Drum in a rimshot

Latest answer — July 20, 2026

53 Down

It's a trap for a cheeky rhythm! 🥁

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Across

  1. 1"Cool!"
  2. 4Carne ___ (taco meat)
  3. 9"Rough" document
  4. 14Part of the psyche
  5. 15Introductory course?
  6. 16Cut off
  7. 17Actor who played Tony Soprano
  8. 20"Wya?" responses
  9. 21Sought permission
  10. 22Marathon or sprint
  11. 23Side for fish in England
  12. 25Money-back offers
  13. 27M&M; color replaced by blue
  14. 28Small haircuts
  15. 32"Not true!"
  16. 33Turtlelike resident of Mushroom Kingdom
  17. 34BLINK or ARMY member
  18. 35Actress who has been praised for embracing a makeup-free look
  19. 41Tied
  20. 42Aksumite Empire river
  21. 43___ talk
  22. 45L.A. football player
  23. 46What a bloodhound picks up
  24. 48Hoppy drink
  25. 49Banger
  26. 52Metallic resource in the game Kutna Hora
  27. 53Apt name for a beach lover
  28. 54Performer who made the fruit hat famous
  29. 58"Triangle" and "integral," for example
  30. 59San Diego MLB team
  31. 62One might have erasable ink
  32. 63Mosque leader
  33. 64Takes time to dress nicely
  34. 65Palindromic animal
  35. 66Minimalist's "more"
  36. 67Two-person playground apparatus

Down

  1. 1Vote down
  2. 2"And Then There Were None" author Christie
  3. 3Realm
  4. 4Donkey
  5. 5Word after "Forsyte" or "Dark Phoenix"
  6. 6"It's very sad"
  7. 7Like many caves
  8. 8Venomous vipers
  9. 9Broadband option
  10. 10Choruses
  11. 11Operate a plane
  12. 12August Wilson play set in the Civil Rights era
  13. 13Attempts
  14. 18One of Jean Grey's powers (Abbr.)
  15. 19Poem of praise
  16. 24Took without asking
  17. 26Siren sound
  18. 29Potholes' places
  19. 30Hoppy beer
  20. 31Distinctive gestures, expressions, etc.
  21. 33He only has a great day if Barbie looks at him
  22. 34Fuzzy fabric
  23. 35"As ___ my last email . . ."
  24. 36"Hacks" character Daniels
  25. 37Cell layer
  26. 38Eatery that might have a pie case
  27. 39Welcoming gesture
  28. 40"Man I ___" (Olivia Dean song)
  29. 44Use a crowbar
  30. 47Features of many run-on sentences
  31. 48"She a ___, she know she a ten" (Ice Spice lyric)
  32. 50"!! No way!!?"
  33. 51Danger
  34. 53Drum in a rimshot
  35. 54Batman accessory
  36. 55All over again
  37. 56Dan or Shannon, for example
  38. 57Merlin Bird ID and Duolingo, for two
  39. 60Emissions-regulating org.
  40. 61Opposite of NNE

The answer to “Drum in a rimshot” in the USA Today crossword is SNARE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 20, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 53-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.

“Drum in a rimshot” answer

SNARE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SNARE

It's a trap for a cheeky rhythm! 🥁

What does SNARE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord
  • a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound
  • a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths

When else has “Drum in a rimshot” 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.

July 20, 2026 (most recent) → SNARE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Drum in a rimshot”?

The answer is SNARE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 20, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Drum in a rimshot”?

5 letters: SNARE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the USA Today crossword on July 20, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 53-Down.

Can “Drum in a rimshot” have a different answer?

Yes — USA Today sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's USA Today answers?

The full grid for July 20, 2026 is on the USA Today answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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