USA Today Crossword October 4, 2026 Answers

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Sunday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 4, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Verge of transitionCUSP 5Like feet in a pool, usuallyBARE 9Teaser before a dropPROMO 14"Breathing Lessons" author TylerANNE 15Soccer legend MorganALEX 16EnticedLURED 17Sections under profile picsBIOS 18Animal that burps methaneGOAT 19"Enough, you win!"UNCLE 20Scenic stop on a mountain driveLOOKOUTPOINT 23Molecule that aids digestionENZYME 24Tedious taskSLOG 25"How relaxing!"AAH 28U-turn from NNWSSE 29". . . the list goes on"ETC 31Total beginnerNEWBIE 33Playing gigs in many citiesONTOUR 36Like fingers after eating friesOILY 37Become really confusedLOSETHEPLOT 40Radar screen imageBLIP 42Stock unitsSHARES 43Rental contracts with end datesLEASES 46"Lion" actor PatelDEV 47One circuit of a racetrackLAP 50Road repair goopTAR 51Peru's largest cityLIMA 54Size category for women under 5-foot-4PETITE 56Plant part in some lozengesLICORICEROOT 58Injection for "11 lines"BOTOX 61Title for a list of remindersTODO 62Rustic lodgesINNS 63Bat mitzvah officiantRABBI 64Norway's largest cityOSLO 65Horn warningBEEP 66"Can I take your ___?"ORDER 67Smell really badREEK 68Disney character who can manipulate snowELSA

Down

1Ethernet connectorsCABLES 2Labor groups that negotiate contractsUNIONS 3Catch some Z'sSNOOZE 4Like a fly in a closed carPESKY 5Loaf sliced for crostiniBAGUETTE 6GazillionsALOT 7Gathers cropsREAPS 8Praise to the heavensEXTOL 9Take a deep divePLUNGE 10Littlest in a litterRUNT 11Middle-earth monsterORC 12Name of 40% of the Spice GirlsMEL 13Glorifying poemODE 21Prophetic signsOMENS 22Particle in space plasmaION 25Not much at allABIT 26Feel crummyAIL 27"Pay attention!"HEY 30Portable camping bedsCOTS 32Tries to win overWOOS 33"I'm such a klutz!"OOPS 34"Lemme think . . ."UHH 35Enjoy a bookREAD 37"I don't believe you!"LIAR 38Sous-chef's co-workerPREPCOOK 39Flood control barrierLEVEE 40Letters on a deli menuBLT 41"Mulan" singer SalongaLEA 44Magic potionELIXIR 45Annotation after a quoted typoSIC 47"Hello" singer RichieLIONEL 48Makes things rightATONES 49Place for a puppy pedicurePETSPA 52What spins a ceiling fanMOTOR 53Cropped upAROSE 55Blackfeet Nation, e.g.TRIBE 56Place for a huggie hoopLOBE 57Doing nothingIDLE 58"My guy!"BRO 59Tool by a boathouseOAR 60"Will send deets soon"TBD

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 4, 2026, a Sunday, 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.