USA Today Crossword October 8, 2026 Answers

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Thursday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the October 8, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Like food that's *chef's kiss*TASTY 6Degs. for some designersMFAS 10Nonverbal greetingDAP 13Pizza size for a big partyEXTRALARGE 15Comedian DommettJOEL 16Art movement with a physical medium?CLAYMATION 17Currency that's color-coded based on its worthEURO 18"What's up?"HEY 19Tiny bugMITE 20Father figure?DADBOD 22"Wow, you ___ kidding!"WERENT 24Acronym typed before sharing a cool new factTIL 25AutomobileCAR 26"Hurry up, already!"DOIT 28Clean Air Act org.EPA 31Pots and ___PANS 32Element of pure awesomenessWOWFACTOR 34"Legally Blonde" prequelELLE 35Some locked boxes in escape roomsSAFES 36Gave temporarilyLENT 37One of an Olympic trio for Eileen GuGOLDMEDAL 39Like the Nissan CubeBOXY 40Workout spotGYM 41Great Barrier ___REEF 42Sinus docENT 43Quarterback ManningELI 45Component of some cauldron decorationsDRYICE 48"If everything goes perfectly . . ."ATBEST 51Only U.S. state name that starts with two vowelsIOWA 52"I did NOT need to know that"TMI 55Paint layerCOAT 56"Everything okay?"AREYOUGOOD 59Shapes of rainbowsARCS 60Direct and seriousNONONSENSE 61Fountain pen liquidINK 62Brand of canvas sneakersKEDS 63Sends outEMITS

Down

1Silicon Valley industry, for shortTECH 2Wheel barAXLE 3Don't goSTAY 4"Give it a go!"TRY 5Goes on and onYAMMERS 6Not glossyMATTE 7Indirect social connectionFRIENDOFAFRIEND 8Ages ___AGO 9Email buttonSEND 10Send back-to-back messagesDOUBLETEXT 11Prefix for "space"AERO 12TrudgePLOD 14Here be dragons!LAIR 15Person serving the light sideJEDI 21Roti ingredientATTA 22Diminished, like the moonWANED 23Answer to the classic riddle "What gets wetter the more it dries?"TOWEL 25"I'm busy . . . Let's talk later!"CALLMEBACK 27What-___ (hypotheticals)IFS 29Ginuwine hit with the lyric "ride it"PONY 30Kehinde Wiley's fieldART 31SchemePLOY 32Walked into the shallow endWADED 33CopyCLONE 34Easter ___EGG 35VisualizeSEE 383D hospital scansMRIS 39Unhelpful answer to "Why?"BECAUSE 44AllowsLETS 46Toys that can go around the worldYOYOS 47"Ha! You toppled the Jenga tower!"IWON 48Smoothie bowl berryACAI 49Experiencing analysis paralysisTORN 50Fail completelyTANK 52"Beloved" novelist MorrisonTONI 53Not quite allMOST 54___ of MarchIDES 57Chirashi bowl toppingROE 58Ruby or sapphireGEM

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 8, 2026, a Thursday, 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.