Daily Pop Crossword October 22 2026 Answers (10/22/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword October 22, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily POP Crosswords is a daily puzzle game that challenges players to fill in the blanks of a crossword puzzle with words and phrases related to pop culture. Players can test their knowledge of current events, movies, music, and more while enjoying a classic word game format. The game is available online and can be played anytime, anywhere, making it an accessible and convenient form of entertainment for crossword enthusiasts of all ages.

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Daily Pop Crossword October 22, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Pop Crossword on 10/22/26, 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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« October 21 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Marching band brass instrument
5A	Craig T. Nelson sitcom that ran from 1989 to 1997
10A	Strong ___ ox (2 wds.)
11A	Sarcastic laugh (2 wds.)
13A	Former Scott Wolf/Neve Campbell teen drama that debuted in 1994 (3 wds.)
15A	"Horton Hatches the ___" (Dr. Seuss book)
16A	Remarks heard around cute babies
17A	Badminton court dividers
19A	Greet warmly (2 wds.)
21A	"___ Room" (2002 Jodie Foster film)
22A	Slalom competitor
25A	Singer Rita with the 2023 album "You & I"
26A	Former Tia Mowry/Tamera Mowry sitcom that debuted in 1994 (2 wds.)
30A	"I wonder ... "
31A	Use at mealtime, as dishes (2 wds.)
32A	"No more for me, thanks" (2 wds.)
34A	Jungle sounds
38A	Sailboat pole
39A	Snowball II of "The Simpsons," for one
41A	Actor Wheaton of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
42A	Former Adam Arkin/Mandy Patinkin medical drama that debuted in 1994 (2 wds.)
45A	Professor's security
46A	Barely managed, with "out"
47A	Timetables, for short
48A	Department store department
1D	VCR inserts
2D	Data charges on a cellphone bill
3D	Intrude rudely, with "in"
4D	"The ___ Bully" (animated film featuring heroic insects)
5D	Chuck wagon grub
6D	Big galoots
7D	Sound from the pound
8D	"The ___ Syndrome" (1979 thriller set in a nuclear power plant)
9D	One without (Hyph.)
12D	Call it a career
14D	New York baseball team with 27 World Series championships
18D	Sign of a past injury
20D	Suffix with "novel" or "column"
21D	Before (2 wds.)
23D	"This American Life" creator Glass
24D	Ballpark figure (Abbr.)
26D	Wooden wedge
27D	Make an impression on
28D	Big hits on stage or screen
29D	___-Caps (chocolate candy)
33D	Perform miserably
35D	Blinked the sleep from one's eyes
36D	Go from green to red, perhaps
37D	Iditarod vehicles
39D	One of 52 in a standard deck
40D	"Rock of ___" (classic Def Leppard song)
43D	Pool stick
44D	Tucked-in part of a dress shirt

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