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USA Today Crossword September 5, 2026 Answers

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Saturday puzzle · 75 clues — every Across and Down answer for the September 5, 2026 USA Today Crossword.

Across

1Acronym for people opposing local developmentsNIMBY 6Everest Base ___CAMP 10Solemn promiseOATH 14Replica that preserves proportionsSCALEMODEL 16___ the hatchetBURY 17Exercise discipline with a hammockAERIALYOGA 18Scored 100% onACED 19Sra., in EnglishMRS 20Colorful sea creature with tentaclesANEMONE 22Macroeconomics statGDP 24Moving image formatGIF 26South African currencyRAND 27Sign before VirgoLEO 28Fauna's counterpartFLORA 30Performs in a playACTS 31DaydreamingINLALALAND 34Aggressive Greek godARES 36BlokeFELLOW 37List of mistakesERRATA 39"We'll chat soon!," in a textTTYL 40Many a god in God of War: RagnarokNORSEDEITY 44Beers with "hazy" varietiesIPAS 46Offices or densROOMS 47Restaurant booking, for shortRES 48Taxi tripsCABRIDES 50Contraction that omits a "v"OER 51Dickens character who hates ChristmasSCROOGE 52Texting lettersSMS 54"This is ___ drill!"NOTA 55"Not my journey, but good for you"IRESPECTIT 61Stinky smellODOR 62Painting, filmmaking, architecture, etc.VISUALARTS 63___ and snapBEND 64Docs who treat tonsillitisENTS 65Like a fast walking paceBRISK

Down

1Org. employing cryptographersNSA 2Glacier compositionICE 3DefaceMAR 4Airship filled with heliumBLIMP 5Twelve-month periodYEAR 6Demurely shyCOY 7HullabalooADO 8Hardcore Swiftie, for exampleMEGAFAN 9Think aheadPLAN 10The ACA, by another nameOBAMACARE 11"That's not so!"AUCONTRAIRE 12Person popularizing new stylesTRENDSETTER 13Jekyll's evil counterpartHYDE 15L.A. Galaxy's org.MLS 21Significant periodERA 22Rules governing self-expression?GENETICCODE 23Country icon with a theme park in TennesseeDOLLYPARTON 24World Cup announcer's shoutGOL 25Type of nest eggIRA 27RaiseLIFT 28Progressive saleswomanFLO 29Word that aptly shares two letters with "mown"LAWN 32"This train is leaving soon!"ALLABOARD 33Judge to beDEEM 35ClaimsSAYS 38Driving surfaces (Abbr.)RDS 41Get dinner deliveredORDERIN 42Caviar and suchROE 43"Save me!"SOS 45"No seats available" lettersSRO 49"Fine, you win!"IGIVE 50Academy AwardOSCAR 51Pretentious personSNOB 52Masseur's employerSPA 53One of the Spice GirlsMELB 56Winter hrs. in RaleighEST 57Having odd vibes, for shortSUS 58Uni- + uni- + uni-TRI 59"___ not that deep!"ITS 60Sound similar to "tut"TSK

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This page lists every clue from the USA Today Crossword published on September 5, 2026, a Saturday, 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.