USA TODAY Crossword · 59-Down · 3 letters
“___ not that deep!” USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 5, 2026
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Phrase cue
Begin the casual phrase with the contraction of it is.
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Answer
Why these words complete it
ITS supplies IT'S with the apostrophe omitted, as crossword grids normally do. The quotation is a casual reassurance or dismissal, and the three-letter entry represents the contraction rather than the possessive word its.
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Conversational punctuation points to a contraction whose apostrophe is omitted in the grid.
What the completed phrase means
It's is the contraction of it is; it's not that deep means the matter is not as serious or complicated as suggested.
Where this clue appeared
59-Down in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for September 5, 2026.
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