USA Today Crossword September 16 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword September 16 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 72 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Moving day vehicleVAN3Across1
UFC sportMMA3Across4
"Thor" actor HemsworthCHRIS5Across7
"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. ___BLIGE5Across12
"That's my theory"IASSUMESO9Across14
Spa garmentsROBES5Across16
USPS delivery, colloquiallySNAILMAIL9Across17
Cain's brotherABEL4Across18
Core beliefTENET5Across19
Compensated vacation (Abbr.)PTO3Across20
Person's rank among others around themSOCIALSTATUS12Across21
Gumbo vegetableOKRA4Across25
BuildsERECTS6Across26
Heroes' companionsSIDEKICKS9Across30
Industry for Alibaba and AmazonETAIL5Across35
___ and properPRIM4Across36
Lions' soundsROARS5Across37
Oak or elmTREE4Across39
"Shush!"CANIT5Across40
Really bringing itGOINGHARD9Across42
Protractors measure themANGLES6Across44
"Couldn't agree more!"AMEN4Across46
"I'd like to be updated"KEEPMEPOSTED12Across47
Knee stabilizer, for shortACL3Across53
Spiral shape in DNAHELIX5Across56
Formally giveCEDE4Across57
Post-abacus but pre-calculator deviceSLIDERULE9Across58
Tower-building gameJENGA5Across60
Person who plays a big part in Hollywood?MOVIESTAR9Across61
Word before "peace" or "child"INNER5Across62
Some seeded loavesRYES4Across63
Ottawa's province, for shortONT3Across64
Honey wineMEAD4Across65
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Using AI to programVIBECODING10Down1
Not stand the test of timeAGELIKEMILK11Down2
Duck Hunt consoleNES3Down3
Moistens, like produceMISTS5Down4
"Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" painterMANET5Down5
Yoga positionASANA5Down6
What people learn about through world travelCULTURE7Down7
"Let me think"HMM3Down8
"You ___ what you sow"REAP4Down9
"That so?"ISIT4Down10
Musician's time to shineSOLO4Down11
Garments that might be shed upon returning homeBRAS4Down12
University of New Mexico athleteLOBO4Down13
Spanish for "seven"SIETE5Down15
Noah's ___ARK3Down22
Villain's hideoutLAIR4Down23
Give some background information before telling a storySETTHESCENE11Down24
Mini signal source?CARANTENNA10Down27
Section of some wedding cakesTIER4Down28
Winter gliderSLED4Down29
Org. whose website has a "Spay & Neuter" tabSPCA4Down30
Tehran's countryIRAN4Down31
Tooth you can't eat withCOG3Down32
"Interior Chinatown" actor ArchieKAO3Down33
___ LankaSRI3Down34
Food stamp initialsSNAP4Down38
Giggle soundTEEHEE6Down41
Engineered crop, for shortGMO3Down43
OraclesSEERS5Down45
Former ninth planetPLUTO5Down48
Italian fashion hubMILAN5Down49
Apply, like pressureEXERT5Down50
Double-___ swordEDGED5Down51
CherishedDEAR4Down52
Genre inducing pleasant tingles (Abbr.)ASMR4Down53
Be sickeningly sweetCLOY4Down54
"Long ___" (Taylor Swift song)LIVE4Down55
InsultDIS3Down59
"He's dead, ___" ("Star Trek" catchphrase)JIM3Down60
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today 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.