USA Today Up & Down Words September 24, 2026 Answers

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

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The Chain

1 Salad dressing brand HIDDEN VALLEY

2 1983 Nicolas Cage movie VALLEY GIRL

3 Cary Grant in "His ____ ____" GIRL FRIDAY

4 End of the workweek, for many FRIDAY NIGHT

5 1976 Bob Seger song NIGHT MOVES

6 Makes room MOVES OVER

7 Way to order eggs OVER EASY

About this puzzle

This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on September 24, 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.