Crossword Answers for October 5, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Monday, October 5, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

39 Across · 39 Down


Across
1A Write on stone, Crossword Clue
ETCH
5A Request at the bottom of an Crossword Clue
RSVP
9A Follower of Jah, Crossword Clue
RASTA
14A “Me neither” Crossword Clue
NORI
15A Great Plains Crossword Clue
OTOE
16A Set of moral Crossword Clue
ETHIC
17A Famous ___ Crossword Clue
AMOS
18A Downfall in Crossword Clue
TILT
19A Course for future therapists, for Crossword Clue
PSYCH
20A Spot to work out knotted Crossword Clue
MASSAGETABLE
23A U.F.O. occupants, in Crossword Clue
ETS
24A Y Crossword Clue
TUG
25A Reach quickly, as a Crossword Clue
LEAPTO
29A Internet meme Crossword Clue
LOLCAT
31A “___ your mouth!” Crossword Clue
SHUT
33A Stadium Crossword Clue
RAH
34A Holiday at the end of Ramadan, Crossword Clue
EID
35A Memphis barbecue Crossword Clue
SPARERIBS
37A Military rank above cpl. Crossword Clue
SGT
38A Tusked Crossword Clue
BOARS
39A Squiggle Crossword Clue
ESS
40A Key to Aladdin’s Crossword Clue
MAGICLAMP
42A ___ Paulo, Crossword Clue
SAO
43A Before, Crossword Clue
ERE
44A Acorn Crossword Clue
OAKS
45A Dress seen at Crossword Clue
DIRNDL
48A Black ___ (some spiders) Crossword Clue
WIDOWS
50A Mental Crossword Clue
FOG
51A Drag performer’s Crossword Clue
BOA
52A “Ah, that’s where things get difficult” ? or what can be said about 20-, 35- and 40-Across? Crossword Clue
THERESTHERUB
56A Singer Crossword Clue
ANITA
59A When Fantine sings “I Dreamed a Dream” in “Les Misérables” Crossword Clue
ACTI
60A Block toy with its own chain of theme Crossword Clue
LEGO
61A Bathroom door Crossword Clue
WOMEN
62A Occasion for a teen to rent a Crossword Clue
PROM
63A Spot for a wolf Crossword Clue
LAIR
64A Weapon in a Crossword Clue
SWORD
65A Manager of an apt. bldg. Crossword Clue
SUPE
66A Squeaks (by) Crossword Clue
EKES
Down
1D Tooth Crossword Clue
ENAMEL
2D Fruit, botanically, that’s treated as a Crossword Clue
TOMATO
3D One way to sit while Crossword Clue
CROSSLEGGED
4D Snake’s Crossword Clue
HISS
5D Cheap Crossword Clue
ROTGUT
6D ___ Larsson, author of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” Crossword Clue
STIEG
7D Bygone electric Crossword Clue
VOLT
8D Org. that advocates for “cruelty-free” Crossword Clue
PETA
9D Filled to the Crossword Clue
REPLETE
10D Completely Crossword Clue
ATSEA
11D Not likely to make the first move, Crossword Clue
SHY
12D Unconscious Crossword Clue
TIC
13D German Crossword Clue
ACH
21D S Crossword Clue
ATAD
22D Things you might see when you’re not wearing Crossword Clue
BLURS
26D Escape from Crossword Clue
PRISONBREAK
27D Clickables at the top of a computer Crossword Clue
TABS
28D Exclamations of Crossword Clue
OHS
30D Commercial lead-in to Crossword Clue
CITI
31D Inundates with junk Crossword Clue
SPAMS
32D Musical instrument in the Guinness Crossword Clue
HARP
35D Luxuriate in a Crossword Clue
SOAK
36D “___ Window” Crossword Clue
REAR
37D South Asian Crossword Clue
SARI
38D N Crossword Clue
BLASE
40D Kitten’s Crossword Clue
MEW
41D Ranch Crossword Clue
COWHAND
42D [Oh, well] Crossword Clue
SIGH
45D Serve a jail Crossword Clue
DOTIME
46D Dance craze of the 2010 Crossword Clue
DOUGIE
47D Hercules had 12 of Crossword Clue
LABORS
49D Playful aquatic Crossword Clue
OTTER
50D Camera lens Crossword Clue
FSTOP
53D Emulates Big Boi and Lil’ Crossword Clue
RAPS
54D Light Crossword Clue
ECRU
55D Woods of “Legally Blonde” Crossword Clue
ELLE
56D Reactions to something Crossword Clue
AWS
57D “Immediately!” Crossword Clue
NOW
58D “If you ask me ?,” to a Crossword Clue
IMO

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October 5, 2026

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