You might need one to get into a speakeasy

The answer to “You might need one to get into a speakeasy” in the USA Today crossword is PASSCODE — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 2, 2026, a Friday 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.

“You might need one to get into a speakeasy” answer

PASSCODE (8 letters)

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What does PASSCODE mean?

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

When else has “You might need one to get into a speakeasy” 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 2, 2026 (most recent) → PASSCODE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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