USA Today Crossword hints and answers for October 27, 2026
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Clues76
Across34
Down42
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Oscars slight (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSNUB→
5A
This cleu hsa two (5)
Starts with T, ends with STYPOS→
10A
Place for a mani-pedi (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
13A
Show off at the skate park, perhaps (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPOPAWHEELIE→
16A
Road goo (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
17A
Cricketers with both batting and bowling skills (11)
Starts with A, ends with SALLROUNDERS→
18A
What the "10" in E10+ represents (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
19A
Blanketed, say (6)
Starts with C, ends with DCOATED→
20A
Looks without blinking (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTARES→
22A
___ Park, Colo. (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESTES→
23A
Baseball hat (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCAP→
26A
Play part (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
27A
One with a vision, perhaps (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
28A
Gold purity measurement (5)
Starts with K, ends with TKARAT→
30A
Marine mammal in Mallorca? (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
33A
Reach for the stars, say (11)
Starts with D, ends with MDARETODREAM→
35A
Tool used to scale a Gotham skyscraper (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBATROPE→
39A
Like stars at night (7)
Starts with T, ends with YTWINKLY→
40A
Wildlife you don't see every day (11)
Starts with R, ends with SRARESPECIES→
42A
Bangladesh's continent (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
43A
Disney mermaid with a collection of human treasures (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIEL→
44A
Min. fragments (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSECS→
48A
Rose and Bruno Mars hit song (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
50A
"Help wanted" letters (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
51A
White wine grape (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPINOT→
52A
Smell and taste, for two (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSENSES→
55A
Soothing beverage you might blow on (6)
Starts with H, ends with AHOTTEA→
56A
Omelet ingredient (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
57A
Kindergarten project with pasta (11)
Starts with M, ends with TMACARONIART→
61A
Dial-up pioneer (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
62A
Making an effort to get along (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPLAYINGNICE→
63A
Orlando-to-Miami direction (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESSE→
64A
Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure, e.g. (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETROPE→
65A
Rosebud, in "Citizen Kane" (Spoiler alert!) (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
Down
1D
Totally forgets about something (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPACES→
2D
Win-win (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLOSE→
3D
Still awake at 3 a.m., say (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUPLATE→
4D
Cashless exchange (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBARTER→
5D
Impact sound (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTHUD→
6D
Currency in Osaka (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEN→
7D
___ XING (traffic sign) (3)
Starts with P, ends with DPED→
8D
Copa Mundial cheer (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
9D
Knights' titles (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSIRS→
10D
Sci-fi franchise featuring Spock (8)
Starts with S, ends with KSTARTREK→
11D
Summon via beeper (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPAGE→
12D
"Tron: ___" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARES→
14D
Reasons to say "alas" (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWOES→
15D
"Como ___ usted?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
21D
Oak tree-to-be (5)
Starts with A, ends with NACORN→
23D
Things selected in The Game of Life (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCAREERS→
24D
Is for us? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
25D
Peppermint ___ (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPATTIES→
28D
Sorority's "K" (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKAPPA→
29D
Beach item (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTOWEL→
31D
The "C" of UCLA, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCAL→
32D
Name on many a vegetarian frozen meal (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
33D
Number after uno (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
34D
Prefix for "agree" (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDIS→
35D
Sports ___ (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
36D
Common batteries (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAAS→
37D
PlayStation controller button (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETRIANGLE→
38D
Harvests (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREAPS→
41D
Tech exec (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
44D
Some campus protests (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSITINS→
45D
Involve (6)
Starts with E, ends with LENTAIL→
46D
Persuade with pressure (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOERCE→
49D
Worker brought in as needed (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTEMP→
51D
Iconic Atari game (4)
Starts with P, ends with GPONG→
52D
The seven ___ (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAS→
53D
They may be fragile (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOS→
54D
Bandmate of Pepa (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSALT→
55D
Fine-tune, like a skill (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
58D
"I Woke Up in a ___" (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
59D
"The Bear" star Edebiri (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAYO→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for October 27, 2026?+
76 clues: 34 Across and 42 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Oscars slight (SNUB); This cleu hsa two (TYPOS); Place for a mani-pedi (SPA).
Who edits the USA Today Crossword?+
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