Daily Beast Crossword October 5 2026 Answers (10/5/26)

Our Daily Beast Crossword October 5, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

Daily Beast Crossword October 5, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Beast Crossword on 10/5/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	"National Lampoon's Animal ___" (1975 comedy featuring Karen Allen, who turns 75 today)
6A	"Don't touch that ___!" (classic TV announcer's phrase)
10A	"___ Is Born"
11A	Vegas hotel/casino
12A	"Raiders of ___" (1981 classic co-starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen)
14A	Backtalk
15A	Pumpkin Spice ___ (drink of the season)
16A	Tempe sch.
18A	Goddess of the dawn
19A	Retired NBA star ___ Gasol
22A	Org. in many Cold War movies
24A	Think piece
26A	About when people will show up, briefly
30A	With 35-Across: 2000 disaster drama co-starring 1-Across
32A	All, in Argentina
33A	Someone who just got a job
34A	"___ by the Sea" (2016 dramedy co-starring 1-Across)
35A	See 30-Across
1D	Men Without ___ ("The Safety Dance" one-hit wonders of 1982)
2D	Govt. arm concerned with workplace accidents
3D	Tribe for whom a U.S. state is named
4D	Celia Cruz's music
5D	Suffix with ranch or Canyon
6D	Ke Huy Quan's role in "The Goonies"
7D	Steaming mad
8D	___-sea missiles
9D	Michigan and Ontario, for two
13D	Slow mover on the ground
17D	Ione of 2025's "Anaconda"
19D	Tom who sang "Don't Do Me Like That"
20D	"There was an old woman who lived in ___"
21D	"I should've ___ different word"
23D	Seem appropriate for
25D	On ___ with (equal to)
27D	Mr. T's last name (hint: it really does start with 'T')
28D	Computer brand
29D	Long part of a larkspur
31D	Non-lefties at the plate (abbr.)