USA Today Crossword September 15, 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 74 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 15, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
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1Title for Idris ElbaSIR4Young male horsesCOLTS9A modern one typically has 47 strings and 7 pedalsHARP13Clock frontFACE14Mariners' workplace?OCEAN15Member of a reed quintetOBOE16"Seriously, though!"IMEANITTHISTIME19Blush, perhapsREDDEN20EvadeSIDESTEP21"___ is more"LESS22PriceySTEEP23Pre-1917 Russian rulersTSARS25___ chiTAI26Slam danceMOSH29Perform like Isa BrionesACT30"Ted Lasso" character KentROY31Squeaky bone or catnip mouse (or the box either came in)PETTOY33It's a lot to process!DATASET36"It's likely . . ."ODDSARE37Pings, sometimesALERTS38Victorian, e.g.ERA39Nutritional statRDA40"Como ___ usted?"ESTA41Off-week, in footballBYE42Flower that's an anagram of "stare"ASTER44Shopping ___SPREE46Initial poker betANTE47"Do you understand me?"AMICLEAR50Some drumsSNARES53"That's what I'm here for!"NONEEDTOTHANKME55Texter's "I am now done texting"TTFN56Jump at a skate parkOLLIE57___ defense (football alignment that uses one more defensive back than a nickel defense)DIME58Flip-flop or sneakerSHOE59Unloads on CraigslistSELLS60Pig's spotSTY Down
1"Ditto"SAME2Drinks that might come with frozen coffee cubesICEDLATTES3"___, I married him"READER4ChangeCOINS5Ada Lovelace Day mo.OCT6"Hypothetically . . ."LETSSAY7Island whose capital is PapeeteTAHITI8Like a sarcastic remarkSNIDE9Places to make quick connections?HOTSPOTS10SomewhatABIT11Spanish Steps cityROME12Palindromic soundPEEP13Type of evergreenFIR17Noun-forming suffixNESS18Appeared to beSEEMED23"Voila!"TADA24Climb, like a wallSCALE25Tater ___TOT27Purchase that helps a beginner get goingSTARTERKIT28Swarm of peopleHORDE30Hi-___ graphicsRES31Kissing on the train, e.g.PDA32525,600 minutes (usually)YEAR34A city's collection of galleries, museums, etc.ARTSCENE35Important foodSTAPLE36Mining materialORE38Reaction to a pun, perhapsEYEROLL41Ringo or GeorgeBEATLE42"___ K: A Love Story" (Jenny Lee novel that reimagines a classic)ANNA43Place to sit during a game, oddlySTANDS45MulligansREDOS46Campfire residueASHES47Farm workers?ANTS48Light-loving insectMOTH49The 411INFO51One of two for Quinta BrunsonEMMY52ObserveSEE54Acronym used before sharing a fun factTIL About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 15, 2026, a Tuesday, in Across and Down order. Tap any clue to open its solution page with the answer, its letter count, and every other date it has appeared. Looking for a different day? Head to the full archive or use the search bar at the top of the page.