___ pole (Tlingit carving)

The answer to “___ pole (Tlingit carving)” in the USA Today crossword is TOTEM — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 10, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 18-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.

“___ pole (Tlingit carving)” answer

TOTEM (5 letters)

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What does TOTEM mean?

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

When else has “___ pole (Tlingit carving)” appeared?

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August 10, 2026 (most recent) → TOTEM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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