USA Today Crossword September 16, 2026 Answers

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Wednesday puzzle · 72 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 16, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Moving day vehicleVAN 4UFC sportMMA 7"Thor" actor HemsworthCHRIS 12"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. ___BLIGE 14"That's my theory"IASSUMESO 16Spa garmentsROBES 17USPS delivery, colloquiallySNAILMAIL 18Cain's brotherABEL 19Core beliefTENET 20Compensated vacation (Abbr.)PTO 21Person's rank among others around themSOCIALSTATUS 25Gumbo vegetableOKRA 26BuildsERECTS 30Heroes' companionsSIDEKICKS 35Industry for Alibaba and AmazonETAIL 36___ and properPRIM 37Lions' soundsROARS 39Oak or elmTREE 40"Shush!"CANIT 42Really bringing itGOINGHARD 44Protractors measure themANGLES 46"Couldn't agree more!"AMEN 47"I'd like to be updated"KEEPMEPOSTED 53Knee stabilizer, for shortACL 56Spiral shape in DNAHELIX 57Formally giveCEDE 58Post-abacus but pre-calculator deviceSLIDERULE 60Tower-building gameJENGA 61Person who plays a big part in Hollywood?MOVIESTAR 62Word before "peace" or "child"INNER 63Some seeded loavesRYES 64Ottawa's province, for shortONT 65Honey wineMEAD

Down

1Using AI to programVIBECODING 2Not stand the test of timeAGELIKEMILK 3Duck Hunt consoleNES 4Moistens, like produceMISTS 5"Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" painterMANET 6Yoga positionASANA 7What people learn about through world travelCULTURE 8"Let me think"HMM 9"You ___ what you sow"REAP 10"That so?"ISIT 11Musician's time to shineSOLO 12Garments that might be shed upon returning homeBRAS 13University of New Mexico athleteLOBO 15Spanish for "seven"SIETE 22Noah's ___ARK 23Villain's hideoutLAIR 24Give some background information before telling a storySETTHESCENE 27Mini signal source?CARANTENNA 28Section of some wedding cakesTIER 29Winter gliderSLED 30Org. whose website has a "Spay & Neuter" tabSPCA 31Tehran's countryIRAN 32Tooth you can't eat withCOG 33"Interior Chinatown" actor ArchieKAO 34___ LankaSRI 38Food stamp initialsSNAP 41Giggle soundTEEHEE 43Engineered crop, for shortGMO 45OraclesSEERS 48Former ninth planetPLUTO 49Italian fashion hubMILAN 50Apply, like pressureEXERT 51Double-___ swordEDGED 52CherishedDEAR 53Genre inducing pleasant tingles (Abbr.)ASMR 54Be sickeningly sweetCLOY 55"Long ___" (Taylor Swift song)LIVE 59InsultDIS 60"He's dead, ___" ("Star Trek" catchphrase)JIM

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 16, 2026, a Wednesday, 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.