USA TODAY Crossword · 43-Across · 5 letters
Insurance company named for a volcano USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 11, 2026
Answer · 5 letters
AETNA
AETNA is the company name, while ETNA is the usual English spelling of the volcano. The clue asks for the insurer, so the five-letter entry includes the initial A rather than using the four-letter mountain name.
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The familiar mountain name ETNA occupies four cells. The insurer AETNA occupies five: A-E-T-N-A. Aetna's own history page explicitly connects its name with Mount Etna, so the different spelling does not identify a different volcano.
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The phrase insurance company tells you which entity to enter. The volcano is a clue to that company's naming history. If a different puzzle asks directly for the Sicilian volcano, ETNA may fit; for this insurer clue, do not drop the first A to force a four-letter answer.
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43-Across in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for August 24, 2026.
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