USA Today Crossword May 9 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on May 9 2026.

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Clues Across (39 total)

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"That's a ___ in the right direction"
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Long story
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Insulting remark
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"I love you," in Spanish
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Taproom beverages
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Mesmerized
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Crooked
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Mumford & ___ (folk rock band)
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Samoa's capital
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"It's gonna be okay"
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Apt rhyme for "clock"
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"Despicable Me" villain
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Aliens, for short
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Caustic soapmaking ingredient
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Breakout religious groups
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Part of a pet that is "booped"
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Obamacare, for short
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Part of a song that might have a fade-out
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Squabble
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"Am I making sense?"
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Accompanied to the penthouse
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"Ay, ___ mio!"
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"Baywatch" actor Efron
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Spicy stew used as a hot dog topping
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Student receiving one-on-one instruction
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"Eureka!"
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Birds similar to ostriches
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___stick pan
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Obtains
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Fish that may have serrated tails
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Forearm bone
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Main character in "Rocket Power"
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"Kids these days"
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Very much
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Peruse a scientific paper, say
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Unsettling
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Amaze
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Makes a mistake
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Vehicles for going down sand dunes
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Clues Down (35 total)

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Casual meeting
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___ it or leave it
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Come up
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Pair of equally successful partners
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Bachelorette party accessory
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___ vera gel
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Sci-fi or romantasy
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Opposites of liabilities
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"Dang it!"
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"That's my bad"
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Ahi mixed with sriracha mayo
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Vampire slayer's weapon
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Tit for ___
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Skirts for ballet dancers
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Ephemeral social media updates
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"Is that for real?!"
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Abbr. in an office address
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Top medal in los Juegos Olimpicos
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Podcast interruptions
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Music festival in the California desert
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Color of envelopes gifted on Chinese New Year
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Leave out
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". . . you get the picture"
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"Yes, Madame"
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Like a 19-year-old college graduate
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"That workout really did a number on me!"
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Tooth's outermost layer
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___ fresca (taqueria beverage)
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Instrument in Hindustani classical music
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Make pleasantly full
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Gives a nonverbal assent
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Days of ___
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Lost traction
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___ Moines, Iowa
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