Convention that might make a movie predictable

The answer to “Convention that might make a movie predictable” in the USA Today crossword is TROPE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 12, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 39-Down. 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.

“Convention that might make a movie predictable” answer

TROPE (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TROPE.

What does TROPE mean?

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

When else has “Convention that might make a movie predictable” appeared?

USA Today 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.

October 12, 2026 (most recent) → TROPE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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