USA Today Crossword September 29, 2026 Answers

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Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 29, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Not muchABIT 5Go back to zeroRESET 10"Gross"ICK 13Thick head of hairMANE 14"That's all I have to say about that"SOYEAH 15Uno, due, ___TRE 16"We're ready to pay for our meal!"CHECKPLEASE 18GlimpseSEE 19Bring back onto the teamREHIRE 20Photographer's protective coverLENSCAP 22SmidgeTAD 23"The Fairly OddParents" protagonist TurnerTIMMY 25Memorization styleROTE 26"SNL" alum KristenWIIG 28Smallest of India's statesGOA 29Sea shanty singerSAILOR 31Coming up nextONTAP 33Beads of sweatDROPS 35Medical prosDRS 36Rectangular birthday dessertSHEETCAKE 39H.S. exams for college creditAPS 42Comedian KemperELLIE 43As ofSINCE 47Easternmost nation of the Iroquois ConfederacyMOHAWK 49CaptureNAB 51Rounded roofDOME 52Actor EppsOMAR 53Casual eateryDINER 55ApexTOP 56Quickly, to a musicianUPTEMPO 59"Dodgeball" star VinceVAUGHN 61Safety device for an acrobatNET 62Pixar film with the song "Just Keep Swimming"FINDINGNEMO 65Outcome with no winnerTIE 66Makes amendsATONES 67Like over half of people in 2-DownARAB 68Knight's titleSIR 69"This is the last ___!"STRAW 70Bills often used to break twentiesTENS

Down

1Movie theater initialsAMC 2Island nation in the Persian GulfBAHRAIN 3"Gimme that!"INEEDIT 4Field for the Magnificent Seven, for shortTECH 5Someone to look up toROLEMODEL 6Take a look atEYE 7Mattress brandSEALY 8Lack of difficultyEASE 9Not now!THEN 10"Brrrr"ITSCOLD 11Content ___CREATOR 12People you don't want to loseKEEPERS 14Herb garden bitSPRIG 17Drum setKIT 21Hindi honorificSRI 22Either digit in this clue's numberTWO 24"Shaken, not stirred" cocktailMARTINI 27Non-EV's fuelGAS 29Restorative venueSPA 30InquiresASKS 32"What a relief!"PHEW 34What a beachside property boastsOCEANVIEW 37Large deerELK 38End-of-Ramadan festivalEID 39QuantitiesAMOUNTS 40Ancient city buried in Mount Vesuvius' eruptionPOMPEII 41Break into a bunch of piecesSHATTER 44"Let's discuss this somewhere else"NOTHERE 45"You've gotta be kidding"CMONMAN 46"Yikes!"EEP 48Plural of "is"ARE 50Source of protein in vegetarian chiliBEANS 53Fundraiser contributorDONOR 54Snug as a bug in a ___RUG 57Advanced degrees for some sculptorsMFAS 58"The ___" (medical drama)PITT 60Flying, buzzing pestGNAT 6323andMe materialDNA 64Labor and delivery docsOBS

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 29, 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.