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Today's USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers
October 17, 2026: 76 clues. Each answer stays hidden until you ask for a hint or the answer; every clue has its own page.
Clues and answers (October 17, 2026)
Across
- 1. Tater4 letters, starts with SSPUD
- 5. Charitable donations4 letters, starts with AALMS
- 9. Character deficit4 letters, starts with FFLAW
- 13. Window shopping purchase?4 letters, starts with PPANE
- 14. Line of apparel?4 letters, starts with SSEAM
- 15. "The Diary of Elon Lust" artist Trouw5 letters, starts with EELISE
- 16. ___ mater4 letters, starts with AALMA
- 17. ___ dumpling (dim sum dish)4 letters, starts with TTARO
- 18. Use the tub5 letters, starts with BBATHE
- 19. Growing suspicions, say?12 letters, starts with SSEEDSOFDOUBT
- 22. Detroit-founded record label6 letters, starts with MMOTOWN
- 23. "___ about time!"3 letters, starts with IITS
- 24. "See, I did it!"4 letters, starts with TTADA
- 28. "Sweet Caroline" singer Diamond4 letters, starts with NNEIL
- 30. "Enjoy yourselves!"7 letters, starts with HHAVEFUN
- 32. State sch. in Athens3 letters, starts with UUGA
- 35. Continent with the most languages4 letters, starts with AASIA
- 37. Small landmass surrounded by water5 letters, starts with IISLET
- 38. Google devices that control heating and cooling15 letters, starts with NNESTTHERMOSTATS
- 42. Informal greeting4 letters, starts with HHIYA
- 43. Home to Kahului Airport4 letters, starts with MMAUI
- 44. Playfully shy3 letters, starts with CCOY
- 45. "Now, what's cooler than being cool? (___!)" (OutKast lyric)7 letters, starts with IICECOLD
- 49. "___girl!" ("Nicely done!")4 letters, starts with AATTA
- 51. Leaves home, perhaps?8 letters, starts with PPOTOFTEA
- 53. Page layout6 letters, starts with FFORMAT
- 57. They funnel traffic onto highways11 letters, starts with FFEEDERROADS
- 59. Funk5 letters, starts with SSTINK
- 63. Spanish for "but"4 letters, starts with PPERO
- 64. Run ___4 letters, starts with AAMOK
- 65. "Save Me" singer Mann5 letters, starts with AAIMEE
- 66. Verve4 letters, starts with EELAN
- 67. Many a lighthouse location4 letters, starts with CCAPE
- 68. Bothersome5 letters, starts with PPESTY
- 69. Breather4 letters, starts with RREST
- 70. Founded (Abbr.)4 letters, starts with EESTD
Down
- 1. Muscle twitch5 letters, starts with SSPASM
- 2. Not neo-5 letters, starts with PPALEO
- 3. Like needs that aren't satisfied5 letters, starts with UUNMET
- 4. "Exactly right!"6 letters, starts with DDEADON
- 5. Flabbergast8 letters, starts with AASTONISH
- 6. Table extension4 letters, starts with LLEAF
- 7. ___ Gras5 letters, starts with MMARDI
- 8. Like an ideal bocce court6 letters, starts with SSMOOTH
- 9. Like Florida, among the U.S. states8 letters, starts with FFLATTEST
- 10. On fire3 letters, starts with LLIT
- 11. Volcanic residue3 letters, starts with AASH
- 12. Minuscule3 letters, starts with WWEE
- 15. Subside3 letters, starts with EEBB
- 20. ___pants5 letters, starts with SSWEAT
- 21. Four-time winner of the Women's World Cup3 letters, starts with UUSA
- 25. Insurance company with an animal mascot5 letters, starts with AAFLAC
- 26. Because of5 letters, starts with DDUETO
- 27. Not sitting well?5 letters, starts with AANTSY
- 29. "I definitely read our book club book," perhaps3 letters, starts with LLIE
- 31. Guest room occupant7 letters, starts with VVISITOR
- 32. This is so not cool!5 letters, starts with UUNHIP
- 33. Insurance company with an animal mascot5 letters, starts with GGEICO
- 34. So far5 letters, starts with AASYET
- 36. Upper limb3 letters, starts with AARM
- 39. One might be in a soft or hard shell4 letters, starts with TTACO
- 40. Barnyard bleat3 letters, starts with MMAA
- 41. In the lead8 letters, starts with OOUTFRONT
- 46. Pitchy, perhaps6 letters, starts with OOFFKEY
- 47. Letters next to cellphone bars3 letters, starts with LLTE
- 48. Like Cookie Monster's voice, compared to Elmo's6 letters, starts with DDEEPER
- 50. Identity represented by a sunset-colored flag6 letters, starts with AAROACE
- 52. "Rumour Has It" singer5 letters, starts with AADELE
- 54. Some parents, informally5 letters, starts with MMAMAS
- 55. Bring home a furry friend5 letters, starts with AADOPT
- 56. Expressed displeasure5 letters, starts with TTSKED
- 58. Taylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"4 letters, starts with EERAS
- 59. It runs in tapping season3 letters, starts with SSAP
- 60. Result that may lead to penalty kicks3 letters, starts with TTIE
- 61. Chats, but not IRL3 letters, starts with IIMS
- 62. Pickleball divider3 letters, starts with NNET
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