USA TODAY Crossword · 14-Across · 5 letters
Sound sometimes followed by "Gesundheit" USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 25, 2026
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Use the conventional five-letter comic-book spelling of a sneeze sound.
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Answer
How the trick resolves
ACHOO fits because “Gesundheit” is conventionally said after someone sneezes, and the five-letter entry spells the sound of that sneeze.
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The word spoken afterward identifies the preceding event, while “Sound” asks for an onomatopoeic spelling rather than the noun “sneeze.”
The answer in plain English
Achoo is an imitation of the sound of a sneeze.
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14-Across in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for August 25, 2026.
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