USA Today Crossword September 17, 2026 Answers

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Thursday puzzle · 79 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 17, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Group that won Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo"ABBA 5Top of a waveCREST 10Where MA and PA areUSA 13Caddie's selectionCLUB 14Greeted someoneSAIDHI 15SnoozeNAP 16Cornmeal cakes . . . and a punny name for the starred clues' answersHUSHPUPPIES 18Not postPRE 19Pooh's sad friendEEYORE 20When you'll show up, for shortETA 21Hospital scansMRIS 22Like Mars, but not UranusROMAN 24Old-timey "you"THEE 26*Furry friend known for its wrinklesSHARPEI 29*Fluffy toy?SHIHTZU 32Female horsesMARES 33Flutes' neighbors in an orchestraOBOES 35Sn, on the periodic tableTIN 36Matched a face to a name, sayIDED 37SkiddedSLID 38Craeless mistake?TYPO 39Install, like tileLAY 40*Breed similar to the AkitaSHIBAINU 43The mind's "I"EGO 44RejectionsNOS 45Place for a soakHOTTUB 49Childbirth support providerDOULA 51"All By Myself" singer CelineDION 53Clean air org.EPA 54Canine behavior experts . . . and what people talking about 26-, 29- and 40-Across might be calledDOGWHISPERERS 58OnATOP 60Church walkwayAISLE 61Texter's "However . . ."OTOH 62"Stay in your ___!"LANE 63Comedian WandaSYKES 64Pump or platformSHOE 65Common merch table purchasesTEES 66MustHASTO 67Central Perk and Monica's apartment, for "Friends"SETS

Down

1Feel soreACHE 2Primary colorBLUE 3BustlingBUSY 4Just hatedABHORRED 5MaximumCAP 6Mature, like fruitRIPEN 7ModifyEDIT 8Put in a sword holderSHEATHE 9"Where ignorance is bliss, ___ folly to be wise"TIS 10TLC song with the lyric "You can buy all the makeup that MAC can make"UNPRETTY 11Draped garmentSARI 12Bonobos, e.g.APES 14"I was wrong! Get over it!"SUEME 17KudosPROPS 21"Not impressed"MEH 23Garlicky saucesAIOLIS 25He/him/___HIS 26BeamedSMILED 27TriedHADAGO 28"Is it my turn yet?"AREYOUDONE 29Fountain drinkSODA 30Move really fastZIP 31Call in a card gameUNO 34Race day accessoryBIB 37"Dexter: Resurrection" networkSHO 38"Tsk" relativeTUT 40CatchSNAG 41"Knock on wood!"IHOPESO 42ZilchNONE 46Start showing canines?TEETHE 47Pull from the groundUPROOT 48Big partiesBASHES 50Bounds alongLOPES 51Computer storage devicesDISKS 52Bit of land in the seaISLET 55Clean with soapWASH 56"Well, hey there!"HIYA 57"I'm Coming Out" singer DianaROSS 58Key next to the space barALT 59___ kwon doTAE

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 17, 2026, a Thursday, 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.