Daily Pop Crossword October 9 2026 Answers (10/9/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword October 9, 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 9, 2026 Answers

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« October 8 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	"How Stella Got ___ Groove Back"
4A	___-tac-toe
7A	Entertains on the rooftop, say (2 wds.)
12A	"Boyz n the Hood" actor ___ Cube
13A	Memorable stretch of time
14A	Ouzo flavoring
15A	Disney film starring Lindsay Lohan as twin sisters separated at birth (3 wds.)
18A	Piece of furniture featured in the opening of "The Simpsons"
19A	Shrugworthy (Hyph.)
20A	Like one of the houses destroyed by the Big Bad Wolf
23A	Clueless beginner, in gaming slang
27A	Actress West of the silver screen
30A	"The Fresh Prince of Bel-___" (Will Smith sitcom of the 1990s)
31A	"Shrek" princess
32A	Disney/Pixar film starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt as elf brothers on a quest
34A	Disney/Pixar film starring Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel as royal sisters in Arendelle
35A	Overdoes the fandom, in slang
36A	KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I ___"
37A	Letter shaped like a winding road
38A	Faxer's button
39A	Swamp grasses
41A	"Are you for ___?"
43A	Rock band famous for face paint
47A	Disney film starring Daveigh Chase and Tia Carrere as sisters who accidentally adopt an alien (3 wds.)
52A	Start of a fitness motto (2 wds.)
53A	"Double Fantasy" singer Yoko
54A	Pool player's stick
55A	"Hanging" problems in the 2000 election
56A	Cut the lawn
57A	"___ Pinafore" (Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera)
1D	Chart toppers
2D	Voice-enabled Amazon gadget
3D	Australia's Great Barrier ___
4D	Japanese ceremonial drink
5D	Flawed, as a bargain-bin garment (Abbr.)
6D	"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" ape
7D	1980s band Men Without ___
8D	"Pain and Glory" Oscar nominee Banderas
9D	Title for Patrick Stewart
10D	Made in the ___ (letters on a clothing label)
11D	Word before "talk" or "rally"
16D	Faux ___ (social goof)
17D	"This instant!"
21D	Patches up, as a driveway
22D	Get ___ of (throw out)
24D	Move like the Blob
25D	Change for a five
26D	No longer permits
27D	"The Handmaid's Tale" actress Elisabeth
28D	Chip thrown into the pot
29D	Actor McGregor who portrayed young Obi-Wan Kenobi
31D	Flintstones Vitamins shape
33D	Operating system for Galaxy smartphones
34D	Greens ___ (cost of a golf round)
36D	Hardly ever
39D	Competed in a marathon, say
40D	Go down snowy slopes
42D	"I'm strong to the finich / 'Cause I ___ me spinach" (lyrics from the "Popeye" theme song)
44D	Calamine lotion target
45D	Bathtub buildup
46D	"___ So Unusual" (Cyndi Lauper's debut album)
47D	Captain Jean-___ Picard of the USS Enterprise
48D	"Kinda"
49D	___ & Perrins steak sauce
50D	___-cone (shaved ice treat)
51D	Help for a stranded auto

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