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USA Today Crossword October 3 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 3 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
Glob in mashed potatoes41 AcrossReveal answer → You're reading one now45 AcrossReveal answer → Totally bummed49 AcrossReveal answer → Not chemically reactive513 AcrossReveal answer → ___ a bell (sounded familiar)415 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Bowl (stadium in Pasadena)416 AcrossReveal answer → Not that important517 AcrossReveal answer → Prefix for "biography"418 AcrossReveal answer → Help commit a crime419 AcrossReveal answer → "We're nowhere near done!"1420 AcrossReveal answer → Bubble ___323 AcrossReveal answer → "___ makes everything betta" (cheesy pun)424 AcrossReveal answer → Unreturnable serve325 AcrossReveal answer → Questionable426 AcrossReveal answer → Reindeer features727 AcrossReveal answer → Video gaming pioneer531 AcrossReveal answer → CT scan alternative334 AcrossReveal answer → Aunt, in Spanish335 AcrossReveal answer → "Too much invested to stop now" rationale1536 AcrossReveal answer → West Coast winter setting341 AcrossReveal answer → Perspective, for short342 AcrossReveal answer → Desert havens543 AcrossReveal answer → Clipped, like a sheep744 AcrossReveal answer → Sound of something landing447 AcrossReveal answer → "The Phantom of the Opera" star Chaney349 AcrossReveal answer → Color tones450 AcrossReveal answer → Electric guitar hookup351 AcrossReveal answer → Question before an evening meal1454 AcrossReveal answer → Dove calls458 AcrossReveal answer → Deserve459 AcrossReveal answer → Bird on U.S. currency560 AcrossReveal answer → Car horn's sound461 AcrossReveal answer → Campaign assistant462 AcrossReveal answer → ___ up (agitates)563 AcrossReveal answer → Creative thought464 AcrossReveal answer → Toboggan, e.g.465 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Sandwiches (fast-casual banh mi chain)466 AcrossReveal answer →

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Put restrictions on51 DownReveal answer → Form an alliance52 DownReveal answer → Group that hosts an annual CultureQuest competition53 DownReveal answer → University instructor, for short44 DownReveal answer → Cunning65 DownReveal answer → "Jurassic World: Dominion" actor Dern56 DownReveal answer → "Do ___ others . . ."47 DownReveal answer → Extreme self-centeredness88 DownReveal answer → Rocky surface69 DownReveal answer → Place for an earring410 DownReveal answer → ___-friendly411 DownReveal answer → Got together312 DownReveal answer → Website visits are a measure of it714 DownReveal answer → WNBA whistle blower321 DownReveal answer → LGBTQ+ History Month (Abbr.)322 DownReveal answer → Annoy326 DownReveal answer → Puppy's barking sound327 DownReveal answer → GPS predictions428 DownReveal answer → Sushi ingredient429 DownReveal answer → Puts into words430 DownReveal answer → Royal symbols in some hieroglyphs431 DownReveal answer → Rear end432 DownReveal answer → Poker stake433 DownReveal answer → "Daria" network334 DownReveal answer → Where cruise ships operate837 DownReveal answer → Landscaping roll338 DownReveal answer → More awful739 DownReveal answer → Young chap340 DownReveal answer → U.S. state with the longest coastline645 DownReveal answer → Biodegrade346 DownReveal answer → Rotated647 DownReveal answer → "___ be better off . . ."348 DownReveal answer → Crowd of people550 DownReveal answer → One of four inside a square551 DownReveal answer → Chaotic fight552 DownReveal answer → Full-court ___553 DownReveal answer → Timber, e.g.454 DownReveal answer → Sharpen455 DownReveal answer → Epic ___456 DownReveal answer → Get exactly right457 DownReveal answer → The Bears, on scoreboards358 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Saturday, October 3, 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.