USA Today Crossword hints and answers for October 24, 2026
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Clues80
Across41
Down39
DaySaturday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
"Do You Want To ___ a Snowman?" (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBUILD→
6A
Where you might study your partner's reactions? (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLAB→
9A
___-Caps (movie treat) (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
12A
"Severance" persona (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINNIE→
13A
Moist towelette (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIPE→
14A
She/___ (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
15A
Fiona Apple album with "Criminal" (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTIDAL→
16A
Like some bangs (5)
Starts with W, ends with YWISPY→
17A
Minecraft resource (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
18A
"I am inimitable / I am an ___" ("Wait for It" lyric) (8)
Starts with O, ends with LORIGINAL→
20A
Ctrl+Z command (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNDO→
21A
Beth Ford, for Land O'Lakes (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCEO→
23A
Bank deposit? (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAND→
24A
Appraise (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSESS→
26A
Mint or cilantro (4)
Starts with H, ends with BHERB→
28A
Thumbs-up, e.g. (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGESTURE→
30A
Esoteric (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARCANE→
32A
Probability (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
33A
Leave it to beaver (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDAM→
36A
Sparkly headpiece (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIARA→
37A
Workplaces for some NPs (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
38A
___-leaf tea (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOOSE→
40A
Good to go (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
41A
No ___ (error message) (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDISC→
43A
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHYENAS→
44A
Mariah Carey song with the lyric "It's so deep in my daydreams" (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFANTASY→
46A
Puts on (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDONS→
47A
Speech pattern with rising intonation (6)
Starts with U, ends with KUPTALK→
52A
Beam of sunlight (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
53A
Head up (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEAD→
54A
Like a weak excuse (8)
Starts with P, ends with CPATHETIC→
57A
Old movies channel (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTCM→
58A
Cellist Casals (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPABLO→
59A
Interlibrary transactions (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOANS→
62A
Singer Corinne Bailey ___ (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
63A
Running in place? (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
64A
Heart chambers (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
65A
"Your point being?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
66A
Suffix for "legal" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
67A
"I'm afraid . . ." (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSADLY→
Down
2D
Start to cycle? (3)
Starts with U, ends with IUNI→
3D
Pet that may spend all day on the couch (9)
Starts with I, ends with TINDOORCAT→
4D
"Not true!" (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
5D
Places to get lattes and latkes (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDELIS→
6D
"Friends" star Kudrow (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALISA→
7D
Give it up (7)
Starts with A, ends with DAPPLAUD→
8D
"Love on Top" singer, for short (3)
Starts with B, ends with YBEY→
9D
Was really bright (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHONE→
10D
___ Rope (fruity candy) (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNERDS→
11D
"Twist, lick, dunk" cookies (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
13D
Royal residence overlooking the Thames (13)
Starts with W, ends with EWINDSORCASTLE→
16D
"Red ___ Supernova" (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWINE→
19D
Kaine Zajaz's "The Witcher" character (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGAGE→
20D
___ as directed (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
21D
Convos (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHATS→
22D
Unsettling (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
25D
"omg really?" (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSRSLY→
27D
The Cosmopolitan's Ghost Donkey, for one (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBAR→
29D
NFL scores (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
31D
Singer-songwriter Kitchie (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNADAL→
33D
A driver's license might serve as one (9)
Starts with D, ends with DDONORCARD→
34D
Pigeon pose, for one (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
35D
Cluttered (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMESSY→
37D
Approximation (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
39D
British ref. work (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
42D
Accessories for some stampers (7)
Starts with I, ends with SINKPADS→
43D
Jekyll vs. ___ (trick-taking game) (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHYDE→
44D
Fleeting trend (3)
Starts with F, ends with DFAD→
45D
London neighborhood (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOHO→
47D
The "U" in UV (5)
Starts with U, ends with AULTRA→
48D
It might crack under pressure (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPECAN→
49D
Made less wild (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTAMED→
51D
World-class reference? (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATLAS→
55D
Ready, willing and ___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
56D
Greek I (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
58D
Sweet potato ___ (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
60D
It's nothing, really (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
61D
Vocalize (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for October 24, 2026?+
80 clues: 41 Across and 39 Down.
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For example: "Do You Want To ___ a Snowman?" (BUILD); Where you might study your partner's reactions? (LAB); ___-Caps (movie treat) (SNO).
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