Buy off Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Buy off” from the USA Today crossword of June 19, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, JUNE 19, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the USA Today (June 19, 2026)

Across

1. Speak with a gravelly voice
5. Sharp point
9. Church refrain
13. Box lunch that might contain baran
14. Tech giant
15. "Pardon me, would you ___ any Grey Poupon?"
16. "Despicable Me" character who says "It's so fluffy!"
17. Like khanom bueang
18. Peepers
19. Suddenly says those three little words
22. Hot spot in Yellowstone
23. "It's just okay"
24. Lip balm brand
27. Aliens (Abbr.)
28. Places for studs
31. "It's ___ be a scorcher!"
33. Part of an ice skate
35. Tackled a karaoke song alone
36. Writer who challenges injustice through verse, perhaps
38. Claws on bird "paws"
40. Pumpkin parts
41. Word with "surf" or "source"
42. ___ mandala (Tibetan Buddhist tradition)
43. TD throwers
46. Encountered
47. "___ to the Artichoke"
49. Not certain
52. Candid view
56. Particle with protons
58. One might read "Happy 21st birthday! Again!"
59. Taboo things
60. Actor's assignment
61. In the thick of
62. Wear away
63. Peachy ___
64. Limbs that Michael Flatley reportedly insured for millions
65. Adriatic and Arabian, e.g.

Down

1. Rue
2. Irks
3. El Castillo in Chichen Itza has 365
4. Crew
5. Spot for a soak
6. Dull pain
7. Kingdoms
8. Buy off
9. *cough cough*
10. "Perhaps I'm wrong"
11. Night before
12. Classic game console
13. Girl Scout award
20. Rewards for pups
21. "Phew! Great to hear!"
25. Number in "A Chorus Line"
26. Bummed
29. Suffix for "Gator"
30. Maria who won the Nobel Peace Prize
32. Futbol cries
33. Feature of Bert, but not Ernie
34. Home to Larry, Downing Street's Chief Mouser
35. Accelerated
36. Storytelling inconsistency
37. X
38. Channel with old films
39. "___ you okay?"
42. Kind of seed on some buns
43. Andes crop
44. Dwells on
45. "Make it make ___"
48. Sticker of a stick figure family
50. "Although she's dressed up to the ___ / At sixes and sevens with you"
51. One might wake you up or put you to sleep
53. Warning sign
54. Calc prereq
55. Chances
56. Noah's ship
57. Tip for a ballet dancer?

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Questions

What is the answer to “Buy off”?

BRIBE, 5 letters: to practice bribery.

When was “Buy off” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of June 19, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with B.