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USA Today Crossword October 5 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 5 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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On the same side in a conflict61 AcrossReveal answer → Concert sound booster37 AcrossReveal answer → School fundraising org.310 AcrossReveal answer → Part of a squad1013 AcrossReveal answer → Meat in a Cubano315 AcrossReveal answer → Sweet, yogurt-based South Asian beverage1016 AcrossReveal answer → Streaming device with a "city"417 AcrossReveal answer → Like a desert's climate418 AcrossReveal answer → Bursts of occurrences619 AcrossReveal answer → Mom's partner, sometimes421 AcrossReveal answer → One of four in the contiguous United States823 AcrossReveal answer → Internet profiles with viral images925 AcrossReveal answer → Female deer328 AcrossReveal answer → 1990 civil rights law, for short329 AcrossReveal answer → Possible reason to wear a hat1030 AcrossReveal answer → Prefix with "manage" or "behave"334 AcrossReveal answer → Hybrid instruments with shoulder straps735 AcrossReveal answer → ___ B. Wells (NAACP co-founder)336 AcrossReveal answer → Sport for the Las Vegas Aces1037 AcrossReveal answer → Opposite of bottom339 AcrossReveal answer → Got some takeout540 AcrossReveal answer → Permit541 AcrossReveal answer → Hip replacement sites, for short343 AcrossReveal answer → "Get me out of here!" key344 AcrossReveal answer → Noah's ___345 AcrossReveal answer → Tortoise's rival in a fable446 AcrossReveal answer → Actor Penn348 AcrossReveal answer → Bonobos, e.g.450 AcrossReveal answer → High-intensity exercise routine focused on functional movements1552 AcrossReveal answer → Eye part that changes size560 AcrossReveal answer → "Just us?"961 AcrossReveal answer → Somewhat462 AcrossReveal answer → Physical response to fear963 AcrossReveal answer →

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Currently, in a text31 DownReveal answer → Name hidden in "Eleanor"32 DownReveal answer → PC connection33 DownReveal answer → "Let's do it!"64 DownReveal answer → Angsty hip-hop genre65 DownReveal answer → BLT purveyor46 DownReveal answer → Core muscles37 DownReveal answer → Month, in Spanish38 DownReveal answer → Object that creates a rainbow59 DownReveal answer → Software used to enhance images1110 DownReveal answer → Unavailable511 DownReveal answer → Entertain512 DownReveal answer → Angry314 DownReveal answer → Shaving tool517 DownReveal answer → Spa treatments for dogs?520 DownReveal answer → Act as a go-between721 DownReveal answer → Accumulates722 DownReveal answer → Presentation given on a circular red carpet723 DownReveal answer → "Will do that," formally624 DownReveal answer → African venomous snake525 DownReveal answer → Aid and ___426 DownReveal answer → Establishment that might host "Drag Race" viewings627 DownReveal answer → "The Good Dinosaur" protagonist431 DownReveal answer → Really love532 DownReveal answer → Talks on and on and on433 DownReveal answer → Barbie's boyfriend335 DownReveal answer → Relaxes and hangs out738 DownReveal answer → "___ Waldo?"642 DownReveal answer → ET on TV in the 1980s345 DownReveal answer → Lopsided547 DownReveal answer → Language for Hailey Cooper in the Spider-Man video games349 DownReveal answer → Nowhere to be found450 DownReveal answer → Habitat for koi fish451 DownReveal answer → 1099-NEC expert352 DownReveal answer → ___ it in (gloat)353 DownReveal answer → Essie competitor354 DownReveal answer → LLC alternative355 DownReveal answer → Also356 DownReveal answer → Soccer chant357 DownReveal answer → Iowa's country (Abbr.)358 DownReveal answer → Vietnamese holiday359 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Monday, October 5, 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.