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USA Today Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 16 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
Bake sale org.31 AcrossReveal answer → Daytime dramas54 AcrossReveal answer → Get a whiff of this!59 AcrossReveal answer → Shape used to describe storylines314 AcrossReveal answer → Like needs that have not yet been fulfilled515 AcrossReveal answer → Like a piano that's performance-ready516 AcrossReveal answer → Protected lands for flora and fauna1517 AcrossReveal answer → Notice that solicits an online RSVP520 AcrossReveal answer → They have many i-opening products521 AcrossReveal answer → On air422 AcrossReveal answer → Spitting images?623 AcrossReveal answer → Get the ___ of the land326 AcrossReveal answer → NNW's opposite329 AcrossReveal answer → Pirate's haul530 AcrossReveal answer → Oliver Twist's request for another helping431 AcrossReveal answer → Long-necked bird resembling a heron532 AcrossReveal answer → Curtains633 AcrossReveal answer → Pull-apart dairy snack1235 AcrossReveal answer → Films638 AcrossReveal answer → Gives three stars to, say539 AcrossReveal answer → Site that features cast lists440 AcrossReveal answer → Carried541 AcrossReveal answer → Hair goo342 AcrossReveal answer → Friendship garland345 AcrossReveal answer → Post-gym refreshment?646 AcrossReveal answer → Assistant448 AcrossReveal answer → Kicks with swooshes549 AcrossReveal answer → "From the top!"551 AcrossReveal answer → Fifes and flutes1552 AcrossReveal answer → Liberated557 AcrossReveal answer → Use the pink end of a pencil558 AcrossReveal answer → From head to ___359 AcrossReveal answer → Throngs560 AcrossReveal answer → Accord, e.g.561 AcrossReveal answer → Soon-to-be grads (Abbr.)362 AcrossReveal answer →

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Groups of conference presenters61 DownReveal answer → NFL tight end Kelce62 DownReveal answer → Like a Discord user who posts a lot63 DownReveal answer → Unwavering44 DownReveal answer → Beat that the downbeat is usually on35 DownReveal answer → Metal box?36 DownReveal answer → According to37 DownReveal answer → Like love scenes in movies68 DownReveal answer → Fitness-tracking units59 DownReveal answer → Bicep exercise410 DownReveal answer → Something for an Oscar presenter to open811 DownReveal answer → Once named312 DownReveal answer → Causes for end zone celebrations (Abbr.)313 DownReveal answer → Native of Colorado318 DownReveal answer → Place to enjoy a mud bath319 DownReveal answer → Sources of student debt523 DownReveal answer → Ache424 DownReveal answer → Had a serving of humble pie725 DownReveal answer → Is for many?327 DownReveal answer → "Say ___ to the Dress"328 DownReveal answer → "Captain Marvel" actress Larson430 DownReveal answer → ___ media431 DownReveal answer → Baby's bed432 DownReveal answer → Scare off533 DownReveal answer → Plant that can help filter water434 DownReveal answer → A few435 DownReveal answer → Meal eaten in front of the small screen836 DownReveal answer → Feel extremely negatively toward437 DownReveal answer → "Cool" amount338 DownReveal answer → Chucks641 DownReveal answer → Eli Manning's former team642 DownReveal answer → Person who improves clarity and tone643 DownReveal answer → Some telescopes have these at both ends644 DownReveal answer → Slips and slides546 DownReveal answer → Certain roost-er347 DownReveal answer → Stone ___ ("The Flintstones" era)348 DownReveal answer → Checked a license at the door450 DownReveal answer → "Heck, yeah!"451 DownReveal answer → Join a Zoom meeting while wearing PJs, say (Abbr.)352 DownReveal answer → Anger353 DownReveal answer → Uno + due354 DownReveal answer → "So awesome!"355 DownReveal answer → Alysa Liu's team356 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Friday, October 16, 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.