USA Today Up & Down Words September 26, 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 Startup funding VENTURE CAPITAL

2 ____ ____ tax CAPITAL GAINS

3 Catches up GAINS GROUND

4 Pulverized GROUND UP

5 Angola, to Namibia UP NORTH

6 Top of the world, so to speak NORTH POLE

7 Best starting spot POLE POSITION

About this puzzle

This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on September 26, 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.