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USA Today Crossword October 12 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 12 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
"The ___ Express"51 AcrossReveal answer → "That ain't happening"46 AcrossReveal answer → Bitter beers410 AcrossReveal answer → Uttered some words514 AcrossReveal answer → Look for some hiders415 AcrossReveal answer → What nun gets you in dreidel416 AcrossReveal answer → Room often used for storage517 AcrossReveal answer → Periods of Taylor Swift's career418 AcrossReveal answer → Totally over419 AcrossReveal answer → A band's most enthusiastic supporter1220 AcrossReveal answer → "Welcome" surface323 AcrossReveal answer → Beam of sunshine326 AcrossReveal answer → Madame Tussauds sculpting material327 AcrossReveal answer → On edge628 AcrossReveal answer → "So cool!"330 AcrossReveal answer → Org. that's interested in your baggage331 AcrossReveal answer → Etail rating system434 AcrossReveal answer → Org. for animal lovers435 AcrossReveal answer → Baby sheep437 AcrossReveal answer → "It's bedtime for me!"1538 AcrossReveal answer → Word before "dating" or "dioxide"642 AcrossReveal answer → They make you say "pee-yew"543 AcrossReveal answer → One day ___ time344 AcrossReveal answer → Sch. hidden in "iOS update"346 AcrossReveal answer → Bird sounds647 AcrossReveal answer → Burst348 AcrossReveal answer → Places to pamper your pooches749 AcrossReveal answer → "Sheesh, no need to be so strict!"1452 AcrossReveal answer → Purple superfruit457 AcrossReveal answer → Outfit for some brides458 AcrossReveal answer → A meeting to discuss why there are too many meetings, e.g.559 AcrossReveal answer → "The best ___ plans . . ."461 AcrossReveal answer → Jazz singer James462 AcrossReveal answer → Late fees563 AcrossReveal answer → First 24-hour news channel364 AcrossReveal answer → U-turn from NNW365 AcrossReveal answer → Art stand with three legs566 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Relative of FYI31 DownReveal answer → Choose32 DownReveal answer → Place for mallgoers to park33 DownReveal answer → Similar44 DownReveal answer → Happens again65 DownReveal answer → Food safety words56 DownReveal answer → ___ mortal47 DownReveal answer → Close by48 DownReveal answer → "And your point is?"89 DownReveal answer → Finger used for pointing510 DownReveal answer → Sound of something vanishing411 DownReveal answer → "Naked Attraction" host Richardson412 DownReveal answer → Viewed413 DownReveal answer → Be Kind to Animals Month321 DownReveal answer → "Pass"322 DownReveal answer → ___-have items (things you've gotta get)423 DownReveal answer → Against424 DownReveal answer → Leader on the football field1125 DownReveal answer → Region429 DownReveal answer → Mo. for Prime Big Deal Days330 DownReveal answer → Sierra Nevada lake531 DownReveal answer → "Hacks" actress Jean532 DownReveal answer → Dark, gaping pit533 DownReveal answer → Public expressions of thanks935 DownReveal answer → "Let's put a ___ in it"336 DownReveal answer → A journalist might bury one437 DownReveal answer → Convention that might make a movie predictable539 DownReveal answer → Gets really mentally stuck on something840 DownReveal answer → "What's new with you?"841 DownReveal answer → Advanced H.S. math class644 DownReveal answer → Froot Loops' bird mascot645 DownReveal answer → Profs' helpers347 DownReveal answer → Strike down550 DownReveal answer → Org. for animal lovers451 DownReveal answer → Pretty so-so353 DownReveal answer → Vegas hotel named for a type of song454 DownReveal answer → Downsides455 DownReveal answer → One might be taken in protest456 DownReveal answer → Fashion inits.360 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Monday, October 12, 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.