Our USA Today Crossword Hints for October 21, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword Hints, October 21, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the USA Today Crossword on 10/21/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

• 1A. Black Lives ___
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• 7A. Items passed in relay races
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• 13A. Country south of Colombia
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• 15A. Country north of Bulgaria
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• 16A. Pick the wrong moment for
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• 17A. "That's what I'm saying!"
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• 18A. Op-___ (opinion pieces)
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• 19A. US Open footwear
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• 21A. Window ledges
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• 23A. Forks' prongs
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• 24A. Corporate big cheese
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• 25A. Carne ___
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• 26A. 'I'm good'
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• 30A. Part of a dandelion
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• 32A. Component of gasohol
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• 34A. Term for an unimpressive stat line in basketball, popularized by Charles Barkley
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• 37A. ___ Day (tree-planting holiday)
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• 40A. Body part with a drum
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• 41A. ___ up (made mad)
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• 42A. Meshes well
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• 43A. Perched
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• 44A. Elementary schooler's break
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• 45A. "___ big fan"
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• 46A. Part of a zebra's coat
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• 48A. Black Power saluter at the 1968 Olympics, along with John Carlos
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• 51A. "Hush now"
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• 54A. Fly like a pilot
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• 55A. What salary transparency helps to ensure
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• 57A. Word after "legal" or "chicken"
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• 58A. Encircle
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• 59A. Outer boundaries
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• 60A. Express support for
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• 1D. Sending each other ___ (modern love language)
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• 2D. Like vinegar and lemon juice
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• 3D. Fights
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• 4D. Bit of ink on a forearm, for example
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• 5D. Makes revisions to
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• 6D. Capital city near Bracciano
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• 7D. Fancy enclosed areas in the stands
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• 8D. Accumulate
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• 9D. RPM gauge, for short
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• 10D. 'Hold ___ your butts'
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• 11D. Longest African river
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• 12D. Verbalizes
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• 14D. Uses temporarily for a fee
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• 15D. Comet, Cupid or Rudolph, for example
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• 20D. Movie star Long
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• 22D. Games with jackpots
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• 25D. Friend in French
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• 26D. Out-of-control feeling
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• 27D. "I've looked at this from every ___"
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• 28D. Undersides of feet
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• 29D. Luges, etc.
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• 31D. "___ on the side of caution"
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• 33D. Add to the payroll
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• 35D. Seckel fruits
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• 36D. Major California newspaper
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• 37D. Cause to feel perturbed
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• 38D. Took out
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• 39D. Pinning the responsibility on
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• 43D. Guide a vehicle
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• 44D. Point of no ___
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• 46D. Locations
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• 47D. Homophone of "peek"
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• 49D. Fashioned
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• 50D. Far from a walk in the park
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• 51D. San Antonio hooper
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• 52D. Movie composer Zimmer
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• 53D. Jekyll's other side
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• 56D. Bathroom, in Britain
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