USA Today Up & Down Words September 19, 2026 Answers

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The complete Saturday word chain — 7 two-word answers, each linking into the next. Puzzle by David L. Hoyt.

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The Chain

1 Certain emergency siren FIRE ALARM

2 It wakes you up ALARM CLOCK

3 Tall structure for a timepiece CLOCK TOWER

4 Be much taller than TOWER OVER

5 Done OVER WITH

6 Way to order a burger WITH CHEESE

7 Cheddar shredder CHEESE GRATER

About this puzzle

This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on September 19, 2026. Each answer is a two-word phrase, and the second word of every answer is the first word of the next one down. Tap any clue to open that answer's own page.