USA Today Crossword April 20 2026 Answers (4/20/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's USA Today Crossword puzzle for April 20 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our USA Today Crossword April 20, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword April 20, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 4/20/26, 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 "Woof"
4A Notice
8A Waterproof covers
13A It's never one, in golf
14A Maui greeting
15A Trumpet's sound
16A "Much ___ About Nothing"
17A "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" singer
19A Step after lather
21A Cravings
22A 5,280 feet
23A Schlep
24A ___ quo (current situation)
26A Loud, continued noise
27A Easy to understand
29A Words shouted by Elphaba as she rises into the air during "Defying Gravity"
31A Like the number 3, 5 or 7
34A Friend, in French
35A Genre of whispery videos (Abbr.)
37A "Do you take me for a dishonest person?"
42A Components of blue book exams
43A Small songbird
44A Free TV ad, for short
46A Groups of consecutive reps
47A Gloppy stuff
48A "I feel ___" ("You get me")
49A Guiding light
52A Cognac, e.g.
54A Diary
56A Many thawb wearers
57A Large coffee vessel
58A Ballad from the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night"
62A Nine-digit ID
63A Best-case
64A Undermine
65A Silly Putty or Lite-Brite
66A Jazz legend Rollins
67A Potato, informally
1D "You're tearing me ___, Lisa!"
2D AM/FM device
3D Business that's a cover for illegal activity
4D Foxlike
5D Pulled-back hairstyle
6D "Goodness me!"
7D Contaminate
8D Placeholder letters on a schedule
9D Grad
10D Whitewater portion of a river
11D Early tourney round
12D Very calm
14D Great tennis serve
18D Baton Rouge school, for short
20D "Gimme a ___!"
24D Rounds before finals
25D ___ Says (kids' game)
28D ___ Gaga
30D Make an effort
31D Has a balance
32D Amount of medicine
33D Clump in an unvacuumed room
35D Prefix with "dynamic"
36D Dude in a blended family
38D Tool used in some hair-removal procedures
39D Happy response to "How was the game?"
40D Business with no union membership requirement
41D Pre-owned
45D "___ questions?"
47D Word before "Gate" or "Globes"
48D Cavalry swords
50D "Hadestown" creator Mitchell
51D "I'm on it!"
53D Very positive review
54D Only
55D ". . . approximately"
56D Person fighting by your side
59D Actor McKellen
60D Campus email ending
61D Like hearts and diamonds

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