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USA Today Crossword October 21 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 77 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 77 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 21 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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Syrup source31 AcrossReveal answer → Some soft drinks in "Cola War" ads54 AcrossReveal answer → "Cool!"39 AcrossReveal answer → Lone412 AcrossReveal answer → Puff up513 AcrossReveal answer → The "A" in UAE414 AcrossReveal answer → Traditional Thanksgiving dessert1016 AcrossReveal answer → "Present!"418 AcrossReveal answer → Emerged519 AcrossReveal answer → Like high prices520 AcrossReveal answer → Wanda Maximoff ___ Scarlet Witch322 AcrossReveal answer → Treats, like a violin bow623 AcrossReveal answer → Family member who enjoys chasing a red dot of light625 AcrossReveal answer → Tolkien's "Shepherds of the Trees"427 AcrossReveal answer → Stab of hunger428 AcrossReveal answer → Japanese game similar to chess532 AcrossReveal answer → Funny business?533 AcrossReveal answer → Military trainee534 AcrossReveal answer → Fudgelike Southern confections with nuts1335 AcrossReveal answer → Surgery beam539 AcrossReveal answer → Horse feature440 AcrossReveal answer → Caribou feature641 AcrossReveal answer → Cloak-and-___643 AcrossReveal answer → Word following "quilting" or "spelling"349 AcrossReveal answer → Artemis I org.450 AcrossReveal answer → Lying face-down554 AcrossReveal answer → Dish containing fruits simmered in spiced wine, perhaps1255 AcrossReveal answer → Indiana basketball player558 AcrossReveal answer → "Don't trip on the ___ root" (lyric on the "Moana" soundtrack)461 AcrossReveal answer → ___ vera462 AcrossReveal answer → Make ecstatic563 AcrossReveal answer → Title for a Kuwaiti leader464 AcrossReveal answer → Spot for a 16-Across or a 25-Across465 AcrossReveal answer → Hereditary units566 AcrossReveal answer → Consider467 AcrossReveal answer → SPEAK LIKE THIS468 AcrossReveal answer →

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Get the ick from, perhaps61 DownReveal answer → "Just about there!"62 DownReveal answer → Some soft drinks in "Cola War" ads63 DownReveal answer → Forensics franchise34 DownReveal answer → Holds45 DownReveal answer → Held46 DownReveal answer → Designer Saab47 DownReveal answer → Be out, but not about58 DownReveal answer → Cheerleader's word39 DownReveal answer → Local figure?810 DownReveal answer → Era before the Renaissance811 DownReveal answer → Tire in the trunk512 DownReveal answer → "Scram!"615 DownReveal answer → Ryan Gosling's "Barbie" role317 DownReveal answer → Fish-related surname521 DownReveal answer → Created, like a web424 DownReveal answer → "Better late ___ never"426 DownReveal answer → Clock radio toggle429 DownReveal answer → Writer Ephron430 DownReveal answer → Nickname for Mom's mom431 DownReveal answer → Rabbit's relative433 DownReveal answer → No ___, No Gain (punny name for a window company)435 DownReveal answer → East, in Spanish436 DownReveal answer → Cartoon frame337 DownReveal answer → Was ahead338 DownReveal answer → Chocolate dog339 DownReveal answer → Messenger ___342 DownReveal answer → Lex, e.g.344 DownReveal answer → ___ spoon (unpretentious restaurant)645 DownReveal answer → Soccer player who uses their hands646 DownReveal answer → Sign up647 DownReveal answer → List on eBay, say648 DownReveal answer → Played a part551 DownReveal answer → "That's a ___"552 DownReveal answer → Eagle's nest553 DownReveal answer → "___ the Cat" (children's book series)455 DownReveal answer → Mining targets456 DownReveal answer → Campus quarters457 DownReveal answer → String instrument's tuning pin358 DownReveal answer → Pub staple359 DownReveal answer → Campbell's Soup container360 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, October 21, 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.