USA Today Crossword September 23, 2026 Answers

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Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 23, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Stops vacillatingOPTS 5Doesn't feel 100%AILS 9Meal that might include fries and a drinkCOMBO 14Hostess treat with a swirlHOHO 15Cashless transactionSWAP 16Cleaned one's plateATEUP 17Topmost sphere of a snowmanHEAD 18Iconic Trader Joe's bagTOTE 19___ and repeatRINSE 20"Pass"IMNOTINTERESTED 23Toronto Tempo guard NurseKIA 24Words exchanged at the altarIDO 25Braying animalASS 26"___ better to have loved and lost . . ."TIS 28What never pauses to reflect?DISCOBALL 33College, to an AussieUNI 34Target of a Biore stripPORE 35"You look amazing!"SOHOT 38Chocolate confectionsBONBONS 40People doing some samplingTASTERS 42Warning from a boxerSNARL 43Rival Ken actor LiuSIMU 44Big ___ (huge favor)ASK 45Group that might post with "#squadgoals"DREAMTEAM 48L.A. Times article?LOS 494x4, for oneATV 51Lois Griffin ___ PewterschmidtNEE 52Superlative suffixEST 54"Sounds like we settled the matter!"THATANSWERSTHAT 61Porto-Novo's countryBENIN 62Smog, e.g.HAZE 63Not doing anythingIDLE 64Fred's neckwear on "Scooby-Doo"ASCOT 65Makes an oopsyERRS 66Neck part under a mulletNAPE 67Simple topsTEES 68ASAP, in the ERSTAT 69"Greatly appreciated," in a textTYSM

Down

1"Didn't expect to see you here!"OHHI 2Andrea Gibson workPOEM 3"Grateful for any support you can provide"THANKSINADVANCE 4"Me too!"SODOI 5Italian wine regionASTI 6"Victory is mine!"IWON 7Woven piecrustLATTICE 8Swimwear brand that sponsors Ahalya LettenbergerSPEEDO 9Give a darnCARE 10"Sex Education" protagonistOTIS 11Time off that might help prevent burnoutMENTALHEALTHDAY 12Vehicles for students or roadiesBUSES 13Columns with viewsOPEDS 21Frog-to-beTADPOLE 22Apt name for a con manROB 26Rubber duckies' settingsTUBS 27Involved withINON 29Atom with a chargeION 30Some Ditch Day participants (Abbr.)SRS 31Doesn't bother to askASSUMES 32Something to build onLOT 36"Ish"ORSO 37Judgy soundsTSKS 39"I'm freezing!"BRR 40No-win situationTIE 41Reddit Q&AAMA 43"Love Lies Bleeding" star KristenSTEWART 46Author ___ M. MartinANN 47GelsMESHES 49Brave appearance?ATBAT 50This and also thisTHESE 53Stretch of workSTINT 55Hermanos de la madreTIOS 56Aardvark's snackANT 57Podcaster KleinEZRA 58Observe the SabbathREST 59Yodeler's range?ALPS 60AboundTEEM

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 23, 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.