Show stoppers? Crossword Clue

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USA TODAY, APRIL 22, 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 (April 22, 2026)

Across

1. Cover letters?
4. Fan's sound
8. Bits of butter
12. Like gooseberries
14. More pink, like steak
16. Soothing succulent
17. Minnesota representative Ilhan
18. D.C. fixer on "Scandal"
20. Souvenirs
22. "Arrivederci" alternative
23. "Be my guest!"
24. Marry
25. ___ pal (rhyming friend)
28. Likely to snap back
29. ___-Caps (movie treat)
31. Hobby gatekeepers, often
33. In the dark
36. Danny Pudi's "Community" character
37. Broadway musician's workplace
39. Accessory for Storm or Hit-Girl
41. Athlete on the 2026 Super Bowl-winning team
42. Exciting find in a Zelda dungeon
44. Tissue layer
45. Main idea
48. One of seven in "Se7en"
49. Show stoppers?
51. Title for Peggy Hill, when substitute-teaching Spanish
53. Just so-so
55. Tiered pricing model
57. Old Fashioned garnish
60. Bizet's "Habanera," for one
61. Dollar
62. Bee's landing spot
63. Model Holliday
64. Do as one's told
65. Nukes in the microwave
66. Alters a pair of pants, say

Down

1. Walks like King Kong
2. ___ Lillian Isley aka Poison Ivy
3. Picture holders
4. Used a journal
5. Angel's ring
6. Colorful eye part
7. Accelerate sharply
8. "___ Don't Preach"
9. Indian vegetarian dish
10. Spinning toy
11. "I told you!"
13. Great flea market finds
15. Bed for Persian stews
19. Lends a hand
21. "No Strings Attached" band
24. Able to lift Mjolnir, say
26. Lend a hand, deviously
27. Drug synthesized by Albert Hofmann
29. Eliminates dust bunnies, say
30. Like Bob Dylan's vocals
32. Back-of-the-envelope calculations
34. FX anthology series
35. "I've entered my villain ___"
37. Like a sandwich that might require utensils
38. "You shouldn't have!"
39. Loops into an email thread
40. Poke bowl protein
43. Zest
46. Evening event
47. "It is what it is," for one
50. Like Lake Superior
51. Liquidates stock
52. Stockpile
54. Teal Pac-Man ghost
55. Greek salad cheese
56. Sow . . . it's come to this
57. "The price is flexible" letters
58. Massage
59. Candy you must head back to get more of?

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Questions

What is the answer to “Show stoppers?”?

ADS, 3 letters: an advertisement.

When was “Show stoppers?” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of April 22, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

3 letters, starting with A.