USA Today Crossword Today: Answers for September 11 2026

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on September 11 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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Snow day vehicle with runners
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CBD source
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Modify
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Person with "pants on fire"
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Type of gemstone or apple
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Indiana WNBA team
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Golden rule preposition
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"High Priestess of Soul" singer Simone
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A little out of whack
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Gadget often lost between sofa cushions
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Pony up in advance
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MLK's title
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Mauna ___ (Hawaiian peak)
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Student's stat
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Common rental car choices
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"It was a joke"
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Apt name for a florist
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Tactile sense
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"The gloves are off!"
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Mary Poppins' role
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"Mmhmm"
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Pronoun used as a song title by Jelly Roll and Harry Styles
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Grilled corn snacks with cotija
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Source of a certain princess's insomnia
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Rodent in some Banksy art
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One ___ million
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2009 blockbuster set on Pandora
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Chun-Li's Lightning Kick, for one
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Color of the sky on a bluebird day
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"Your mileage may ___"
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Lumberjills' tools
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Snoopy vs. the Red ___
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Ship in Greek mythology
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Word before "dish" or "effect"
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Totally beat
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Stead
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Improvise like Ella Fitzgerald
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Clues Down (41 total)

(1)
Enjoy ramen audibly
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Passenger ship
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Tempting words on a Wonderland cake
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What thirsty plants do
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Sweet term of endearment
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"That's legendary!"
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Wayne ___ (Batman's estate)
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Neither a bird nor Superman
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A long way off
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Brief note
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Sinister-sounding cackle
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Super Mario Bros. console
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OB-GYNs and ENTs
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"You're it!" game
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Best Buy buys
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Promptly?
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Like air near a fire
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BTS fandom
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"Yadda, yadda, yadda"
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"What ___ that mean?"
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___ child (common therapy subject)
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Eucalyptus-eating marsupial
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"Who knows"
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"Stop that!"
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Intense anger
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Applaud a slam poet
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Pumpernickel grain
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"That's totally valid"
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What's wrong?
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Park, in NYC
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Like a submarine
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Its best-selling game is Pac-Man
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Stockpile
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"My ___ trait is . . ."
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Vegan beauty brand
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Unplug and plug back in, say
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De-crease?
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Chivalrous chap
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Impulse
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Situp targets
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It's shocking!
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