USA Today Crossword May 12 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on May 12 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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"Let's do it sooner rather than ___"
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Pre-bar exam
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Glitzy rock genre
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Make super-happy
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Bhindi fry veggie
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Pasta sauce brand
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Words to study, for short
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Action movie protagonist played by Reeves
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Send out
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"The best is ___ to come"
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No longer an option
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Flavor of bottle-shaped gummy candies
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Threw out
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With 50-Across, mnemonic for helping people remember which way to turn screws
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Transcript highlight
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Oolong, chai, etc.
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Dribble guard
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Reservation at a Korean-style karaoke bar
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Useful thing
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What's often lost over text message
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Genre with "drops" (Abbr.)
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Bummed out
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Cafe menu item
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Novelty ballpark snack served in headgear
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"Side to Side" singer Grande
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Ctrl + Z command
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See 26-Across
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"Funny!"
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Pool division
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Chooses
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Desert or rainforest
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Lousy smell
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One might get filed
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Word before "hand" or "management"
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Dampens
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Programming keyword, with "if"
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Bodybuilding goals
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Clues Down (41 total)

(1)
Tax
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(2)
Singer Blacc featured in "Wake Me Up"
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Diplomacy
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"i'll get there at . . ." letters
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Powers down and turns on again
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Meaning of "1%" on milk cartons
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Improv routine
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Iconic St. Louis structure
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"Got ya!"
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Like hair that's overdue for a wash
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Baby sheep
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Spry
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Silenced on Zoom, say
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Cool, in 1990s slang
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Many Bluey fans
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Buddy
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Seldom encountered
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Music player discontinued in 2022
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___ onto (grab hold of)
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"Guess who? Yours truly!"
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"Golly!"
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"___ Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell hit)
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"Still ___ You" (Paramore song)
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Insects that go "bzzz"
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Without any help
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Addition result
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Walking ___ (snack in a Fritos bag)
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Millennials, informally
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Red-and-black beetle
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Negativity sources
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Spat
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U-turn from SSW
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Green-light
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Duane ___ (drugstore chain)
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"Otherwise . . ."
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The Flame Queen, e.g.
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Milo's pug companion
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Arizona tribe
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"SO true!"
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This gal's
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Initials on a beer menu
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