USA Today Crossword September 21 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on September 21 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 41
- Total Across
- 35
- Total Down
Clues Across (41 total)
(1)
Snooze
The answer is: doze
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"Wish" character who sings "This Wish"
The answer is: asha
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___ Faust (Rebecca Ferguson's character in the "Mission: Impossible" series)
The answer is: ilsa
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Primates without tails
The answer is: apes
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"Don't you see what this ___?"
The answer is: means
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Brunch, e.g.
The answer is: meal
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Like a cranberry martini, perhaps
The answer is: tart
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Emmet Cohen jazz style
The answer is: bebop
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"I'm so sure" sound
The answer is: pfft
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(20)
Part of a remedy for a sick burn?
The answer is: aloevera
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Overact, perhaps
The answer is: emote
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Either "P" of P2P file sharing
The answer is: peer
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(25)
Most kind
The answer is: nicest
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(27)
Parts of cherries
The answer is: stems
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Lite-Brite piece
The answer is: peg
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(30)
Little laugh
The answer is: hehe
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(32)
"___ Body Is Bible"
The answer is: her
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(33)
Rose features
The answer is: thorns
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(36)
"Don't ___ yourself short"
The answer is: sell
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Creature unlikely to be invited to Rivendell
The answer is: orc
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(39)
Performing without accompaniment
The answer is: soloing
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(41)
Country singer Jo ___ Messina
The answer is: dee
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(42)
Cookie you can deep-fry
The answer is: oreo
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(44)
Walk quietly
The answer is: tiptoe
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(45)
Birth mo. for some Libras
The answer is: oct
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Road trip rest spots
The answer is: inns
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(48)
Casual shirt
The answer is: tee
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Moves briskly
The answer is: trots
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Word before "curl" or "dip"
The answer is: tricep
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Santa Monica's has a Ferris wheel
The answer is: pier
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Yoga posture
The answer is: asana
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Ghostly apparitions
The answer is: phantoms
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Professor ___ (Clue character)
The answer is: plum
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Wintry precipitation
The answer is: sleet
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Hoppy brews, for short
The answer is: ipas
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Waterproof sheet
The answer is: tarp
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(64)
Scroll read from at a bar mitzvah
The answer is: torah
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(65)
___ in (control)
The answer is: rein
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(66)
Tip jar bills, often
The answer is: ones
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Vanilla amts.
The answer is: tsps
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Wraps up
The answer is: ends
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Clues Down (35 total)
(1)
Spreadsheet contents
The answer is: data
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(2)
Birthstone for some Libras
The answer is: opal
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(3)
In absolutely no way certain
The answer is: zeropercentsure
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Self-___
The answer is: esteem
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"Whoa, ___ is the color of your energy"
The answer is: amber
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Prophet
The answer is: seer
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(7)
Fiery salsa ingredients
The answer is: habaneropeppers
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"I'll take that as ___"
The answer is: ano
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Stays too long, say
The answer is: imposes
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Kept an option available, say
The answer is: leftthedooropen
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(11)
Hotel room box
The answer is: safe
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Second Reddit account, say
The answer is: alt
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Design detail, for short
The answer is: spec
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(21)
Sleeveless garments
The answer is: vests
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"Not loving that"
The answer is: meh
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(26)
Catch fire
The answer is: ignite
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"Get outta here!"
The answer is: shoo
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"Glee" character Schuester
The answer is: terri
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Courteous
The answer is: polite
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Put into office
The answer is: elect
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"That looks good on you"
The answer is: hot
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___-Caps (candy)
The answer is: sno
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"___ just say . . ."
The answer is: lets
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"Sure, I'll give you a ride!"
The answer is: getin
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(43)
Highway entrances
The answer is: onramps
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Pride, e.g.
The answer is: sin
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Leave the workforce
The answer is: retire
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Actors listed in a Playbill
The answer is: cast
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"I'm happy our ___ crossed"
The answer is: paths
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"Die Hard" actor Rickman
The answer is: alan
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(56)
Pile
The answer is: heap
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(57)
___ of honor
The answer is: maid
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IRS IDs
The answer is: ssns
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(59)
Perk for salaried workers (Abbr.)
The answer is: pto
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Parking area
The answer is: lot
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