USA Today Crossword September 17 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on September 17 2026.
- 79
- Total Clues
- 39
- Total Across
- 40
- Total Down
Clues Across (39 total)
(1)
Group that won Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo"
The answer is: abba
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Top of a wave
The answer is: crest
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Where MA and PA are
The answer is: usa
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Caddie's selection
The answer is: club
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Greeted someone
The answer is: saidhi
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Snooze
The answer is: nap
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Cornmeal cakes . . . and a punny name for the starred clues' answers
The answer is: hushpuppies
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Not post
The answer is: pre
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Pooh's sad friend
The answer is: eeyore
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When you'll show up, for short
The answer is: eta
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Hospital scans
The answer is: mris
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Like Mars, but not Uranus
The answer is: roman
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Old-timey "you"
The answer is: thee
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*Furry friend known for its wrinkles
The answer is: sharpei
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*Fluffy toy?
The answer is: shihtzu
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(32)
Female horses
The answer is: mares
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Flutes' neighbors in an orchestra
The answer is: oboes
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Sn, on the periodic table
The answer is: tin
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(36)
Matched a face to a name, say
The answer is: ided
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(37)
Skidded
The answer is: slid
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(38)
Craeless mistake?
The answer is: typo
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Install, like tile
The answer is: lay
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*Breed similar to the Akita
The answer is: shibainu
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The mind's "I"
The answer is: ego
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Rejections
The answer is: nos
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Place for a soak
The answer is: hottub
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Childbirth support provider
The answer is: doula
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(51)
"All By Myself" singer Celine
The answer is: dion
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Clean air org.
The answer is: epa
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Canine behavior experts . . . and what people talking about 26-, 29- and 40-Across might be called
The answer is: dogwhisperers
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(58)
On
The answer is: atop
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Church walkway
The answer is: aisle
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Texter's "However . . ."
The answer is: otoh
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"Stay in your ___!"
The answer is: lane
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(63)
Comedian Wanda
The answer is: sykes
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(64)
Pump or platform
The answer is: shoe
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(65)
Common merch table purchases
The answer is: tees
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(66)
Must
The answer is: hasto
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Central Perk and Monica's apartment, for "Friends"
The answer is: sets
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Clues Down (40 total)
(1)
Feel sore
The answer is: ache
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(2)
Primary color
The answer is: blue
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Bustling
The answer is: busy
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Just hated
The answer is: abhorred
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Maximum
The answer is: cap
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Mature, like fruit
The answer is: ripen
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Modify
The answer is: edit
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(8)
Put in a sword holder
The answer is: sheathe
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"Where ignorance is bliss, ___ folly to be wise"
The answer is: tis
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TLC song with the lyric "You can buy all the makeup that MAC can make"
The answer is: unpretty
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(11)
Draped garment
The answer is: sari
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Bonobos, e.g.
The answer is: apes
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"I was wrong! Get over it!"
The answer is: sueme
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Kudos
The answer is: props
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"Not impressed"
The answer is: meh
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Garlicky sauces
The answer is: aiolis
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He/him/___
The answer is: his
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Beamed
The answer is: smiled
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Tried
The answer is: hadago
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"Is it my turn yet?"
The answer is: areyoudone
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(29)
Fountain drink
The answer is: soda
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(30)
Move really fast
The answer is: zip
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(31)
Call in a card game
The answer is: uno
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(34)
Race day accessory
The answer is: bib
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(37)
"Dexter: Resurrection" network
The answer is: sho
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"Tsk" relative
The answer is: tut
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(40)
Catch
The answer is: snag
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(41)
"Knock on wood!"
The answer is: ihopeso
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(42)
Zilch
The answer is: none
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(46)
Start showing canines?
The answer is: teethe
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(47)
Pull from the ground
The answer is: uproot
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Big parties
The answer is: bashes
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Bounds along
The answer is: lopes
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(51)
Computer storage devices
The answer is: disks
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(52)
Bit of land in the sea
The answer is: islet
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Clean with soap
The answer is: wash
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"Well, hey there!"
The answer is: hiya
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"I'm Coming Out" singer Diana
The answer is: ross
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(58)
Key next to the space bar
The answer is: alt
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___ kwon do
The answer is: tae
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