In it for the long ___

The answer to “In it for the long ___” in the USA Today crossword is HAUL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 7, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 57-Across. 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.

“In it for the long ___” answer

HAUL (4 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 HAUL.

What does HAUL mean?

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

When else has “In it for the long ___” 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 7, 2026 (most recent) → HAUL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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