Daily Themed Crossword September 16 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 67 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword September 16 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 67 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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___ the wrong way (irritate)RUB3Across1 "Haven't we ___ before?"MET3Across4 Curved circle segmentARC3Across7 ___ fail (humorous mistake)EPIC4Across10 "Desperate Housewives" actress LongoriaEVA3Across12 Like two peas in a ___POD3Across13 Jazz singer ___ James who sang "At Last"ETTA4Across14 Cast an evil spell on (rhymes with "vex")HEX3Across15 Smaller panels opened inside a browser windowTABS4Across16 (1/6) You wake up alone in a hospital. All you know is: you're Rick Grimes. Pounding echoes at the chained ___ (exits) as panic sets in.DOORS5Across17 Like some slippery roadsICY3Across19 UV-blocker rating: Abbr.SPF3Across21 Letter that follows "jay"KAY3Across22 "The ___ Winfrey Show"OPRAH5Across25 Gardener's leaf-gathering toolRAKE4Across29 (2/6) Outside, infected people, known as walkers, now roam the world. ___ (clamor) draws them out, so you quickly learn to stay quiet.NOISE5Across30 Sticky ___ (Post-it product)NOTE4Across31 Hole-punching tools for cobblers (anagram of "slaw")AWLS4Across34 Organization for a sport played on an ice rink: Abbr.NHL3Across36 Dubai resident, for oneARAB4Across37 Used a listening deviceBUGGED6Across38 (3/6) In time, you find your family and meet others like Glenn and Daryl. In this new world, surviving means working as a ___ (team).GROUP5Across40 I'm Real singer, familiarlyJLO3Across42 Author Fleming who created James BondIAN3Across43 Trampled, with "on"TROD4Across45 Steak with no pink inside: 2 wds.WELLDONE8Across49 ___ Burial, poem by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost that was published in 1914HOME4Across54 "Wow, this ___ like milk!" ("This looks bad in hindsight")AGED4Across55 Deep sleep lettersREM3Across56 Character voiced by Kristen Bell in "Frozen"ANNA4Across57 Beagle, for oneDOG3Across58 Call to a calfMOO3Across59 ___ of honor (bride's best friend, often)MAID4Across60

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Oboe accessories (rhymes with "seeds")REEDS5Down1 High-five call before "down low": 2 wds.UPTOP5Down2 "It's a ___ a problem" ("It's causing some trouble"): 2 wds.BITOF5Down3 "Unimpressed" expression (anagram of "hem")MEH3Down4 Adam's partnerEVE3Down5 Metered vehicleTAXI4Down6 Palindromic therapists' organization: Abbr.APA3Down7 Steal fromROB3Down8 Donut-shaped music holders: Abbr.CDS3Down9 Sedan or SUV, e.g.CAR3Down11 Spell checker's find, informallyTYPO4Down16 Jamaican dance music (anagram of "ask")SKA3Down18 Embassy officialCONSUL6Down20 Alias-indicating lettersAKA3Down23 Tree that sounds like "you"YEW3Down24 Wedding jewelry pieceRING4Down26 Wimbledon star Arthur ___ASHE4Down27 Didn't let out, as one's breathHELD4Down28 (5/6) But no shelter lasts forever in this world. Eventually, the prison falls to a horde of walkers, and you're forced to ___ (start over).REBUILD7Down29 Pester repeatedlyNAG3Down31 Hall of Famer Bobby ___ of 36aORR3Down32 Chinese philosophical concept embodying yin and yangTAO3Down33 JFK's successor: Abbr.LBJ3Down35 Batman's cityGOTHAM6Down39 Knee protector while skatingPAD3Down41 Expected and accepted social standard, sayNORM4Down44 "The Best of Everything" author ___ JaffeRONA4Down46 "Present" opener?OMNI4Down47 (6/6) "We are the Walking ___," you realize, after everything you and your friends have endured. You're still alive ... but changed forever.DEAD4Down48 Bundle of notesWAD3Down49 Small word for a big headEGO3Down50 Palazzo halfLEG3Down51 Opposite of "paleo"NEO3Down52 Rock genre with angsty lyricsEMO3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.