USA Today Crossword October 20, 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues. Tap “View Answers” on any clue to reveal its solution.

Nora Whitfield Crossword Editor · Verified answers

Across

Counter crossword clue1 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Tiny human crossword clue6 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Lock of hair crossword clue9 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Musical in which Rachel Zegler sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from an outdoor balcony crossword clue14 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

King Kong, e.g. crossword clue15 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Pixar robot crossword clue16 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Comedian Wyatt crossword clue17 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Word with "pal" or "name" crossword clue18 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Happen next crossword clue19 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

*Guess crossword clue20 Across · 13 lettersView Answers

Sloth, but not koala crossword clue23 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Artist Yoko crossword clue24 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

*What? crossword clue25 Across · 10 lettersView Answers

Service offered by the Vatican crossword clue31 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Colombian cornmeal cakes crossword clue35 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

Street ___ crossword clue36 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Nuke in microwave crossword clue38 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Animal similar to a buffalo crossword clue39 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Olympian Bird crossword clue40 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Inviting words on a Wonderland cake crossword clue41 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Olympian Sunisa crossword clue43 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Doe or buck crossword clue44 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"Challenge accepted!" crossword clue46 Across · 6 lettersView Answers

"Actin' like you're somebody ___, gets me frustrated" (Avril Lavigne lyric) crossword clue47 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

*Chicken crossword clue49 Across · 10 lettersView Answers

Mrs., in Spanish crossword clue51 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Tolkien tree creature crossword clue53 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

*Butt crossword clue54 Across · 14 lettersView Answers

French painter Claude crossword clue62 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

"There ___ to be another way" crossword clue63 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

"Birds of Prey" performer Perez crossword clue64 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Like Rome's Colosseum vis-a-vis Vegas' Colosseum crossword clue66 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Portuguese for "year" crossword clue67 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Vote into office crossword clue68 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Replay effect crossword clue69 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Variant of rummy crossword clue70 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Working-from-home purchases crossword clue71 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 20, 2026, a Tuesday, split into Across and Down in clue-number order. Tap View Answers next to any clue to open its solution page, where you'll see the answer, its letter count, and every other date the same clue has appeared.

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