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USA Today Crossword November 5 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the USA Today Crossword for November 5 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Word after "happy" or "rush"41 AcrossReveal answer → ___/her pronouns35 AcrossReveal answer → Not us48 AcrossReveal answer → Get hyped512 AcrossReveal answer → Triumphed314 AcrossReveal answer → "They're the ___ of my existence"415 AcrossReveal answer → "Single ___ (Put a Ring on It)"616 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny farm inhabitant318 AcrossReveal answer → Spanish for "Miss" (Abbr.)419 AcrossReveal answer → Phone feature often used for selfies1120 AcrossReveal answer → "Have we ___?"323 AcrossReveal answer → Pack down424 AcrossReveal answer → Blunder525 AcrossReveal answer → Performer that inspired the "Blackfish" documentary527 AcrossReveal answer → "Preach!"429 AcrossReveal answer → Injection that smooths lines530 AcrossReveal answer → Final432 AcrossReveal answer → Place to do some surfing?435 AcrossReveal answer → Annual exam performed by a general practitioner1538 AcrossReveal answer → "Avatar: Fire and Ash" actress Chaplin441 AcrossReveal answer → "Other," in Spanish442 AcrossReveal answer → Tests for future attorneys543 AcrossReveal answer → Level444 AcrossReveal answer → Makes a baby bootie546 AcrossReveal answer → Candy similar to a SweeTART548 AcrossReveal answer → Jump449 AcrossReveal answer → Prefix with "corn" or "cycle"350 AcrossReveal answer → Legal drama with an "SVU" spinoff1151 AcrossReveal answer → State home to Disneyland, for short457 AcrossReveal answer → Pop a squat359 AcrossReveal answer → Whomever660 AcrossReveal answer → Animal known for its far-reaching roar461 AcrossReveal answer → Overcome indecision362 AcrossReveal answer → Start a tennis match563 AcrossReveal answer → Secondary Insta accounts464 AcrossReveal answer → Word before a maiden name365 AcrossReveal answer → "___ who?"466 AcrossReveal answer →

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Five to ten?41 DownReveal answer → "Love & Basketball" actor Epps42 DownReveal answer → Messy bun, e.g.43 DownReveal answer → Devastate44 DownReveal answer → Alligator's home55 DownReveal answer → Perfect over time46 DownReveal answer → Plea87 DownReveal answer → "Impractical Jokers" channel38 DownReveal answer → Wind instruments whose pitches can be bent109 DownReveal answer → Throw your hat in the ring510 DownReveal answer → Primary diet of a 61-Across411 DownReveal answer → One might transport your cat to the vet713 DownReveal answer → Bamboozle417 DownReveal answer → Protective talisman621 DownReveal answer → One might be taken on a date?322 DownReveal answer → Stand up to626 DownReveal answer → Aerial acrobat?1027 DownReveal answer → What might make a balloon float628 DownReveal answer → "Cool story, ___"330 DownReveal answer → "I'm on vacation" in an auto-generated email reply (Abbr.)331 DownReveal answer → National Pet Day mo.333 DownReveal answer → "___, not stirred"634 DownReveal answer → Bit of ink336 DownReveal answer → High rollers?337 DownReveal answer → "Just because"839 DownReveal answer → Shoes without laces740 DownReveal answer → Slippery swimmer345 DownReveal answer → Zilch447 DownReveal answer → SpongeBob's pet Gary, e.g.548 DownReveal answer → Frothy espresso beverage549 DownReveal answer → Bruins' school450 DownReveal answer → Disinfecting cloth452 DownReveal answer → Loaves used for many pastrami sandwiches453 DownReveal answer → Explorer with a buddy named Boots454 DownReveal answer → Emotion associated with the color green455 DownReveal answer → "Mudbound" director Dee456 DownReveal answer → Social connections358 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.