USA Today Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 18, 2026
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Across
- 1"So?"
- 4Baby buggy?
- 9"___ Gotta Have It"
- 13TV explorer
- 15Pandemonium
- 16Layer of paint
- 17"The Woman King" and "How to Get Away With Murder" star considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time
- 19___-bitty
- 20Changes the subject, perhaps?
- 21Passover ritual
- 23I've got your number! (Abbr.)
- 24Renovates
- 26Soy sauce alternative
- 28Some undergrad degrees
- 29Neon garments for crossing guards
- 33Rolled corn chip brand
- 34Had a big fight
- 36___-cute (rom-com trope)
- 37California Eagle owner-editor who foiled a KKK plot and ran for U.S. vice president
- 40Very damp crawl space?
- 41Dangers
- 42Dogs and cats, but not puppies and kittens
- 45Like stags and roosters
- 46Many a wall flower?
- 49Parts of courses
- 51Stew made with dal and tamarind
- 53"Firstly . . ."
- 54Floor plan sections
- 57Like the joke "What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta!"
- 58Face coverings
- 60"All About Love" and "The Will To Change" author who paved the way for intersectional feminism
- 62Friend, in Spanish
- 63Radiate
- 64"The Price of ___"
- 65Matching groups
- 66Skip it!
- 67___ Moines, IA
Down
- 1Part of speech of "truly"
- 2"I don't know!"
- 3"Star Wars" robots
- 4TV type
- 5Exfoliant ingredients, for short
- 6Party with kandi bracelets
- 7Null and ___
- 8That's useful!
- 9The S in STEM (Abbr.)
- 10Some unpopular opinions
- 11Filling stations?
- 12One might be paid to change the locks?
- 14Palo ___, CA
- 18Letter sign-off
- 22Pet rodent
- 25Peddle
- 27Some parents
- 30Pig food
- 31Sacred clan symbol
- 32Kama ___
- 34Takes a tumble
- 35Word yelled before a coin flip
- 37Spy's moniker
- 38Take care of someone's place
- 39It lightens things up
- 40Grapefruit cocktails
- 43Trunk
- 44Word before "Caps" and "Balls"
- 46In another country
- 47Irritate
- 48Lovers' meetups
- 50Not drunk
- 52Sounds from stock characters?
- 55Officewide email
- 56Piece of paper for parental permission
- 59Metric units of weight (Abbr.)
- 614G ___
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 37 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 37-across.
- Constructed by Jasmeet Arora %26 Erik Agard.
All 74 answers
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- 1A"So?"AND
- 4ABaby buggy?LARVA
- 9A"___ Gotta Have It"SHES
- 13ATV explorerDORA
- 15APandemoniumCHAOS
- 16ALayer of paintCOAT
- 17A"The Woman King" and "How to Get Away With Murder" star considered to be one of the greatest actors of all timeVIOLADAVIS
- 19A___-bittyITTY
- 20AChanges the subject, perhaps?EDITS
- 21APassover ritualSEDER
- 23AI've got your number! (Abbr.)TEL
- 24ARenovatesREDOES
- 26ASoy sauce alternativeTAMARI
- 28ASome undergrad degreesBAS
- 29ANeon garments for crossing guardsVESTS
- 33ARolled corn chip brandTAKIS
- 34AHad a big fightFELLOUT
- 36A___-cute (rom-com trope)MEET
- 37ACalifornia Eagle owner-editor who foiled a KKK plot and ran for U.S. vice presidentCHARLOTTABASS
- 40AVery damp crawl space?POOL
- 41ADangersPERILS
- 42ADogs and cats, but not puppies and kittensADULTS
- 45ALike stags and roostersMALE
- 46AMany a wall flower?ART
- 49AParts of coursesLESSONS
- 51AStew made with dal and tamarindSAMBAR
- 53A"Firstly . . ."ONE
- 54AFloor plan sectionsROOMS
- 57ALike the joke "What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta!"CORNY
- 58AFace coveringsMASKS
- 60A"All About Love" and "The Will To Change" author who paved the way for intersectional feminismBELLHOOKS
- 62AFriend, in SpanishAMIGO
- 63ARadiateEMIT
- 64A"The Price of ___"SALT
- 65AMatching groupsSETS
- 66ASkip it!ROPE
- 67A___ Moines, IADES
- 1DPart of speech of "truly"ADVERB
- 2D"I don't know!"NOIDEA
- 3D"Star Wars" robotsDROIDS
- 4DTV typeLCD
- 5DExfoliant ingredients, for shortAHAS
- 6DParty with kandi braceletsRAVE
- 7DNull and ___VOID
- 8DThat's useful!ASSET
- 9DThe S in STEM (Abbr.)SCI
- 10DSome unpopular opinionsHOTTAKES
- 11DFilling stations?EATERIES
- 12DOne might be paid to change the locks?STYLIST
- 14DPalo ___, CAALTO
- 18DLetter sign-offASEVER
- 22DPet rodentRAT
- 25DPeddleSELL
- 27DSome parentsMAMAS
- 30DPig foodSLOP
- 31DSacred clan symbolTOTEM
- 32DKama ___SUTRA
- 34DTakes a tumbleFALLS
- 35DWord yelled before a coin flipTAILS
- 37DSpy's monikerCODENAME
- 38DTake care of someone's placeHOUSESIT
- 39DIt lightens things upBLEACH
- 40DGrapefruit cocktailsPALOMAS
- 43DTrunkTORSO
- 44DWord before "Caps" and "Balls"SNO
- 46DIn another countryABROAD
- 47DIrritateRANKLE
- 48DLovers' meetupsTRYSTS
- 50DNot drunkSOBER
- 52DSounds from stock characters?MOOS
- 55DOfficewide emailMEMO
- 56DPiece of paper for parental permissionSLIP
- 59DMetric units of weight (Abbr.)KGS
- 61D4G ___LTE
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