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USA Today Crossword October 8 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 8 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
Like food that's *chef's kiss*51 AcrossReveal answer → Degs. for some designers46 AcrossReveal answer → Nonverbal greeting310 AcrossReveal answer → Pizza size for a big party1013 AcrossReveal answer → Comedian Dommett415 AcrossReveal answer → Art movement with a physical medium?1016 AcrossReveal answer → Currency that's color-coded based on its worth417 AcrossReveal answer → "What's up?"318 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny bug419 AcrossReveal answer → Father figure?620 AcrossReveal answer → "Wow, you ___ kidding!"622 AcrossReveal answer → Acronym typed before sharing a cool new fact324 AcrossReveal answer → Automobile325 AcrossReveal answer → "Hurry up, already!"426 AcrossReveal answer → Clean Air Act org.328 AcrossReveal answer → Pots and ___431 AcrossReveal answer → Element of pure awesomeness932 AcrossReveal answer → "Legally Blonde" prequel434 AcrossReveal answer → Some locked boxes in escape rooms535 AcrossReveal answer → Gave temporarily436 AcrossReveal answer → One of an Olympic trio for Eileen Gu937 AcrossReveal answer → Like the Nissan Cube439 AcrossReveal answer → Workout spot340 AcrossReveal answer → Great Barrier ___441 AcrossReveal answer → Sinus doc342 AcrossReveal answer → Quarterback Manning343 AcrossReveal answer → Component of some cauldron decorations645 AcrossReveal answer → "If everything goes perfectly . . ."648 AcrossReveal answer → Only U.S. state name that starts with two vowels451 AcrossReveal answer → "I did NOT need to know that"352 AcrossReveal answer → Paint layer455 AcrossReveal answer → "Everything okay?"1056 AcrossReveal answer → Shapes of rainbows459 AcrossReveal answer → Direct and serious1060 AcrossReveal answer → Fountain pen liquid361 AcrossReveal answer → Brand of canvas sneakers462 AcrossReveal answer → Sends out563 AcrossReveal answer →

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Silicon Valley industry, for short41 DownReveal answer → Wheel bar42 DownReveal answer → Don't go43 DownReveal answer → "Give it a go!"34 DownReveal answer → Goes on and on75 DownReveal answer → Not glossy56 DownReveal answer → Indirect social connection157 DownReveal answer → Ages ___38 DownReveal answer → Email button49 DownReveal answer → Send back-to-back messages1010 DownReveal answer → Prefix for "space"411 DownReveal answer → Trudge412 DownReveal answer → Here be dragons!414 DownReveal answer → Person serving the light side415 DownReveal answer → Roti ingredient421 DownReveal answer → Diminished, like the moon522 DownReveal answer → Answer to the classic riddle "What gets wetter the more it dries?"523 DownReveal answer → "I'm busy . . . Let's talk later!"1025 DownReveal answer → What-___ (hypotheticals)327 DownReveal answer → Ginuwine hit with the lyric "ride it"429 DownReveal answer → Kehinde Wiley's field330 DownReveal answer → Scheme431 DownReveal answer → Walked into the shallow end532 DownReveal answer → Copy533 DownReveal answer → Easter ___334 DownReveal answer → Visualize335 DownReveal answer → 3D hospital scans438 DownReveal answer → Unhelpful answer to "Why?"739 DownReveal answer → Allows444 DownReveal answer → Toys that can go around the world546 DownReveal answer → "Ha! You toppled the Jenga tower!"447 DownReveal answer → Smoothie bowl berry448 DownReveal answer → Experiencing analysis paralysis449 DownReveal answer → Fail completely450 DownReveal answer → "Beloved" novelist Morrison452 DownReveal answer → Not quite all453 DownReveal answer → ___ of March454 DownReveal answer → Chirashi bowl topping357 DownReveal answer → Ruby or sapphire358 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, October 8, 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.