USA Today Crossword April 16 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on April 16 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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Don't fall for it!
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"Love Letter From the Afterlife," e.g.
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"___ it out!" ("Tell me, already!")
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Prepared to play Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
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"The floor is ___"
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Fork prong
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Short shorts associated with a 1970s TV character
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"Dark Angel" star Jessica
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What holiday carolers spread
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Says "Cheese!"
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100%
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College heads
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Make a speech
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"___ that ring any bells?"
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Ren Faire instruments
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"Totally awesome!"
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Charred
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Roman robes
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Credits earned for doing nice things
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Title in a tea type
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Baskin-Robbins portions
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Prohibits
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In the style of
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Like watery coffee
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Seaweed in miso soup
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Grab quickly
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Messenger molecule
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Wolf cut or pixie cut
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Indigenous New Zealanders
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Wide st.
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Candy featured in a memorable "Seinfeld" episode
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"Barbie" character with a "Beach" variety
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Cherry discards
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___ Allan Poe
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W-7 org.
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Sound in a dark, eerie forest
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Takes five
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Clues Down (42 total)

(1)
Glum
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Spy org.
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"Capisce?"
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Go well together
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Like bits and pieces?
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Acorn-to-be
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Night before
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What every object has
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Part of a flight
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Certain support system?
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Still being debugged
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Like backcombed hair
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Like purple hair
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Civil rights activist Ruby
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Tiled artwork
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Super Bowl highlights, for some
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Singer-songwriter Lisa
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Hazelnut cocoa spread
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"Enough!"
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"No seats available" letters
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Barriers to teamwork
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Woolly mamas
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Double-helix molecule
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Winter coat?
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Birthplace of polo
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Jewelry items that might be covered by shoes
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Stretch of time
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Reggae relative
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"Busy" animal
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Sci-fi beings
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"Tiny Desk Concerts" network
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No more than
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Business casual color
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Bottom of a compass
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"Getaway ___" (Taylor Swift song)
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Cartoon lover of donuts
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Party music pros
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Pirates of the Caribbean, e.g.
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"The One" in "The Matrix"
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"As I see it . . .," in a text
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Bit of body art, for short
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Twelfth graders (Abbr.)
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