEARN 60Bird on U.S. currencyEAGLE 61Car horn's soundHONK 62Campaign assistantAIDE 63___ up (agitates)RILES 64Creative thoughtIDEA 65Toboggan, e.g.SLED 66___ Sandwiches (fast-casual banh mi chain)LEES

Down

1Put restrictions onLIMIT 2Form an allianceUNITE 3Group that hosts an annual CultureQuest competitionMENSA 4University instructor, for shortPROF 5CunningCRAFTY 6"Jurassic World: Dominion" actor DernLAURA 7"Do ___ others . . ."UNTO 8Extreme self-centerednessEGOMANIA 9Rocky surfaceGRAVEL 10Place for an earringLOBE 11___-friendlyUSER 12Got togetherMET 14Website visits are a measure of itTRAFFIC 21WNBA whistle blowerREF 22LGBTQ+ History Month (Abbr.)OCT 26AnnoyIRK 27Puppy's barking soundARF 28GPS predictionsETAS 29Sushi ingredientRICE 30Puts into wordsSAYS 31Royal symbols in some hieroglyphsASPS 32Rear endTUSH 33Poker stakeANTE 34"Daria" networkMTV 37Where cruise ships operateOPENSEAS 38Landscaping rollSOD 39More awfulLOUSIER 40Young chapLAD 45U.S. state with the longest coastlineALASKA 46BiodegradeROT 47RotatedTURNED 48"___ be better off . . ."HED 50Crowd of peopleHORDE 51One of four inside a squareANGLE 52Chaotic fightMELEE 53Full-court ___PRESS 54Timber, e.g.WOOD 55SharpenHONE 56Epic ___FAIL 57Get exactly rightNAIL 58The Bears, on scoreboardsCHI

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 3, 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.