USA Today Crossword October 30, 2026 Answers

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Friday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 30, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Piece of triviaFACT 5MammothHUGE 9Glue mascotELMER 14Whopper lover?LIAR 15"The ___" (1976 horror film)OMEN 16Word said with a flourishVOILA 17Bhindi masala vegetableOKRA 18Unit of powerWATT 19Unhelpful reply to "Who's there?"ITSME 20Sarah Koenig podcastSERIAL 22End of a villain's warningORELSE 24Cuts with scissorsSNIPS 25ShadesHUES 26Torah holdersARKS 29Final format for literature?ESSAYTEST 32Pro voteYEA 33Ring bearer?LOBE 35Samosa morselsPEAS 36"If you want me to predict . . ."IDBET 38Part of a sound systemEAR 39___ diagramVENN 40Puts into categoriesGROUPS 41Only living relative of the giraffeOKAPI 431428 N. Genesee Avenue, e.g.ADDRESS 45"I call this one!"DIBS 47Nickname for a black catVOID 48Altar wordsIDO 51Zaria Forman's mediumPASTEL 53Ref. whose 2026 additions include "life hack" and "long game"OED 54Enter your villain era, saySNAP 55SoreACHY 56Have some candy, sayEAT 58TrickeryDECEIT 60Molecule in a genetic testDNA 61Place to get your Kix?CEREALAISLE 63Make a Halloween costume, perhapsSEW 64Nail polish brand with a "Wicked" collabOPI 65"That girl?"HER 66"The Bear" chefSYD 67Org. at MSP and STLTSA 68Language with fingerspellingASL

Down

1Dental hygienist's supplyFLOSS 2Singer ClayAIKEN 3"Sex and the City" advice columnistCARRIEBRADSHAW 4Roam aroundTRAIPSE 5Werewolf's soundHOWL 6"Pretty Lethal" star ThurmanUMA 7Election Day call to actionGETOUTANDVOTE 8They might come with sidesENTREES 9Like ChuckyEVIL 10___ Heart Elephant (Care Bear Cousin)LOTSA 11Paramore's breakthrough hitMISERYBUSINESS 12"A Nightmare on ___ Street"ELM 13Carly ___ JepsenRAE 21Rude personASS 23Start to scream?ESS 25Serengeti scavengerHYENA 27RetainKEEP 28H.S. examsSATS 30Mojo Jojo, e.g.APE 31Ready for a napTIRED 33"Seinfeld" uncleLEO 34Acorn sourceOAK 37Uno spinoffDOS 39Overall feelingVIBE 40Pancake house appliancesGRIDDLES 42Feel bad forPITY 44The buck stops hereDOE 46Risks an attack from Freddy KruegerSLEEPS 49Frequency of the USA TODAY crosswordDAILY 50DecidedOPTED 51Bikini top insertsPADS 52Reason for a dermatology visitACNE 54___-fi horror ("Alien" genre)SCI 57Solo for Lise DavidsenARIA 59"Grim Prairie Tales" actor James ___ JonesEARL 61Camper's sack?COT 62Cry of realizationAHA

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 30, 2026, a Friday, 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.