"In this ___, I will . . ." Crossword Clue

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Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. make an effort or attempt
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
(noun)
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PORIFERAN (noun)
1. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
INFRUCTESCENCE (noun)
1. the fruiting stage of the inflorescence

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
EYASS

More USA Today Crossword (11/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. Tibetan monk

5. Ramble angrily

9. Fawn's dad

13. Apple computer

14. Vocal range below alto

15. Turnpike expense

16. Makeshift trick-or-treat bag

18. Golden rule preposition

19. Walkie-talkie transmission

20. "Of course, sweetheart!"

22. Cannabis compound sold in oil form

24. Holiday ___ Express

25. "Scandal" star Washington

26. Breaks down grammatically

28. Like many a dragon after battling a hero

31. Succulent with medicinal uses

32. Must

34. Like some takeout containers

39. Bench press muscles

40. "In that case . . ."

42. ___ Lauder

43. Phone again

45. Cuatro mas tres

48. Keto, e.g.

50. Stick in a pool hall

51. Pig Latin for "Scram!"

54. "Is this worth the risk to me?"

56. ___ facto

57. Request when playing phone tag

61. Opposite of follow

62. Spring zodiac sign

63. Perched on

64. Substance used in making pretzels

65. Midmonth day

66. "Wicked" actor Michelle

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Down

1. ChapStick site

2. French friend

3. Prone to fumbling

4. Legal rights org.

5. Intel-gathering mission

6. Santa ___ winds

7. Inclined to snoop

8. Symbol on the Lebanese flag

9. Need-based tuition help, perhaps

10. Printer product

11. Place to exchange vows

12. Word sung twice before "hallelujah" in the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

14. They might be fraternal

17. "Garfield" dog

21. Blue ___ (good picnic forecast)

22. Audit pro

23. Healing lotion

27. Message-protecting cipher, perhaps

28. Sculpted

29. Loos

30. Wide st.

33. Oversee a ceremony

35. Choir platform

36. Indigenous Peoples Day month, for short

37. Teeny-tiny

38. Name hidden in "fake sausage"

41. Stadium cheer

43. Units of copy paper

44. French for "to be"

45. Travel on a schooner

46. Urge

49. Sits at a traffic light

52. Superfruit in a smoothie

53. "My milkshake brings all the boys to the ___" (Kelis lyric)

55. Target of a 2026 GameStop takeover bid

58. Be untruthful

59. Dove's sound

60. Metric speed measure (Abbr.)

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