Crossword clue

“"I'm ___ in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar"”

This clue appeared as 73-Across in the USA Today Crossword on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The answer has 5 letters.

Answer · 5 lettersFirst appearance
DRUNK
Letters5
Starts withD
Ends withK
Vowels1

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The clue “"I'm ___ in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar"” ran in the USA Today Crossword on August 20, 2026 as 73-Across. Its answer is a 5-letter word that starts with D and ends with K, with only 1 vowel, so think abbreviations or consonant clusters.

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What is the answer to the “"I'm ___ in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby comin' home from the bar"” clue?+

The answer is DRUNK (5 letters), from the USA Today Crossword of August 20, 2026.

Where has this clue appeared?+

We have seen it 1 time in the USA Today Crossword.

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