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USA Today Crossword October 20 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 20 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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Counter51 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny human36 AcrossReveal answer → Lock of hair59 AcrossReveal answer → Musical in which Rachel Zegler sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from an outdoor balcony514 AcrossReveal answer → King Kong, e.g.315 AcrossReveal answer → Pixar robot516 AcrossReveal answer → Comedian Wyatt517 AcrossReveal answer → Word with "pal" or "name"318 AcrossReveal answer → Happen next519 AcrossReveal answer → *Guess1320 AcrossReveal answer → Sloth, but not koala323 AcrossReveal answer → Artist Yoko324 AcrossReveal answer → *What?1025 AcrossReveal answer → Service offered by the Vatican431 AcrossReveal answer → Colombian cornmeal cakes635 AcrossReveal answer → Street ___436 AcrossReveal answer → Nuke in microwave338 AcrossReveal answer → Animal similar to a buffalo539 AcrossReveal answer → Olympian Bird340 AcrossReveal answer → Inviting words on a Wonderland cake541 AcrossReveal answer → Olympian Sunisa343 AcrossReveal answer → Doe or buck444 AcrossReveal answer → "Challenge accepted!"646 AcrossReveal answer → "Actin' like you're somebody ___, gets me frustrated" (Avril Lavigne lyric)447 AcrossReveal answer → *Chicken1049 AcrossReveal answer → Mrs., in Spanish351 AcrossReveal answer → Tolkien tree creature353 AcrossReveal answer → *Butt1454 AcrossReveal answer → French painter Claude562 AcrossReveal answer → "There ___ to be another way"363 AcrossReveal answer → "Birds of Prey" performer Perez564 AcrossReveal answer → Like Rome's Colosseum vis-a-vis Vegas' Colosseum566 AcrossReveal answer → Portuguese for "year"367 AcrossReveal answer → Vote into office568 AcrossReveal answer → Replay effect569 AcrossReveal answer → Variant of rummy370 AcrossReveal answer → Working-from-home purchases571 AcrossReveal answer →

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Suggestion, for short31 DownReveal answer → Night before a big day32 DownReveal answer → Storage containers43 DownReveal answer → State with the first KFC franchise44 DownReveal answer → Streetside spot that might offer al pastor95 DownReveal answer → TV studio session66 DownReveal answer → Ready for business47 DownReveal answer → Destination for a night out?48 DownReveal answer → Typical middle schooler, age-wise59 DownReveal answer → "So, that came out of nowhere . . ."610 DownReveal answer → Anna's sister in "Frozen"411 DownReveal answer → Fail to articulate412 DownReveal answer → Look for413 DownReveal answer → Aunts, en espanol421 DownReveal answer → Refine, like skills422 DownReveal answer → Cousin of a mink525 DownReveal answer → She's got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty526 DownReveal answer → Confirmations527 DownReveal answer → NYSE debut328 DownReveal answer → Upscale Honda brand529 DownReveal answer → Wrath330 DownReveal answer → Follower of the xiuhpohualli calendar532 DownReveal answer → Ring-shaped Girl Scout cookie533 DownReveal answer → Totally pooped534 DownReveal answer → Totally pooped937 DownReveal answer → Brief amount of time?340 DownReveal answer → Painter Sherald342 DownReveal answer → Name hidden in "awesomesauce"445 DownReveal answer → Pre-Millennial group446 DownReveal answer → Regard highly648 DownReveal answer → That makes sense!650 DownReveal answer → Back in style552 DownReveal answer → Biotech crops454 DownReveal answer → Laze around455 DownReveal answer → Reverse456 DownReveal answer → 1970s-inspired haircut457 DownReveal answer → Nail treatment, for short458 DownReveal answer → Deep-cover spy459 DownReveal answer → Employs460 DownReveal answer → "Dope!"461 DownReveal answer → Aliens (Abbr.)365 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, October 20, 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.