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USA Today Crossword October 9 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 76 clues from the USA Today Crossword for October 9 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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"Waterloo" group that appeared on the first season of "SNL"41 AcrossReveal answer → Candy Crush moves55 AcrossReveal answer → "The Parent ___"410 AcrossReveal answer → Ned Nickerson, to Nancy Drew414 AcrossReveal answer → "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Luke515 AcrossReveal answer → Sidewalk-spraying tool416 AcrossReveal answer → Fringe flock417 AcrossReveal answer → E.T., for example518 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Egg (Daisy's home, in "The Great Gatsby")419 AcrossReveal answer → Greeting that might include a family newsletter1120 AcrossReveal answer → Anniversary year represented by tin323 AcrossReveal answer → Third-person pronoun324 AcrossReveal answer → Cantina freebie425 AcrossReveal answer → ___ effect (unrealistic expectations about forensic science)327 AcrossReveal answer → People who revered llamas530 AcrossReveal answer → Fraternal ___434 AcrossReveal answer → Lock in a salon535 AcrossReveal answer → Rust Belt state437 AcrossReveal answer → Get final say in an argument, e.g.1538 AcrossReveal answer → ___ out (barely get)341 AcrossReveal answer → Take a good look at742 AcrossReveal answer → Spot to jet ski343 AcrossReveal answer → Arabian Peninsula country544 AcrossReveal answer → More than peeved346 AcrossReveal answer → Places for lawnmowers547 AcrossReveal answer → Cupid's Greek counterpart449 AcrossReveal answer → "Sorry to say . . ."451 AcrossReveal answer → Gourmet gift basket company1352 AcrossReveal answer → Hostess snack cake457 AcrossReveal answer → Total impostor558 AcrossReveal answer → "Happy Gilmore" star Sandler459 AcrossReveal answer → Curved line in music461 AcrossReveal answer → "Under Ben Bulben" poet562 AcrossReveal answer → Geeky type463 AcrossReveal answer → Pesters persistently464 AcrossReveal answer → "___ takers?"365 AcrossReveal answer → Poses a question466 AcrossReveal answer →

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Muscles worked during planks31 DownReveal answer → Spelling competition32 DownReveal answer → Pretty suite composer?43 DownReveal answer → It can correct "pitchy" vocals84 DownReveal answer → Eurozone country55 DownReveal answer → Unite thermally46 DownReveal answer → Opera solo47 DownReveal answer → Rats, to cats48 DownReveal answer → Aligns59 DownReveal answer → "It's gonna be okay"810 DownReveal answer → Street411 DownReveal answer → Eeyore, for one312 DownReveal answer → Kibble consumer313 DownReveal answer → "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" actor Seydoux321 DownReveal answer → Tuna tossed with shoyu322 DownReveal answer → Between naps, perhaps525 DownReveal answer → "Get in here!"1026 DownReveal answer → Peaches and ___527 DownReveal answer → 1965 protest city528 DownReveal answer → "My response was . . ."529 DownReveal answer → Took a position in a dispute1031 DownReveal answer → Was broadcast532 DownReveal answer → Some fizzy drinks533 DownReveal answer → Third-person pronoun434 DownReveal answer → "appreciate u"335 DownReveal answer → IRS form input336 DownReveal answer → Type of saxophone for Lester Young539 DownReveal answer → Inventor Nikola540 DownReveal answer → Goofs645 DownReveal answer → "Half of my heart is in ___" (Camila Cabello lyric)648 DownReveal answer → Channel with "Twilight Zone" reruns450 DownReveal answer → Tosses in451 DownReveal answer → Spanish for "hello"452 DownReveal answer → Population density denominator453 DownReveal answer → Bread often served with curry454 DownReveal answer → Role455 DownReveal answer → Unlit456 DownReveal answer → Sister channel of QVC357 DownReveal answer → Derms, e.g.360 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Friday, October 9, 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.