USA Today Crossword September 4, 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 76 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 4, 2026 USA Today Crossword.
Across
1Bar that makes sudsSOAP5Rowing sportCREW9Makes a scene?ACTS13Mystery Writing Awards eponymEDGAR15ImpoliteRUDE16In one's birthday suitBARE17"SNL" producer MichaelsLORNE18"All over that"ONIT19Prepare a pot of coffeeBREW20Cartoon character who says "Yabba dabba doo!"FREDFLINTSTONE23Spot to swim or sailSEA24"Gangnam Style" singerPSY25People on the payrollSTAFF27Deep vocal rangeBASS29Tax proCPA31Greek TTAU32"___ chic!"TRES34Pasta ___ NormaALLA36Puts on TVAIRS37Totally excellentFREAKINGAWESOME40Villain's plotting placeLAIR41School orgs. made up of volunteersPTAS42Takes home the trophyWINS43Summer hrs. on Fire IslandEDT44A little "help!"SOS45Crystal ball gazerSEER47Cries catharticallyWEEPS49"Te ___ mucho"AMO50Have a bite to ___EAT53Nail salon offering with white tipsFRENCHMANICURE58Very small batteriesAAAS59Layer of paintCOAT60Became palerFADED61Eartha who voiced Yzma in "The Emperor's New Groove"KITT62Puzzle on many kids' menusMAZE63Support for an injured armSLING64Greek god of warARES65Former flamesEXES66Metallic depositLODE Down
1"Note to ___ . . ."SELF2They might make you say "pee-yew!"ODORS3Share the same beliefAGREE4Animal that spends 10-16 hours a day eating bambooPANDABEAR5Pastries used for some breakfast sandwichesCROISSANTS6Like the yolks of sunny-side-up eggsRUNNY7Prepare for publicationEDIT8Dunks in milk, maybeWETS9Head of a monasteryABBOT10Flower used as a symbol of gay identityCARNATION11Businesses also known as commercial forestsTREEFARMS12Mend a seamSEW14WNBA officialREF21Turntable items, for shortLPS22Org. operating X-rays at airportsTSA26Weld togetherFUSE28RequestASK29People you might have chemistry with?CLASSMATES30What a pup shakes withPAW32Industry event with demosTRADEFAIR33Say for a third time, maybeREITERATE35NYC hubLGA36"If memory serves"ASIRECALL37Raced byFLEW38Milestone for a startup (Abbr.)IPO39Source of sheep's milkEWE44"Last four digits" IDSSN46Geological time periodEON48BuggersPESTS49Really wowAMAZE51It's synced with videoAUDIO52Current crazeTREND54Request to be looped in on an emailCCME55RuseHOAX56HypotheticalsIFS57CuspEDGE58Initials before an aliasAKA About this puzzle
This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 4, 2026, a Friday, 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.