USA Today Crossword September 15 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the USA Today Crossword for September 15 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Title for Idris Elba31 AcrossReveal answer → Young male horses54 AcrossReveal answer → A modern one typically has 47 strings and 7 pedals49 AcrossReveal answer → Clock front413 AcrossReveal answer → Mariners' workplace?514 AcrossReveal answer → Member of a reed quintet415 AcrossReveal answer → "Seriously, though!"1516 AcrossReveal answer → Blush, perhaps619 AcrossReveal answer → Evade820 AcrossReveal answer → "___ is more"421 AcrossReveal answer → Pricey522 AcrossReveal answer → Pre-1917 Russian rulers523 AcrossReveal answer → ___ chi325 AcrossReveal answer → Slam dance426 AcrossReveal answer → Perform like Isa Briones329 AcrossReveal answer → "Ted Lasso" character Kent330 AcrossReveal answer → Squeaky bone or catnip mouse (or the box either came in)631 AcrossReveal answer → It's a lot to process!733 AcrossReveal answer → "It's likely . . ."736 AcrossReveal answer → Pings, sometimes637 AcrossReveal answer → Victorian, e.g.338 AcrossReveal answer → Nutritional stat339 AcrossReveal answer → "Como ___ usted?"440 AcrossReveal answer → Off-week, in football341 AcrossReveal answer → Flower that's an anagram of "stare"542 AcrossReveal answer → Shopping ___544 AcrossReveal answer → Initial poker bet446 AcrossReveal answer → "Do you understand me?"847 AcrossReveal answer → Some drums650 AcrossReveal answer → "That's what I'm here for!"1553 AcrossReveal answer → Texter's "I am now done texting"455 AcrossReveal answer → Jump at a skate park556 AcrossReveal answer → ___ defense (football alignment that uses one more defensive back than a nickel defense)457 AcrossReveal answer → Flip-flop or sneaker458 AcrossReveal answer → Unloads on Craigslist559 AcrossReveal answer → Pig's spot360 AcrossReveal answer →

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"Ditto"41 DownReveal answer → Drinks that might come with frozen coffee cubes102 DownReveal answer → "___, I married him"63 DownReveal answer → Change54 DownReveal answer → Ada Lovelace Day mo.35 DownReveal answer → "Hypothetically . . ."76 DownReveal answer → Island whose capital is Papeete67 DownReveal answer → Like a sarcastic remark58 DownReveal answer → Places to make quick connections?89 DownReveal answer → Somewhat410 DownReveal answer → Spanish Steps city411 DownReveal answer → Palindromic sound412 DownReveal answer → Type of evergreen313 DownReveal answer → Noun-forming suffix417 DownReveal answer → Appeared to be618 DownReveal answer → "Voila!"423 DownReveal answer → Climb, like a wall524 DownReveal answer → Tater ___325 DownReveal answer → Purchase that helps a beginner get going1027 DownReveal answer → Swarm of people528 DownReveal answer → Hi-___ graphics330 DownReveal answer → Kissing on the train, e.g.331 DownReveal answer → 525,600 minutes (usually)432 DownReveal answer → A city's collection of galleries, museums, etc.834 DownReveal answer → Important food635 DownReveal answer → Mining material336 DownReveal answer → Reaction to a pun, perhaps738 DownReveal answer → Ringo or George641 DownReveal answer → "___ K: A Love Story" (Jenny Lee novel that reimagines a classic)442 DownReveal answer → Place to sit during a game, oddly643 DownReveal answer → Mulligans545 DownReveal answer → Campfire residue546 DownReveal answer → Farm workers?447 DownReveal answer → Light-loving insect448 DownReveal answer → The 411449 DownReveal answer → One of two for Quinta Brunson451 DownReveal answer → Observe352 DownReveal answer → Acronym used before sharing a fun fact354 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.