USA Today Crossword September 21, 2026 Answers

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Monday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 21, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1SnoozeDOZE 5"Wish" character who sings "This Wish"ASHA 9___ Faust (Rebecca Ferguson's character in the "Mission: Impossible" series)ILSA 13Primates without tailsAPES 14"Don't you see what this ___?"MEANS 16Brunch, e.g.MEAL 17Like a cranberry martini, perhapsTART 18Emmet Cohen jazz styleBEBOP 19"I'm so sure" soundPFFT 20Part of a remedy for a sick burn?ALOEVERA 22Overact, perhapsEMOTE 24Either "P" of P2P file sharingPEER 25Most kindNICEST 27Parts of cherriesSTEMS 29Lite-Brite piecePEG 30Little laughHEHE 32"___ Body Is Bible"HER 33Rose featuresTHORNS 36"Don't ___ yourself short"SELL 38Creature unlikely to be invited to RivendellORC 39Performing without accompanimentSOLOING 41Country singer Jo ___ MessinaDEE 42Cookie you can deep-fryOREO 44Walk quietlyTIPTOE 45Birth mo. for some LibrasOCT 46Road trip rest spotsINNS 48Casual shirtTEE 49Moves brisklyTROTS 51Word before "curl" or "dip"TRICEP 53Santa Monica's has a Ferris wheelPIER 54Yoga postureASANA 55Ghostly apparitionsPHANTOMS 59Professor ___ (Clue character)PLUM 60Wintry precipitationSLEET 62Hoppy brews, for shortIPAS 63Waterproof sheetTARP 64Scroll read from at a bar mitzvahTORAH 65___ in (control)REIN 66Tip jar bills, oftenONES 67Vanilla amts.TSPS 68Wraps upENDS

Down

1Spreadsheet contentsDATA 2Birthstone for some LibrasOPAL 3In absolutely no way certainZEROPERCENTSURE 4Self-___ESTEEM 5"Whoa, ___ is the color of your energy"AMBER 6ProphetSEER 7Fiery salsa ingredientsHABANEROPEPPERS 8"I'll take that as ___"ANO 9Stays too long, sayIMPOSES 10Kept an option available, sayLEFTTHEDOOROPEN 11Hotel room boxSAFE 12Second Reddit account, sayALT 15Design detail, for shortSPEC 21Sleeveless garmentsVESTS 23"Not loving that"MEH 26Catch fireIGNITE 27"Get outta here!"SHOO 28"Glee" character SchuesterTERRI 29CourteousPOLITE 31Put into officeELECT 34"That looks good on you"HOT 35___-Caps (candy)SNO 37"___ just say . . ."LETS 40"Sure, I'll give you a ride!"GETIN 43Highway entrancesONRAMPS 47Pride, e.g.SIN 50Leave the workforceRETIRE 52Actors listed in a PlaybillCAST 53"I'm happy our ___ crossed"PATHS 54"Die Hard" actor RickmanALAN 56PileHEAP 57___ of honorMAID 58IRS IDsSSNS 59Perk for salaried workers (Abbr.)PTO 61Parking areaLOT

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 21, 2026, a Monday, 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.