USA Today Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 17, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Tater
- 5Charitable donations
- 9Character deficit
- 13Window shopping purchase?
- 14Line of apparel?
- 15"The Diary of Elon Lust" artist Trouw
- 16___ mater
- 17___ dumpling (dim sum dish)
- 18Use the tub
- 19Growing suspicions, say?
- 22Detroit-founded record label
- 23"___ about time!"
- 24"See, I did it!"
- 28"Sweet Caroline" singer Diamond
- 30"Enjoy yourselves!"
- 32State sch. in Athens
- 35Continent with the most languages
- 37Small landmass surrounded by water
- 38Google devices that control heating and cooling
- 42Informal greeting
- 43Home to Kahului Airport
- 44Playfully shy
- 45"Now, what's cooler than being cool? (___!)" (OutKast lyric)
- 49"___girl!" ("Nicely done!")
- 51Leaves home, perhaps?
- 53Page layout
- 57They funnel traffic onto highways
- 59Funk
- 63Spanish for "but"
- 64Run ___
- 65"Save Me" singer Mann
- 66Verve
- 67Many a lighthouse location
- 68Bothersome
- 69Breather
- 70Founded (Abbr.)
Down
- 1Muscle twitch
- 2Not neo-
- 3Like needs that aren't satisfied
- 4"Exactly right!"
- 5Flabbergast
- 6Table extension
- 7___ Gras
- 8Like an ideal bocce court
- 9Like Florida, among the U.S. states
- 10On fire
- 11Volcanic residue
- 12Minuscule
- 15Subside
- 20___pants
- 21Four-time winner of the Women's World Cup
- 25Insurance company with an animal mascot
- 26Because of
- 27Not sitting well?
- 29"I definitely read our book club book," perhaps
- 31Guest room occupant
- 32This is so not cool!
- 33Insurance company with an animal mascot
- 34So far
- 36Upper limb
- 39One might be in a soft or hard shell
- 40Barnyard bleat
- 41In the lead
- 46Pitchy, perhaps
- 47Letters next to cellphone bars
- 48Like Cookie Monster's voice, compared to Elmo's
- 50Identity represented by a sunset-colored flag
- 52"Rumour Has It" singer
- 54Some parents, informally
- 55Bring home a furry friend
- 56Expressed displeasure
- 58Taylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"
- 59It runs in tapping season
- 60Result that may lead to penalty kicks
- 61Chats, but not IRL
- 62Pickleball divider
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 36 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 38-across.
- Constructed by Michael Berg.
All 76 answers
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- 1ATaterSPUD
- 5ACharitable donationsALMS
- 9ACharacter deficitFLAW
- 13AWindow shopping purchase?PANE
- 14ALine of apparel?SEAM
- 15A"The Diary of Elon Lust" artist TrouwELISE
- 16A___ materALMA
- 17A___ dumpling (dim sum dish)TARO
- 18AUse the tubBATHE
- 19AGrowing suspicions, say?SEEDSOFDOUBT
- 22ADetroit-founded record labelMOTOWN
- 23A"___ about time!"ITS
- 24A"See, I did it!"TADA
- 28A"Sweet Caroline" singer DiamondNEIL
- 30A"Enjoy yourselves!"HAVEFUN
- 32AState sch. in AthensUGA
- 35AContinent with the most languagesASIA
- 37ASmall landmass surrounded by waterISLET
- 38AGoogle devices that control heating and coolingNESTTHERMOSTATS
- 42AInformal greetingHIYA
- 43AHome to Kahului AirportMAUI
- 44APlayfully shyCOY
- 45A"Now, what's cooler than being cool? (___!)" (OutKast lyric)ICECOLD
- 49A"___girl!" ("Nicely done!")ATTA
- 51ALeaves home, perhaps?POTOFTEA
- 53APage layoutFORMAT
- 57AThey funnel traffic onto highwaysFEEDERROADS
- 59AFunkSTINK
- 63ASpanish for "but"PERO
- 64ARun ___AMOK
- 65A"Save Me" singer MannAIMEE
- 66AVerveELAN
- 67AMany a lighthouse locationCAPE
- 68ABothersomePESTY
- 69ABreatherREST
- 70AFounded (Abbr.)ESTD
- 1DMuscle twitchSPASM
- 2DNot neo-PALEO
- 3DLike needs that aren't satisfiedUNMET
- 4D"Exactly right!"DEADON
- 5DFlabbergastASTONISH
- 6DTable extensionLEAF
- 7D___ GrasMARDI
- 8DLike an ideal bocce courtSMOOTH
- 9DLike Florida, among the U.S. statesFLATTEST
- 10DOn fireLIT
- 11DVolcanic residueASH
- 12DMinusculeWEE
- 15DSubsideEBB
- 20D___pantsSWEAT
- 21DFour-time winner of the Women's World CupUSA
- 25DInsurance company with an animal mascotAFLAC
- 26DBecause ofDUETO
- 27DNot sitting well?ANTSY
- 29D"I definitely read our book club book," perhapsLIE
- 31DGuest room occupantVISITOR
- 32DThis is so not cool!UNHIP
- 33DInsurance company with an animal mascotGEICO
- 34DSo farASYET
- 36DUpper limbARM
- 39DOne might be in a soft or hard shellTACO
- 40DBarnyard bleatMAA
- 41DIn the leadOUTFRONT
- 46DPitchy, perhapsOFFKEY
- 47DLetters next to cellphone barsLTE
- 48DLike Cookie Monster's voice, compared to Elmo'sDEEPER
- 50DIdentity represented by a sunset-colored flagAROACE
- 52D"Rumour Has It" singerADELE
- 54DSome parents, informallyMAMAS
- 55DBring home a furry friendADOPT
- 56DExpressed displeasureTSKED
- 58DTaylor Swift's "The ___ Tour"ERAS
- 59DIt runs in tapping seasonSAP
- 60DResult that may lead to penalty kicksTIE
- 61DChats, but not IRLIMS
- 62DPickleball dividerNET
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