USA Today Crossword September 30, 2026 Answers

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Wednesday puzzle · 80 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 30, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

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Across

1Get from Point A to Point B like a babyCRAWL 6Doggy paddle, saySWIM 10"I ___ just thinking that!"WAS 13Deceptive look-alikeDECOY 14Shoe designer JimmyCHOO 15Sing loud and proudBELT 16Scornful smirkSNEER 17Husky voiceRASP 18FibberLIAR 19Instrument in "Paint It Black"SITAR 21Greek letter before tauSIGMA 22It ends in Nov.DST 25Familiar favorite on TVCOMFORTSHOW 28"Whichever, all's fine by me"IMEASY 30Aussie animals bound to boundROOS 31NoticedSEEN 32Anagram of 26-DownOSCAR 34Texting formatSMS 37Question from someone looking for a stronger cell signalCANYOUHEARMENOW 41Places where drs. scrub inORS 42Exams for high school jrs.PSATS 43#seizethedayYOLO 44ColleaguePEER 45Prefix that means "fake"PSEUDO 47Projectile that might make someone fall in loveCUPIDSARROW 52Tiny amt.TSP 53Warning signsOMENS 54Pre-finals round, for shortSEMIS 56InfoDATA 57Stash awaySAVE 59Kicks, like a footballPUNTS 63Send outEMIT 64Mischievous onesIMPS 65Inbox messageEMAIL 66"It's Complicated" actress WilsonRITA 67Strike that!POSE 68One of Snow White's palsDOPEY

Down

1They were often burned in the '90sCDS 2"Star Wars" villain KyloREN 3Get 100% onACE 4TroublesWOES 5They're sung at karaokeLYRICS 6"Vamoose!"SCRAM 7Place to eat clam chowder in a bread bowl, maybeWHARF 8What an iPhone runs onIOS 9SwabMOP 10Put on a scaleWEIGH 11Hertz competitorALAMO 12___ man fallacySTRAW 15Utter ecstasyBLISS 20Item in a claw machineTOY 21Event that opens "The Tempest"STORM 22Genre for Donna SummerDISCO 23Lipstick oopsieSMEAR 24Many slumber party attendees, age-wiseTEENS 26Marine apex predatorsORCAS 27Simba's soundROAR 29"___ way the wind blows"ANY 32"Beetlejuice" actress CatherineOHARA 33ReadySET 34Aardvark's noseSNOUT 35Gets in shape?MOLDS 36Dive like a gullSWOOP 38POV columnsOPEDS 39Puts into practiceUSES 40Look atEYE 44Whack-y party itemPINATA 45Fluffy dog, for shortPOM 46YoinkedSWIPED 47Pro who tries to eliminate bugsCODER 48Japanese for "pleasant savory taste"UMAMI 49Small, in FrenchPETIT 50Answers an inviteRSVPS 51"Elle" producer WitherspoonREESE 55Sport whose participants wear a topknotSUMO 57Small taste of a drinkSIP 58"Te ___ mucho"AMO 60Little snoozeNAP 61Neckwear for Yogi Bear and Fred FlintstoneTIE 62SneakySLY

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 30, 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.