USA Today Crossword May 3 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on May 3 2026.

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Clues Across (35 total)

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Thick carpet type
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Spanish for "this"
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Like water with low mineral concentration
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Leafy green used to make chips
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Actor Rickman
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Mythical monster with multiple heads
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Matzah, e.g.
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Bathroom, in England
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Spelling or quilting event
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Swarming insects
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Water bottle size
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Get into groups of two
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Throw on the floor?
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Protein synthesis molecule
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Vegetables sometimes topped with marshmallows
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Soy-based soup base
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By way of
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"Is this real life?!"
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Texting format
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"That's how the cookie crumbles"
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Time in a recording booth, informally
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List-ending abbr.
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"Beef" star Wong
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Football play that gives a quarterback multiple choices
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Bumbling
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Like legal work done at no cost
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___ by (barely manage)
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One of a trio for Newton
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Creole dish simmered with the "holy trinity"
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Break up
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Natural hairstyle
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"___girl!" ("Kudos!")
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Put on sosh meed
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Misplaced
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Home office furniture
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Clues Down (41 total)

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Talking ___ (character on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction)
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Capital of Vietnam
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Divvy up
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"By golly!"
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Edge of a roof
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Take a nap
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Color similar to beige
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Short jokes
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Cloyingly sweet
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Tributes in verse
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Greek life group, for short
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Smidgens
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Sch. such as Spelman
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Like transitions without segues
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Nickelodeon explorer
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Greek god with arrows
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Style of the Chrysler Building
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Yap
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Hebrew for "spring"
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Prefix for "fridge" or "van"
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Wise one
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Fail to attend
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"Let's chat on WhatsApp!"
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___ out (deduce)
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Sofa type with multiple configurations
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62-Down stat
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On the same side
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Primary
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Bilbo Baggins, e.g.
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Sicilian volcano
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Writer such as Mary Oliver
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Draws closer to
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The best of the best
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Formal agreements
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Small adjustment
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Get ready to cook
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City near Lake Tahoe
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Ironic things to be even
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Tie the ___ (get hitched)
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Bay Area hub (Abbr.)
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"Totally tubular!"
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