USA TODAY Crossword · 42-Across · 4 letters
"Lovely ___" (Beatles song) USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 26, 2026
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Phrase cue
Complete the title with the four-letter woman's name sung before "meter maid."
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Answer
Why these words complete it
RITA fits because it completes the exact two-word Beatles song title supplied by the fill-in-the-blank clue.
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Quotation marks and the parenthetical artist identify a fixed song title.
What the completed phrase means
"Lovely Rita" is a Beatles song released on the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
Where this clue appeared
42-Across in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for August 26, 2026.
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