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USA Today Crossword September 15 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the USA Today Crossword September 15 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 74 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Title for Idris ElbaSIR3Across1 Young male horsesCOLTS5Across4 A modern one typically has 47 strings and 7 pedalsHARP4Across9 Clock frontFACE4Across13 Mariners' workplace?OCEAN5Across14 Member of a reed quintetOBOE4Across15 "Seriously, though!"IMEANITTHISTIME15Across16 Blush, perhapsREDDEN6Across19 EvadeSIDESTEP8Across20 "___ is more"LESS4Across21 PriceySTEEP5Across22 Pre-1917 Russian rulersTSARS5Across23 ___ chiTAI3Across25 Slam danceMOSH4Across26 Perform like Isa BrionesACT3Across29 "Ted Lasso" character KentROY3Across30 Squeaky bone or catnip mouse (or the box either came in)PETTOY6Across31 It's a lot to process!DATASET7Across33 "It's likely . . ."ODDSARE7Across36 Pings, sometimesALERTS6Across37 Victorian, e.g.ERA3Across38 Nutritional statRDA3Across39 "Como ___ usted?"ESTA4Across40 Off-week, in footballBYE3Across41 Flower that's an anagram of "stare"ASTER5Across42 Shopping ___SPREE5Across44 Initial poker betANTE4Across46 "Do you understand me?"AMICLEAR8Across47 Some drumsSNARES6Across50 "That's what I'm here for!"NONEEDTOTHANKME15Across53 Texter's "I am now done texting"TTFN4Across55 Jump at a skate parkOLLIE5Across56 ___ defense (football alignment that uses one more defensive back than a nickel defense)DIME4Across57 Flip-flop or sneakerSHOE4Across58 Unloads on CraigslistSELLS5Across59 Pig's spotSTY3Across60

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Ditto"SAME4Down1 Drinks that might come with frozen coffee cubesICEDLATTES10Down2 "___, I married him"READER6Down3 ChangeCOINS5Down4 Ada Lovelace Day mo.OCT3Down5 "Hypothetically . . ."LETSSAY7Down6 Island whose capital is PapeeteTAHITI6Down7 Like a sarcastic remarkSNIDE5Down8 Places to make quick connections?HOTSPOTS8Down9 SomewhatABIT4Down10 Spanish Steps cityROME4Down11 Palindromic soundPEEP4Down12 Type of evergreenFIR3Down13 Noun-forming suffixNESS4Down17 Appeared to beSEEMED6Down18 "Voila!"TADA4Down23 Climb, like a wallSCALE5Down24 Tater ___TOT3Down25 Purchase that helps a beginner get goingSTARTERKIT10Down27 Swarm of peopleHORDE5Down28 Hi-___ graphicsRES3Down30 Kissing on the train, e.g.PDA3Down31 525,600 minutes (usually)YEAR4Down32 A city's collection of galleries, museums, etc.ARTSCENE8Down34 Important foodSTAPLE6Down35 Mining materialORE3Down36 Reaction to a pun, perhapsEYEROLL7Down38 Ringo or GeorgeBEATLE6Down41 "___ K: A Love Story" (Jenny Lee novel that reimagines a classic)ANNA4Down42 Place to sit during a game, oddlySTANDS6Down43 MulligansREDOS5Down45 Campfire residueASHES5Down46 Farm workers?ANTS4Down47 Light-loving insectMOTH4Down48 The 411INFO4Down49 One of two for Quinta BrunsonEMMY4Down51 ObserveSEE3Down52 Acronym used before sharing a fun factTIL3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, September 15, 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.