Apple+ Crossword October 2 2026 Answers (10/2/26)

We have all of the answers for the Apple+ Crossword on October 2, 2026. If you’ve gotten stuck on any of today’s crossword clues, you’ll be able to find the answer you need to help you finish the 10/2/26 grid.

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Apple+ Crossword October 2, 2026 Answers

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« October 1 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Former name of Maddow’s network
6A	Anti-narcotics organization
9A	Firecracker that’s a flop
12A	“Rumor has it …”
13A	Congressional chamber with 435 voting members
15A	“Groovy!”
16A	Silicon Valley advocacy groups on the Hill
18A	Pet that “makes biscuits” to signal security
19A	Opening at a casino
21A	Seek as a date for
22A	Night for setting out reindeer treats, for example
23A	“It’s a ___ to kill a mockingbird” (Harper Lee quote)
24A	“Gangnam Style” K-pop star
26A	By quitting time, in officespeak
27A	One of 100 held by Congressional reps with six-year terms
30A	Girls Like Girls star Molloy
31A	The Day After Tomorrow actress Ward
32A	Alpaca relative
34A	Where candidates meet to argue positions
38A	Capitol Hill cable channel
39A	Chinese dynasty known for its porcelain vases
41A	When rabbits become active
44A	Person who plays an official role for a government
48A	Clean Air Act org.
49A	___ constrictor
50A	Spherical object
51A	Prez on a fiver
52A	Online party request
54A	San ___, CA
55A	The Voice network
56A	Bit of performative campaigning, or a description of the answers to the bold clues (Continued at 61-Across)
59A	Spin doctor’s positioning
61A	See 56-Across
62A	Agitates
63A	Lip-balm brand
64A	Ocean distress call
65A	Winter vehicles that might be fashioned from lunchroom trays
1D	Chops finely
2D	Bundles of wheat
3D	Tidied
4D	Mammal that sleeps like a stalactite
5D	Statistical-data arrangements in a matrix format
6D	Musical number for two
7D	F1 neighbor
8D	Satisfied sigh
9D	Pairs that perform 6-Downs
10D	Hardware device that can be used as an alternative to a password
11D	Person who owes big-time
14D	Moisturizer brand
16D	Boatloads
17D	Star Wars puppet performed by Frank Oz
20D	Tell a whopper
24D	BFFs
25D	Number on the back of a baseball card
28D	Smart ___ (know-it-all)
29D	Kagan of the Supreme Court
30D	___: The Gathering (collectible-card game)
33D	Certain fiercely protective parents
35D	Lhasa ___ (long-haired dog breed)
36D	“Gotta dip!”
37D	Involve in a complicated situation
40D	Scarfed down
41D	“Whoa … you’re so profound”
42D	Approving click on Reddit
43D	“Thar be another ship!”
45D	Screwdriver or nutcracker
46D	Hospital triage sites
47D	Preschooler’s playtime
49D	App prototype
53D	Draws
54D	Overnight-oats containers
57D	“___ a trap!”
58D	John Ternus, at Apple
60D	Zero, in a FIFA match

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