USA Today Crossword October 5, 2026 Answers

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Monday puzzle · 74 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 5, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1On the same side in a conflictALLIED 7Concert sound boosterAMP 10School fundraising org.PTA 13Part of a squadTEAMMEMBER 15Meat in a CubanoHAM 16Sweet, yogurt-based South Asian beverageMANGOLASSI 17Streaming device with a "city"ROKU 18Like a desert's climateARID 19Bursts of occurrencesSPATES 21Mom's partner, sometimesMAMA 23One of four in the contiguous United StatesTIMEZONE 25Internet profiles with viral imagesMEMEPAGES 28Female deerDOE 291990 civil rights law, for shortADA 30Possible reason to wear a hatBADHAIRDAY 34Prefix with "manage" or "behave"MIS 35Hybrid instruments with shoulder strapsKEYTARS 36___ B. Wells (NAACP co-founder)IDA 37Sport for the Las Vegas AcesBASKETBALL 39Opposite of bottomTOP 40Got some takeoutATEIN 41PermitALLOW 43Hip replacement sites, for shortORS 44"Get me out of here!" keyESC 45Noah's ___ARK 46Tortoise's rival in a fableHARE 48Actor PennKAL 50Bonobos, e.g.APES 52High-intensity exercise routine focused on functional movementsCROSSFITWORKOUT 60Eye part that changes sizePUPIL 61"Just us?"NOONEELSE 62SomewhatABIT 63Physical response to fearCOLDSWEAT

Down

1Currently, in a textATM 2Name hidden in "Eleanor"LEA 3PC connectionLAN 4"Let's do it!"IMGAME 5Angsty hip-hop genreEMORAP 6BLT purveyorDELI 7Core musclesABS 8Month, in SpanishMES 9Object that creates a rainbowPRISM 10Software used to enhance imagesPHOTOEDITOR 11UnavailableTAKEN 12EntertainAMUSE 14AngryMAD 17Shaving toolRAZOR 20Spa treatments for dogs?PEDIS 21Act as a go-betweenMEDIATE 22AccumulatesAMASSES 23Presentation given on a circular red carpetTEDTALK 24"Will do that," formallyISHALL 25African venomous snakeMAMBA 26Aid and ___ABET 27Establishment that might host "Drag Race" viewingsGAYBAR 31"The Good Dinosaur" protagonistARLO 32Really loveADORE 33Talks on and on and onYAPS 35Barbie's boyfriendKEN 38Relaxes and hangs outKICKSIT 42"___ Waldo?"WHERES 45ET on TV in the 1980sALF 47LopsidedASKEW 49Language for Hailey Cooper in the Spider-Man video gamesASL 50Nowhere to be foundAWOL 51Habitat for koi fishPOND 521099-NEC expertCPA 53___ it in (gloat)RUB 54Essie competitorOPI 55LLC alternativeINC 56AlsoTOO 57Soccer chantOLE 58Iowa's country (Abbr.)USA 59Vietnamese holidayTET

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 5, 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.