USA TODAY Crossword · 41-Down · 3 letters
"You're accusing me?!" USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 31, 2026
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What to notice
Use the three-letter French word for “me.”
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Answer
How the trick resolves
MOI is the mock-surprised response “Me?!” rendered in French. The punctuation and quotation marks signal a short spoken reaction rather than a formal translation exercise.
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The theatrical surprise and direct reference to “me” point to a familiar three-letter French borrowing.
The answer in plain English
Moi is the French stressed first-person singular pronoun meaning me.
Where this clue appeared
41-Down in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for August 31, 2026.
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