Big heads

The answer to “Big heads” in the USA Today Quick Cross crossword is EGOS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today Quick Cross crossword on August 22, 2026 at 4-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Big heads” answer

EGOS (4 letters)

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What does EGOS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EGOS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Big heads” appeared?

USA Today Quick Cross reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• August 22, 2026 (most recent) → EGOS
• August 10, 2026 → EGOS

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