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USA Today Crossword September 3 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the USA Today Crossword for September 3 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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"Mini" convenience store41 AcrossReveal answer → Trade practice jabs45 AcrossReveal answer → Make small talk49 AcrossReveal answer → Shower thought413 AcrossReveal answer → Language in Tehzeeb Hafi poems414 AcrossReveal answer → "___ Carter" (2005 sports film)515 AcrossReveal answer → Phone setting that minimizes distractions916 AcrossReveal answer → Like some energy bars518 AcrossReveal answer → Day after Thu.319 AcrossReveal answer → Male turkey320 AcrossReveal answer → Rage521 AcrossReveal answer → Old-timey photo tone522 AcrossReveal answer → Encourage424 AcrossReveal answer → Violent Greek god427 AcrossReveal answer → Email button429 AcrossReveal answer → It famously has no "I"430 AcrossReveal answer → Take five431 AcrossReveal answer → Small lie332 AcrossReveal answer → "That ___ has sailed"434 AcrossReveal answer → Language with fingerspelling336 AcrossReveal answer → Like someone who swears they do?1137 AcrossReveal answer → Three-part race, casually340 AcrossReveal answer → Tie to a dock442 AcrossReveal answer → Coleman Hawkins' instrument343 AcrossReveal answer → The "L" of "LOTR"444 AcrossReveal answer → Gets off the fence446 AcrossReveal answer → Video game figures with limited dialogue (Abbr.)448 AcrossReveal answer → Phone protector451 AcrossReveal answer → Arizona city named for a landform452 AcrossReveal answer → Bolillo sandwich553 AcrossReveal answer → Data in year-end "wrap-ups"555 AcrossReveal answer → Zodiac sign with the shortest name357 AcrossReveal answer → Calligraphy, e.g.359 AcrossReveal answer → Video gaming pioneer560 AcrossReveal answer → Poser who might be kept on their toes?961 AcrossReveal answer → Some bridal accessories564 AcrossReveal answer → Greek god of love465 AcrossReveal answer → Earnest request466 AcrossReveal answer → Swirl of water467 AcrossReveal answer → Declare untrue468 AcrossReveal answer → Collections of items469 AcrossReveal answer →

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Ticks off51 DownReveal answer → Finds charming62 DownReveal answer → Part of a cookbook63 DownReveal answer → Letter after sigma34 DownReveal answer → Japan's national sport45 DownReveal answer → Suggestion provided to improv actors66 DownReveal answer → Mix in37 DownReveal answer → "You'll ___ the day!"38 DownReveal answer → Mountain lion69 DownReveal answer → Begrudgingly scroll through someone's blog, say810 DownReveal answer → "Exit the ___" (Priya Parmar novel)711 DownReveal answer → "Love ___ neighbor"312 DownReveal answer → MSNBC alternative315 DownReveal answer → Large sports venue717 DownReveal answer → Lets in621 DownReveal answer → Deets423 DownReveal answer → Some all-inclusive destinations725 DownReveal answer → Island east of Kauai426 DownReveal answer → Gateway Arch city, for short328 DownReveal answer → Blossoms633 DownReveal answer → "The ___ of the Opera"735 DownReveal answer → Emergency treatment837 DownReveal answer → Sulk438 DownReveal answer → Convention center event, perhaps439 DownReveal answer → "Waterfalls" trio340 DownReveal answer → Insulted in a devastating way741 DownReveal answer → "Miss you ___ / Sincerely, Me" ("Dear Evan Hansen" lyric)645 DownReveal answer → Bar with swinging doors647 DownReveal answer → Cat's ___ (string game)649 DownReveal answer → Place for a block party650 DownReveal answer → Collection of maps554 DownReveal answer → "___ the season . . ."356 DownReveal answer → Online market for crafts458 DownReveal answer → "___ Maria"360 DownReveal answer → Made a meal for361 DownReveal answer → Unrefined metal362 DownReveal answer → Photo ___363 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today crossword published on Thursday, September 3, 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.