USA Today Crossword May 19 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on May 19 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Tapped lightly
The answer is: patted
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Absolutely hate
The answer is: loathe
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Time on Earth when things were chill?
The answer is: iceage
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Struggling to stay still
The answer is: fidgety
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Unusual "1812 Overture" instrument
The answer is: cannon
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A-ha song with an E5 in the chorus
The answer is: takeonme
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(17)
Highest face card
The answer is: king
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Fred the ___ ("Taskmaster" recurring character)
The answer is: swede
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Ancient
The answer is: old
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North Pole worker
The answer is: elf
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(23)
0.05 + 0.95
The answer is: one
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Make a mistake
The answer is: err
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"This isn't a joke!"
The answer is: imserious
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(29)
Travel documents
The answer is: visas
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UNO sequel where you can play two cards at once
The answer is: dos
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(33)
"It's so ___" (counterpart to "We're so back")
The answer is: over
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Browser with a compass logo
The answer is: safari
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Nights before big events
The answer is: eves
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(37)
Skilled
The answer is: adept
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(39)
Corporate leader, for short
The answer is: exec
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(40)
Get more intense
The answer is: deepen
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(42)
Old-timey "you"
The answer is: thee
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Acorn producer
The answer is: oak
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The sun, for one
The answer is: star
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Shirts that may have been modified with scissors
The answer is: croptops
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Roth ___
The answer is: ira
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Granola grain
The answer is: oat
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Spa sound
The answer is: ahh
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(51)
Stuff in galleries
The answer is: art
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(53)
Hot winter drink
The answer is: cocoa
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Anxiety about exclusion (Abbr.)
The answer is: fomo
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(58)
"This isn't a joke!"
The answer is: realtalk
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Bar exercise
The answer is: chinup
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Lists of performers in shows
The answer is: lineups
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(64)
"This isn't a joke!"
The answer is: honest
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(65)
Not over Zoom
The answer is: onsite
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"Big yikes"
The answer is: yeesh
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
Overcome analysis paralysis
The answer is: pick
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(2)
Purple berry
The answer is: acai
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NFL team with a raccoon mascot
The answer is: tennesseetitans
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Knot
The answer is: tangle
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Sense of self
The answer is: ego
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Lairs for bears
The answer is: dens
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Filler word that might be used, ___, a lot
The answer is: like
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Poem of praise
The answer is: ode
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A long time ___
The answer is: ago
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Jazz ensemble instruments
The answer is: tenorsaxophones
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Web designer's language
The answer is: html
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(12)
Looked at
The answer is: eyed
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Gets quieter, like a song
The answer is: fades
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Path for a professor
The answer is: tenuretrack
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(19)
Courted
The answer is: wooed
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To and ___
The answer is: fro
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(24)
"Hadestown" performer Noblezada
The answer is: eva
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Widespread
The answer is: rife
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Named, for short
The answer is: ided
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(27)
Takes a turn, perhaps?
The answer is: moves
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"The One and Only ___" (Katherine Applegate book)
The answer is: ivan
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(30)
Geometry calculations
The answer is: areas
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"Hell yeah!"
The answer is: sick
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(34)
Tutorial part
The answer is: step
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(36)
Practice-fight
The answer is: spar
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(38)
Snapshot
The answer is: photo
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Historic time period
The answer is: era
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GPS stat
The answer is: eta
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(46)
Puts in the fridge, say
The answer is: cools
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(47)
"Ugh, you win"
The answer is: ohfine
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(51)
Singer Guthrie
The answer is: arlo
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(52)
Horse strap
The answer is: rein
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(53)
Fit for a queen?
The answer is: cape
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(54)
Like muscles after a tough workout
The answer is: achy
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(56)
Cry to a sled dog team
The answer is: mush
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Decide
The answer is: opt
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(59)
___ Day (celebration of the aloha spirit)
The answer is: lei
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"Tsk" relative
The answer is: tut
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(62)
Gardening tool used in Stardew Valley to dig up artifact spots
The answer is: hoe
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