Placid Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Placid” from the USA Today crossword of October 11, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (October 11, 2026)

Across

1. Swampy spots
5. Vibe
9. Currency of Mexico
13. Per person
14. Wooden box
16. "You said it!"
17. Villain who demands that Superman kneel before him
19. "Aww!"
20. Wore away
21. Tooth covering
23. Elle Woods' field
24. Paid, like a parking meter
26. Like someone sporting side-swept bangs, perhaps
27. Bank convenience
30. Streakers in the night sky
32. ___ furniture
34. More cautious
35. Chew toy shape, often
36. They can be mixed to make orange, green and purple
40. ___ to the throne
41. Two-wheeled vehicles that typically have both motors and pedals
42. "This means war!"
44. Placid
45. Yoga accessory
46. Ctrl-___-Del
48. Fangorn Forest creature
49. "Party in the ___" (Miley Cyrus song)
52. Handles with kid gloves
55. Steinways and Yamahas
57. Nursing ___
59. Data distortion based on participants' faulty memories
61. Tier
62. Enticing scent from an oven
63. Attend
64. Vegas calculations
65. Country name suffix that means "land of"
66. Sour state

Down

1. Common bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich
2. "Tosca," e.g.
3. "Time for you to hit the road!"
4. Floored it
5. Dark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
6. Incorporeal address
7. Bulldoze
8. Repents
9. Change of ___
10. Programs for playing retro video games, often
11. Complete collection
12. Number of singular sensations in "A Chorus Line"
15. Cheese from the Netherlands
18. Improve
22. Floor-washing tool
25. "Do, a ___, a female ___"
28. Some pie holders
29. One of the Stooges
30. Capital on the Nile
31. "I might be able to answer!"
33. Humble home
34. Wearable form of admission
36. Anti-fur org.
37. Apple's center
38. Like an office designed for collaboration
39. Legume in many soups
40. That guy
43. Snag
44. Takes the helm
47. Currency of Turkey
49. Organization honored on Labor Day
50. "Wow, me too!"
51. Liability's opposite
53. Requests
54. Dundee resident
56. "Now I know my ___ . . ."
57. Word after "gym" or "tech"
58. "Dope!"
60. Doctors' org.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Placid”?

SERENE, 6 letters: free from disturbance.

When was “Placid” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of October 11, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

6 letters, starting with S.