USA Today Crossword October 26, 2025 Answers

Here's your complete guide to the USA Today Crossword for Sunday, October 26, 2025. Known for its approachable difficulty and contemporary references, this puzzle is perfect for daily solving practice.

USA Today Crossword October 26, 2025 Answers

This USA Today puzzle from October 26, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 across and 39 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our USA Today crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Give off	EMIT
5A	Puzzles for lab mice	MAZES
10A	Mojo Jojo from "The Powerpuff Girls," e.g.	APE
13A	Place for bats to hang	CAVE
14A	"The Barber of Seville," e.g.	OPERA
15A	Part of a glass	RIM
16A	Steak-lobster combo, for example	SURFANDTURF
18A	Weep	SOBCRY
19A	Pet that may fear cucumbers because they look like snakes	CAT
20A	Videos watched on Instagram	REELS
21A	Large rock concert venue	ARENA
23A	Make a clue better, maybe	EDIT
25A	"Srsly?"	RLY
26A	"Sandhill" birds	CRANES
27A	"I think I'm good . . ."	NONEED
29A	Allah and Vishnu, for two	DEITIES
30A	Attempts	TRIES
31A	Red farm structure	BARN
33A	Weep	SOBCRY
34A	Put your card down at the bar, say	STARTATAB
38A	Right now, to a texter	ATM
41A	___ paneer (Indian dish with green sauce)	SAAG
42A	Hooded reptile	COBRA
46A	CCs	LOOPSIN
49A	Brawls	MELEES
50A	Ski shelters	LODGES
51A	Number that changes annually	AGE
53A	Chalky powder	TALC
54A	Like a comedy set with no profanity	CLEAN
55A	Steakhouse cut	TBONE
57A	___ Speedwagon ("Can't Fight This Feeling" band)	REO
58A	"Washboard" muscles	ABS
59A	"Speaking of . . ."	SOABOUTTHAT
62A	___ Dubek (Molly Shannon's role on "The Other Two")	PAT
63A	Money in Portugal	EUROS
64A	Taiwanese laptop brand	ASUS
65A	"my b!"	SRY
66A	New York or New Jersey, e.g.	STATE
67A	Wise person	SAGE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	"The country of four worlds"	ECUADOR
2D	Drink that can be dry or dirty	MARTINI
3D	Reproductive option, for short	IVF
4D	Eye drop?	TEAR
5D	Runway pro	MODEL
6D	In a fitting way	APTLY
7D	King of the gods on Mount Olympus	ZEUS
8D	Make a boo-boo	ERR
9D	Trip that's Swahili for "journey"	SAFARI
10D	"___ and Old Lace" (1941 play)	ARSENIC
11D	Trailblazer	PIONEER
12D	Diplomat's workplace	EMBASSY
16D	Aroma	SMELLODOR
17D	Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory"	NERD
22D	Tattletale	RAT
24D	Golf ball holders	TEES
26D	"Not one red ___!"	CENT
28D	Winter hours in NYC	EST
29D	Word before "queen" or "race"	DRAG
31D	Source of fiber	BRAN
32D	"I'm ___ loss for words!"	ATA
35D	Yard sale caveat	ASIS
36D	Card "up your sleeve"	ACE
37D	Lightning unit	BOLT
38D	WHAT THESE WORDS ARE WRITTEN IN	ALLCAPS
39D	Row of icons	TOOLBAR
40D	Humbleness	MODESTY
43D	Tight embrace	BEARHUG
44D	Let go of	RELEASE
45D	Fancy necktie	ASCOT
47D	Ryder Cup org.	PGA
48D	Sight and smell, for two	SENSES
49D	Wine list, e.g.	MENU
51D	Monastery figure	ABBOT
52D	Bird whose egg represents "0"	GOOSE
55D	Skater Lipinski	TARA
56D	Uber predictions, for short	ETAS
60D	Openly pan, say	OUT
61D	Airport org.	TSA

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