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USA Today Crossword September 22 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the USA Today Crossword for September 22 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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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Hair on a lid41 AcrossReveal answer → Flattering poems45 AcrossReveal answer → Roast battle hosts39 AcrossReveal answer → Not bottled512 AcrossReveal answer → Perpetual roamer514 AcrossReveal answer → Tuna often used in tataki316 AcrossReveal answer → "It's not over 'til it's over"1517 AcrossReveal answer → Throw in320 AcrossReveal answer → "The ___ is history!"421 AcrossReveal answer → Diving apparatuses622 AcrossReveal answer → Garland that can be made in "wili" and "kui" styles323 AcrossReveal answer → Be real524 AcrossReveal answer → One of two allowed before a layup426 AcrossReveal answer → Utterly defeat327 AcrossReveal answer → Stats for inbound flights429 AcrossReveal answer → There are 109.361 in 100 meters, for short331 AcrossReveal answer → Red fruit in fanqie chao dan633 AcrossReveal answer → Array at a rock concert436 AcrossReveal answer → Enjoy a smashburger338 AcrossReveal answer → Chickpea penne, e.g.1539 AcrossReveal answer → Things checked by bouncers342 AcrossReveal answer → Sing it with me!443 AcrossReveal answer → "You're getting closer"644 AcrossReveal answer → "In case it's of interest . . ." for short345 AcrossReveal answer → Does some stitching446 AcrossReveal answer → U.S. spy org.348 AcrossReveal answer → Bounce-back effect449 AcrossReveal answer → Response to a relatable meme452 AcrossReveal answer → Root crop in amala354 AcrossReveal answer → UFO crew657 AcrossReveal answer → The ___ (Chi-Town paper)459 AcrossReveal answer → "Dude . . ."360 AcrossReveal answer → Treat a lens like an audience1561 AcrossReveal answer → Calligrapher's tool364 AcrossReveal answer → President who shared a meal with Anthony Bourdain565 AcrossReveal answer → Overlong sentence566 AcrossReveal answer → Sophomores, in two years (Abbr.)367 AcrossReveal answer → Cherry discard468 AcrossReveal answer → Cuts grass469 AcrossReveal answer →

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Ride-or-die51 DownReveal answer → One end of a battery52 DownReveal answer → People hired to play in recording sessions153 DownReveal answer → "Yeah, you WISH!"34 DownReveal answer → Newborn's garment65 DownReveal answer → "I'm in no mood for your attitude!"156 DownReveal answer → CPR expert37 DownReveal answer → Tools in lumberyards48 DownReveal answer → "I haven't made up my mind"159 DownReveal answer → Romantic outing that doesn't cost a fortune910 DownReveal answer → Is on the bottom?411 DownReveal answer → Raised children813 DownReveal answer → Rx prescribers415 DownReveal answer → Really annoy318 DownReveal answer → Pecan or pistachio319 DownReveal answer → Domesticated425 DownReveal answer → Angkor ___ (Cambodian temple)328 DownReveal answer → Gush forth430 DownReveal answer → One of five on the Chinese flag432 DownReveal answer → "At last! The weekend!"433 DownReveal answer → Dog in a 1957 Disney film934 DownReveal answer → Demanding burden435 DownReveal answer → It's used to separate words837 DownReveal answer → Service charge340 DownReveal answer → R&B singer Lennox341 DownReveal answer → Small mountain flower?647 DownReveal answer → "What's up?"350 DownReveal answer → Not fooled by451 DownReveal answer → ___ drop (dramatic exit)353 DownReveal answer → One in a keyboard quartet?555 DownReveal answer → Rhyme and synonym for "groans"556 DownReveal answer → Programs such as Boycat and Buycott457 DownReveal answer → Has a bawl458 DownReveal answer → Bit of body art created by Whang-od, for short362 DownReveal answer → Tight-lipped363 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Tuesday, September 22, 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.