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USA Today Crossword September 17 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the USA Today Crossword September 17 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 79 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#
Group that won Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo"ABBA4Across1 Top of a waveCREST5Across5 Where MA and PA areUSA3Across10 Caddie's selectionCLUB4Across13 Greeted someoneSAIDHI6Across14 SnoozeNAP3Across15 Cornmeal cakes . . . and a punny name for the starred clues' answersHUSHPUPPIES11Across16 Not postPRE3Across18 Pooh's sad friendEEYORE6Across19 When you'll show up, for shortETA3Across20 Hospital scansMRIS4Across21 Like Mars, but not UranusROMAN5Across22 Old-timey "you"THEE4Across24 *Furry friend known for its wrinklesSHARPEI7Across26 *Fluffy toy?SHIHTZU7Across29 Female horsesMARES5Across32 Flutes' neighbors in an orchestraOBOES5Across33 Sn, on the periodic tableTIN3Across35 Matched a face to a name, sayIDED4Across36 SkiddedSLID4Across37 Craeless mistake?TYPO4Across38 Install, like tileLAY3Across39 *Breed similar to the AkitaSHIBAINU8Across40 The mind's "I"EGO3Across43 RejectionsNOS3Across44 Place for a soakHOTTUB6Across45 Childbirth support providerDOULA5Across49 "All By Myself" singer CelineDION4Across51 Clean air org.EPA3Across53 Canine behavior experts . . . and what people talking about 26-, 29- and 40-Across might be calledDOGWHISPERERS13Across54 OnATOP4Across58 Church walkwayAISLE5Across60 Texter's "However . . ."OTOH4Across61 "Stay in your ___!"LANE4Across62 Comedian WandaSYKES5Across63 Pump or platformSHOE4Across64 Common merch table purchasesTEES4Across65 MustHASTO5Across66 Central Perk and Monica's apartment, for "Friends"SETS4Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Feel soreACHE4Down1 Primary colorBLUE4Down2 BustlingBUSY4Down3 Just hatedABHORRED8Down4 MaximumCAP3Down5 Mature, like fruitRIPEN5Down6 ModifyEDIT4Down7 Put in a sword holderSHEATHE7Down8 "Where ignorance is bliss, ___ folly to be wise"TIS3Down9 TLC song with the lyric "You can buy all the makeup that MAC can make"UNPRETTY8Down10 Draped garmentSARI4Down11 Bonobos, e.g.APES4Down12 "I was wrong! Get over it!"SUEME5Down14 KudosPROPS5Down17 "Not impressed"MEH3Down21 Garlicky saucesAIOLIS6Down23 He/him/___HIS3Down25 BeamedSMILED6Down26 TriedHADAGO6Down27 "Is it my turn yet?"AREYOUDONE10Down28 Fountain drinkSODA4Down29 Move really fastZIP3Down30 Call in a card gameUNO3Down31 Race day accessoryBIB3Down34 "Dexter: Resurrection" networkSHO3Down37 "Tsk" relativeTUT3Down38 CatchSNAG4Down40 "Knock on wood!"IHOPESO7Down41 ZilchNONE4Down42 Start showing canines?TEETHE6Down46 Pull from the groundUPROOT6Down47 Big partiesBASHES6Down48 Bounds alongLOPES5Down50 Computer storage devicesDISKS5Down51 Bit of land in the seaISLET5Down52 Clean with soapWASH4Down55 "Well, hey there!"HIYA4Down56 "I'm Coming Out" singer DianaROSS4Down57 Key next to the space barALT3Down58 ___ kwon doTAE3Down59

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, September 17, 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.