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USA Today Crossword October 17 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 17 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Tater41 AcrossReveal answer → Charitable donations45 AcrossReveal answer → Character deficit49 AcrossReveal answer → Window shopping purchase?413 AcrossReveal answer → Line of apparel?414 AcrossReveal answer → "The Diary of Elon Lust" artist Trouw515 AcrossReveal answer → ___ mater416 AcrossReveal answer → ___ dumpling (dim sum dish)417 AcrossReveal answer → Use the tub518 AcrossReveal answer → Growing suspicions, say?1219 AcrossReveal answer → Detroit-founded record label622 AcrossReveal answer → "___ about time!"323 AcrossReveal answer → "See, I did it!"424 AcrossReveal answer → "Sweet Caroline" singer Diamond428 AcrossReveal answer → "Enjoy yourselves!"730 AcrossReveal answer → State sch. in Athens332 AcrossReveal answer → Continent with the most languages435 AcrossReveal answer → Small landmass surrounded by water537 AcrossReveal answer → Google devices that control heating and cooling1538 AcrossReveal answer → Informal greeting442 AcrossReveal answer → Home to Kahului Airport443 AcrossReveal answer → Playfully shy344 AcrossReveal answer → "Now, what's cooler than being cool? (___!)" (OutKast lyric)745 AcrossReveal answer → "___girl!" ("Nicely done!")449 AcrossReveal answer → Leaves home, perhaps?851 AcrossReveal answer → Page layout653 AcrossReveal answer → They funnel traffic onto highways1157 AcrossReveal answer → Funk559 AcrossReveal answer → Spanish for "but"463 AcrossReveal answer → Run ___464 AcrossReveal answer → "Save Me" singer Mann565 AcrossReveal answer → Verve466 AcrossReveal answer → Many a lighthouse location467 AcrossReveal answer → Bothersome568 AcrossReveal answer → Breather469 AcrossReveal answer → Founded (Abbr.)470 AcrossReveal answer →

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Muscle twitch51 DownReveal answer → Not neo-52 DownReveal answer → Like needs that aren't satisfied53 DownReveal answer → "Exactly right!"64 DownReveal answer → Flabbergast85 DownReveal answer → Table extension46 DownReveal answer → ___ Gras57 DownReveal answer → Like an ideal bocce court68 DownReveal answer → Like Florida, among the U.S. states89 DownReveal answer → On fire310 DownReveal answer → Volcanic residue311 DownReveal answer → Minuscule312 DownReveal answer → Subside315 DownReveal answer → ___pants520 DownReveal answer → Four-time winner of the Women's World Cup321 DownReveal answer → Insurance company with an animal mascot525 DownReveal answer → Because of526 DownReveal answer → Not sitting well?527 DownReveal answer → "I definitely read our book club book," perhaps329 DownReveal answer → Guest room occupant731 DownReveal answer → This is so not cool!532 DownReveal answer → Insurance company with an animal mascot533 DownReveal answer → So far534 DownReveal answer → Upper limb336 DownReveal answer → One might be in a soft or hard shell439 DownReveal answer → Barnyard bleat340 DownReveal answer → In the lead841 DownReveal answer → Pitchy, perhaps646 DownReveal answer → Letters next to cellphone bars347 DownReveal answer → Like Cookie Monster's voice, compared to Elmo's648 DownReveal answer → Identity represented by a sunset-colored flag650 DownReveal answer → "Rumour Has It" singer552 DownReveal answer → Some parents, informally554 DownReveal answer → Bring home a furry friend555 DownReveal answer → Expressed displeasure556 DownReveal answer → Taylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"458 DownReveal answer → It runs in tapping season359 DownReveal answer → Result that may lead to penalty kicks360 DownReveal answer → Chats, but not IRL361 DownReveal answer → Pickleball divider362 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Saturday, October 17, 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.