USA Today Crossword hints and answers for October 13, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Riffs like Kim Cattrall in a viral video (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSCATS→
6A
Roti flour (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
10A
Limbs used during lunges (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGS→
14A
One might be hard to break (5)
Starts with H, ends with THABIT→
15A
"No ___ done" (4)
Starts with H, ends with MHARM→
16A
Villainous (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
17A
Tony winner Renee ___ Goldsberry (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELISE→
18A
One of the Great Lakes (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
19A
Trifling (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
20A
Disneyland attraction whose theme song celebrates global togetherness (14)
Starts with I, ends with DITSASMALLWORLD→
23A
Pro who might clean their plate? (3)
Starts with U, ends with PUMP→
24A
Property claim (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLIEN→
25A
Ore deposit (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELODE→
28A
President on a $5 bill, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
31A
Awaiting a pitch (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATBAT→
34A
Bonobo, for one (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
35A
Show such as "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANIME→
37A
Stuffed-up-sounding (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNASAL→
39A
Her "Bridesmaids" character said "I fell off a cruise ship, but I'm back" (15)
Starts with M, ends with YMELISSAMCCARTHY→
42A
Parts of some hats (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBRIMS→
43A
Maple ___ (product associated with Vermont) (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSYRUP→
44A
Billion-year period (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
45A
Colorado ski resort (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
47A
Opposite of norte (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSUR→
48A
Dino with short arms (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTREX→
49A
"We are the ___ we've been waiting for" (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
51A
Yahtzee cube (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
53A
Service for sending letters (14)
Starts with F, ends with LFIRSTCLASSMAIL→
60A
Make tweaks to (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
61A
Detergent brand (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIDE→
62A
Questioned (5)
Starts with A, ends with DASKED→
64A
Purina ___ Prime Cuts (dry dog food brand) (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALPO→
65A
"You Shook Me All Night Long" band (4)
Starts with A, ends with CACDC→
66A
Honking birds (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGEESE→
68A
Take a break (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
69A
Delete (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
Down
1D
"___'s My Handsome" (76th Street song) (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
2D
West Coast state, for short (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICALI→
3D
Marginally (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
4D
___ paper (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETISSUE→
5D
Old Faithful output (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEAM→
6D
"Excuse me . . ." (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
7D
"Josie and the Pussycats" star Reid (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATARA→
8D
Warbly sound (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTRILL→
9D
Aviator Earhart (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAMELIA→
10D
Citrusy dessert square (8)
Starts with L, ends with RLEMONBAR→
11D
Happily ___ after (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
12D
"The ___ With the Dragon Tattoo" (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGIRL→
13D
Snow day slider (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
21D
Extends across (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPANS→
22D
Moist towelette brand (6)
Starts with W, ends with PWETNAP→
25D
Apt rhyme for "ram" (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLAMB→
26D
"Carmen," e.g. (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
27D
Places to get cold cuts (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDELIS→
29D
Partiality (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBIAS→
30D
"The Pitt" awards (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEMMYS→
32D
Daisy relative (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTER→
33D
Lake near Reno (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETAHOE→
35D
Thumbs-up (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASSENT→
36D
Color similar to beige (4)
Starts with E, ends with UECRU→
38D
Cat with tufted ears (4)
Starts with L, ends with XLYNX→
40D
___ syndrome (feeling like a fraud) (8)
Starts with I, ends with RIMPOSTOR→
41D
Poutine pieces (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCURDS→
46D
Hummingbird food (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNECTAR→
48D
Short movie trailer (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTEASER→
50D
Bad golf shot (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESLICE→
52D
Reputation (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAGE→
53D
Remarkable deed (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFEAT→
54D
Sitting around (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
55D
TV host Kelly (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIPA→
56D
States further (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
57D
Splinter group (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
58D
Swedish furniture chain (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
59D
A smaller amount (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
63D
Civil rights activist Ruby (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDEE→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for October 13, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Riffs like Kim Cattrall in a viral video (SCATS); Roti flour (ATTA); Limbs used during lunges (LEGS).
Who edits the USA Today Crossword?+
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