USA Today Crossword September 18 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on September 18 2026.
- 72
- Total Clues
- 38
- Total Across
- 34
- Total Down
Clues Across (38 total)
(1)
Send by truck, ironically
The answer is: ship
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"Like that'll ever happen!"
The answer is: hah
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Not straight
The answer is: askew
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Assistant
The answer is: aide
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___ gov'nor (punny name for a plant shop)
The answer is: aloe
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___ off (deter)
The answer is: stave
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Sushi protein made with Sriracha or chili oil
The answer is: spicytuna
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Danger
The answer is: peril
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Gave an address
The answer is: spoke
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Yankees' crosstown rivals
The answer is: mets
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Place to hang art
The answer is: wall
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(24)
___ Kippur
The answer is: yom
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Low-pH
The answer is: acidic
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"There's a red light ahead!"
The answer is: stop
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Like tissue paper
The answer is: thin
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(29)
One might be used to test the temperature of bathwater
The answer is: toe
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(31)
Species of the insurance spokesbird that's about 10x heavier than the Aflac duck
The answer is: emu
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"Don't leave without me!"
The answer is: waitup
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Piece of tennis gear
The answer is: racket
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Singer who said "musicians are the architects of heaven"
The answer is: bobbymcferrin
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(38)
Tasty bit
The answer is: morsel
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Completely out of energy
The answer is: sapped
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Chicago airport code
The answer is: ord
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NBA Hall of Famer Duncan
The answer is: tim
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(43)
Crash another streamer's event
The answer is: raid
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Excited tail movements
The answer is: wags
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Superficial appearance
The answer is: facade
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Recede
The answer is: ebb
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"Next to the plate!"
The answer is: batterup
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Polite
The answer is: civil
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Shakespearean loverboy
The answer is: romeo
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Winless chess ending
The answer is: stalemate
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(58)
Regions
The answer is: areas
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Bring onto the team
The answer is: hire
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"Now, here's an ___ . . ."
The answer is: idea
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(61)
Costume ball concealers
The answer is: masks
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Himalayan cryptid
The answer is: yeti
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Where egg mimicry make take place
The answer is: nest
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Clues Down (34 total)
(1)
Full of attitude
The answer is: sassy
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(2)
Aquatic African mammal
The answer is: hippo
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Saying that's hard to translate
The answer is: idiom
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Quick kiss
The answer is: peck
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Bowler or fedora
The answer is: hat
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Lightweight metal
The answer is: aluminum
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Refined, like a new skill
The answer is: honed
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Egyptian snake
The answer is: asp
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Dishes with gravylike consistencies
The answer is: stews
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Role for Ralph Macchio and Jaden Smith
The answer is: karatekid
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Sign of bad things to come
The answer is: evilomen
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"I couldn't have said it better"
The answer is: wellput
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(15)
Wipe out
The answer is: eatit
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"Like that'll happen!"
The answer is: yeahibet
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Sheet with board game results
The answer is: scorepad
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"The hustle and bustle"
The answer is: citylife
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(28)
Bills that have to be closed
The answer is: tabs
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Spy's communication gadget
The answer is: earpiece
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(32)
Scattergories and Scrabble, for two
The answer is: wordgames
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Computer lab array
The answer is: pcs
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(35)
Rep
The answer is: cred
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Island surrounded by a lagoon
The answer is: borabora
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(37)
With lots of distance between
The answer is: farapart
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(38)
Take care of the lawn
The answer is: mow
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Like a bog
The answer is: marshy
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Filet mignon, e.g.
The answer is: steak
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Rhyming partner of "patootie"
The answer is: cutie
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(48)
Slip past
The answer is: evade
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Bagel ___
The answer is: bites
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(50)
Make goat noises
The answer is: bleat
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Casually throw
The answer is: toss
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(54)
"Let's do it!"
The answer is: imin
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(55)
Sheep with big horns
The answer is: ram
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Floral Polynesian gift
The answer is: lei
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