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USA Today Crossword September 16 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 72 clues from the USA Today Crossword for September 16 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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Moving day vehicle31 AcrossReveal answer → UFC sport34 AcrossReveal answer → "Thor" actor Hemsworth57 AcrossReveal answer → "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. ___512 AcrossReveal answer → "That's my theory"914 AcrossReveal answer → Spa garments516 AcrossReveal answer → USPS delivery, colloquially917 AcrossReveal answer → Cain's brother418 AcrossReveal answer → Core belief519 AcrossReveal answer → Compensated vacation (Abbr.)320 AcrossReveal answer → Person's rank among others around them1221 AcrossReveal answer → Gumbo vegetable425 AcrossReveal answer → Builds626 AcrossReveal answer → Heroes' companions930 AcrossReveal answer → Industry for Alibaba and Amazon535 AcrossReveal answer → ___ and proper436 AcrossReveal answer → Lions' sounds537 AcrossReveal answer → Oak or elm439 AcrossReveal answer → "Shush!"540 AcrossReveal answer → Really bringing it942 AcrossReveal answer → Protractors measure them644 AcrossReveal answer → "Couldn't agree more!"446 AcrossReveal answer → "I'd like to be updated"1247 AcrossReveal answer → Knee stabilizer, for short353 AcrossReveal answer → Spiral shape in DNA556 AcrossReveal answer → Formally give457 AcrossReveal answer → Post-abacus but pre-calculator device958 AcrossReveal answer → Tower-building game560 AcrossReveal answer → Person who plays a big part in Hollywood?961 AcrossReveal answer → Word before "peace" or "child"562 AcrossReveal answer → Some seeded loaves463 AcrossReveal answer → Ottawa's province, for short364 AcrossReveal answer → Honey wine465 AcrossReveal answer →

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Using AI to program101 DownReveal answer → Not stand the test of time112 DownReveal answer → Duck Hunt console33 DownReveal answer → Moistens, like produce54 DownReveal answer → "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" painter55 DownReveal answer → Yoga position56 DownReveal answer → What people learn about through world travel77 DownReveal answer → "Let me think"38 DownReveal answer → "You ___ what you sow"49 DownReveal answer → "That so?"410 DownReveal answer → Musician's time to shine411 DownReveal answer → Garments that might be shed upon returning home412 DownReveal answer → University of New Mexico athlete413 DownReveal answer → Spanish for "seven"515 DownReveal answer → Noah's ___322 DownReveal answer → Villain's hideout423 DownReveal answer → Give some background information before telling a story1124 DownReveal answer → Mini signal source?1027 DownReveal answer → Section of some wedding cakes428 DownReveal answer → Winter glider429 DownReveal answer → Org. whose website has a "Spay & Neuter" tab430 DownReveal answer → Tehran's country431 DownReveal answer → Tooth you can't eat with332 DownReveal answer → "Interior Chinatown" actor Archie333 DownReveal answer → ___ Lanka334 DownReveal answer → Food stamp initials438 DownReveal answer → Giggle sound641 DownReveal answer → Engineered crop, for short343 DownReveal answer → Oracles545 DownReveal answer → Former ninth planet548 DownReveal answer → Italian fashion hub549 DownReveal answer → Apply, like pressure550 DownReveal answer → Double-___ sword551 DownReveal answer → Cherished452 DownReveal answer → Genre inducing pleasant tingles (Abbr.)453 DownReveal answer → Be sickeningly sweet454 DownReveal answer → "Long ___" (Taylor Swift song)455 DownReveal answer → Insult359 DownReveal answer → "He's dead, ___" ("Star Trek" catchphrase)360 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Wednesday, September 16, 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.