USA Today Crossword October 3, 2026 Answers

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

Nora Whitfield Crossword Editor · Verified answers

Across

Glob in mashed potatoes crossword clue1 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

You're reading one now crossword clue5 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Totally bummed crossword clue9 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Not chemically reactive crossword clue13 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

___ a bell (sounded familiar) crossword clue15 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

___ Bowl (stadium in Pasadena) crossword clue16 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Not that important crossword clue17 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Prefix for "biography" crossword clue18 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Help commit a crime crossword clue19 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"We're nowhere near done!" crossword clue20 Across · 14 lettersView Answers

Bubble ___ crossword clue23 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

"___ makes everything betta" (cheesy pun) crossword clue24 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Unreturnable serve crossword clue25 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Questionable crossword clue26 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Reindeer features crossword clue27 Across · 7 lettersView Answers

Video gaming pioneer crossword clue31 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

CT scan alternative crossword clue34 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Aunt, in Spanish crossword clue35 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

"Too much invested to stop now" rationale crossword clue36 Across · 15 lettersView Answers

West Coast winter setting crossword clue41 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Perspective, for short crossword clue42 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Desert havens crossword clue43 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Clipped, like a sheep crossword clue44 Across · 7 lettersView Answers

Sound of something landing crossword clue47 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

"The Phantom of the Opera" star Chaney crossword clue49 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Color tones crossword clue50 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Electric guitar hookup crossword clue51 Across · 3 lettersView Answers

Question before an evening meal crossword clue54 Across · 14 lettersView Answers

Dove calls crossword clue58 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Deserve crossword clue59 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Bird on U.S. currency crossword clue60 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Car horn's sound crossword clue61 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Campaign assistant crossword clue62 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

___ up (agitates) crossword clue63 Across · 5 lettersView Answers

Creative thought crossword clue64 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

Toboggan, e.g. crossword clue65 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

___ Sandwiches (fast-casual banh mi chain) crossword clue66 Across · 4 lettersView Answers

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on October 3, 2026, a Saturday, 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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