USA Today Crossword September 16 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on September 16 2026.
- 72
- Total Clues
- 33
- Total Across
- 39
- Total Down
Clues Across (33 total)
(1)
Moving day vehicle
The answer is: van
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UFC sport
The answer is: mma
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"Thor" actor Hemsworth
The answer is: chris
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"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. ___
The answer is: blige
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"That's my theory"
The answer is: iassumeso
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Spa garments
The answer is: robes
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USPS delivery, colloquially
The answer is: snailmail
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Cain's brother
The answer is: abel
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Core belief
The answer is: tenet
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Compensated vacation (Abbr.)
The answer is: pto
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Person's rank among others around them
The answer is: socialstatus
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Gumbo vegetable
The answer is: okra
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Builds
The answer is: erects
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Heroes' companions
The answer is: sidekicks
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Industry for Alibaba and Amazon
The answer is: etail
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___ and proper
The answer is: prim
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Lions' sounds
The answer is: roars
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Oak or elm
The answer is: tree
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(40)
"Shush!"
The answer is: canit
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Really bringing it
The answer is: goinghard
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Protractors measure them
The answer is: angles
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(46)
"Couldn't agree more!"
The answer is: amen
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"I'd like to be updated"
The answer is: keepmeposted
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(53)
Knee stabilizer, for short
The answer is: acl
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Spiral shape in DNA
The answer is: helix
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(57)
Formally give
The answer is: cede
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Post-abacus but pre-calculator device
The answer is: sliderule
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Tower-building game
The answer is: jenga
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Person who plays a big part in Hollywood?
The answer is: moviestar
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Word before "peace" or "child"
The answer is: inner
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Some seeded loaves
The answer is: ryes
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Ottawa's province, for short
The answer is: ont
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Honey wine
The answer is: mead
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Clues Down (39 total)
(1)
Using AI to program
The answer is: vibecoding
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(2)
Not stand the test of time
The answer is: agelikemilk
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Duck Hunt console
The answer is: nes
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Moistens, like produce
The answer is: mists
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"Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" painter
The answer is: manet
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Yoga position
The answer is: asana
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What people learn about through world travel
The answer is: culture
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"Let me think"
The answer is: hmm
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"You ___ what you sow"
The answer is: reap
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"That so?"
The answer is: isit
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Musician's time to shine
The answer is: solo
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Garments that might be shed upon returning home
The answer is: bras
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University of New Mexico athlete
The answer is: lobo
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Spanish for "seven"
The answer is: siete
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(22)
Noah's ___
The answer is: ark
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Villain's hideout
The answer is: lair
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Give some background information before telling a story
The answer is: setthescene
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(27)
Mini signal source?
The answer is: carantenna
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(28)
Section of some wedding cakes
The answer is: tier
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(29)
Winter glider
The answer is: sled
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Org. whose website has a "Spay & Neuter" tab
The answer is: spca
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(31)
Tehran's country
The answer is: iran
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(32)
Tooth you can't eat with
The answer is: cog
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(33)
"Interior Chinatown" actor Archie
The answer is: kao
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(34)
___ Lanka
The answer is: sri
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(38)
Food stamp initials
The answer is: snap
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(41)
Giggle sound
The answer is: teehee
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(43)
Engineered crop, for short
The answer is: gmo
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Oracles
The answer is: seers
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Former ninth planet
The answer is: pluto
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Italian fashion hub
The answer is: milan
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(50)
Apply, like pressure
The answer is: exert
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Double-___ sword
The answer is: edged
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Cherished
The answer is: dear
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Genre inducing pleasant tingles (Abbr.)
The answer is: asmr
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Be sickeningly sweet
The answer is: cloy
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"Long ___" (Taylor Swift song)
The answer is: live
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Insult
The answer is: dis
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"He's dead, ___" ("Star Trek" catchphrase)
The answer is: jim
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