Today's USA Today Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The USA Today

(May 3, 2026)

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• 1. Thick carpet type - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Spanish for "this" - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Like water with low mineral concentration - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Leafy green used to make chips - Crossword Clue
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• 14. Actor Rickman - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Mythical monster with multiple heads - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Matzah, e.g. - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Bathroom, in England - Crossword Clue
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• 20. Spelling or quilting event - Crossword Clue
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• 21. Swarming insects - Crossword Clue
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• 22. Water bottle size - Crossword Clue
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• 24. Get into groups of two - Crossword Clue
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• 26. Throw on the floor? - Crossword Clue
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• 28. Protein synthesis molecule - Crossword Clue
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• 29. Vegetables sometimes topped with marshmallows - Crossword Clue
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• 33. Soy-based soup base - Crossword Clue
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• 37. By way of - Crossword Clue
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• 38. "Is this real life?!" - Crossword Clue
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• 42. Texting format - Crossword Clue
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• 43. "That's how the cookie crumbles" - Crossword Clue
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• 44. Time in a recording booth, informally - Crossword Clue
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• 46. List-ending abbr. - Crossword Clue
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• 47. "Beef" star Wong - Crossword Clue
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• 48. Football play that gives a quarterback multiple choices - Crossword Clue
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• 51. Bumbling - Crossword Clue
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• 55. Like legal work done at no cost - Crossword Clue
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• 58. ___ by (barely manage) - Crossword Clue
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• 60. One of a trio for Newton - Crossword Clue
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• 61. Creole dish simmered with the "holy trinity" - Crossword Clue
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• 64. Break up - Crossword Clue
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• 65. Natural hairstyle - Crossword Clue
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• 66. "___girl!" ("Kudos!") - Crossword Clue
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• 67. Put on sosh meed - Crossword Clue
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• 68. Misplaced - Crossword Clue
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• 69. Home office furniture - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. Talking ___ (character on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction) - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Capital of Vietnam - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Divvy up - Crossword Clue
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• 4. "By golly!" - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Edge of a roof - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Take a nap - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Color similar to beige - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Short jokes - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Cloyingly sweet - Crossword Clue
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• 10. Tributes in verse - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Greek life group, for short - Crossword Clue
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• 12. Smidgens - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Sch. such as Spelman - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Like transitions without segues - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Nickelodeon explorer - Crossword Clue
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• 23. Greek god with arrows - Crossword Clue
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• 25. Style of the Chrysler Building - Crossword Clue
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• 27. Yap - Crossword Clue
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• 30. Hebrew for "spring" - Crossword Clue
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• 31. Prefix for "fridge" or "van" - Crossword Clue
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• 32. Wise one - Crossword Clue
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• 33. Fail to attend - Crossword Clue
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• 34. "Let's chat on WhatsApp!" - Crossword Clue
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• 35. ___ out (deduce) - Crossword Clue
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• 36. Sofa type with multiple configurations - Crossword Clue
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• 39. 62-Down stat - Crossword Clue
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• 40. On the same side - Crossword Clue
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• 41. Primary - Crossword Clue
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• 45. Bilbo Baggins, e.g. - Crossword Clue
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• 46. Sicilian volcano - Crossword Clue
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• 49. Writer such as Mary Oliver - Crossword Clue
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• 50. Draws closer to - Crossword Clue
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• 52. The best of the best - Crossword Clue
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• 53. Formal agreements - Crossword Clue
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• 54. Small adjustment - Crossword Clue
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• 55. Get ready to cook - Crossword Clue
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• 56. City near Lake Tahoe - Crossword Clue
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• 57. Ironic things to be even - Crossword Clue
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• 59. Tie the ___ (get hitched) - Crossword Clue
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• 62. Bay Area hub (Abbr.) - Crossword Clue
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• 63. "Totally tubular!" - Crossword Clue
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