USA TODAY Crossword · 34-Across · 10 letters
Like someone who unplugs completely USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 22, 2026
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Use a ten-letter three-word phrase for living outside normal utility and communication networks.
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Someone who “unplugs completely” may disconnect from utilities, devices, and ordinary networks. The matching phrase is OFF THE GRID, entered as OFFTHEGRID.
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Off the grid describes living without ordinary public utilities or, figuratively, withdrawing from connected systems and communications.
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34-Across in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for August 21, 2026.
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