USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 11, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
DayFriday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Snow day vehicle with runners (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
5A
CBD source (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHEMP→
9A
Modify (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
14A
Person with "pants on fire" (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
15A
Type of gemstone or apple (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
16A
Indiana WNBA team (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFEVER→
17A
Golden rule preposition (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNTO→
18A
"High Priestess of Soul" singer Simone (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
19A
A little out of whack (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMISS→
20A
Gadget often lost between sofa cushions (13)
Starts with R, ends with LREMOTECONTROL→
23A
Pony up in advance (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPREPAY→
24A
MLK's title (3)
Starts with R, ends with VREV→
25A
Mauna ___ (Hawaiian peak) (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALOA→
28A
Student's stat (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGPA→
30A
Common rental car choices (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSEDANS→
33A
"It was a joke" (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIKID→
37A
Apt name for a florist (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
40A
Tactile sense (5)
Starts with T, ends with HTOUCH→
41A
"The gloves are off!" (15)
Starts with N, ends with YNOMOREMRNICEGUY→
44A
Mary Poppins' role (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNANNY→
45A
"Mmhmm" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
46A
Pronoun used as a song title by Jelly Roll and Harry Styles (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
47A
Grilled corn snacks with cotija (6)
Starts with E, ends with SELOTES→
49A
Source of a certain princess's insomnia (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
51A
Rodent in some Banksy art (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
52A
One ___ million (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
55A
2009 blockbuster set on Pandora (6)
Starts with A, ends with RAVATAR→
60A
Chun-Li's Lightning Kick, for one (13)
Starts with S, ends with ESIGNATUREMOVE→
64A
Color of the sky on a bluebird day (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAZURE→
66A
"Your mileage may ___" (4)
Starts with V, ends with YVARY→
67A
Lumberjills' tools (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAXES→
68A
Snoopy vs. the Red ___ (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBARON→
69A
Ship in Greek mythology (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARGO→
70A
Word before "dish" or "effect" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIDE→
71A
Totally beat (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPENT→
73A
Improvise like Ella Fitzgerald (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
Down
1D
Enjoy ramen audibly (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSLURP→
2D
Passenger ship (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLINER→
3D
Tempting words on a Wonderland cake (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEATME→
4D
What thirsty plants do (5)
Starts with D, ends with PDROOP→
5D
Sweet term of endearment (8)
Starts with H, ends with EHONEYPIE→
6D
"That's legendary!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
7D
Wayne ___ (Batman's estate) (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMANOR→
8D
Neither a bird nor Superman (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPLANE→
9D
A long way off (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
10D
Brief note (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMEMO→
11D
Sinister-sounding cackle (9)
Starts with E, ends with HEVILLAUGH→
12D
Super Mario Bros. console (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNES→
13D
OB-GYNs and ENTs (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
21D
"You're it!" game (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTAG→
22D
Best Buy buys (3)
Starts with T, ends with STVS→
26D
Promptly? (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONCUE→
27D
Like air near a fire (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
29D
BTS fandom (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARMY→
31D
"Yadda, yadda, yadda" (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
32D
"What ___ that mean?" (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOES→
33D
___ child (common therapy subject) (5)
Starts with I, ends with RINNER→
34D
Eucalyptus-eating marsupial (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKOALA→
35D
"Who knows" (9)
Starts with I, ends with EIMNOTSURE→
36D
"Stop that!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDONT→
38D
Intense anger (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
39D
Applaud a slam poet (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
42D
Pumpernickel grain (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
43D
"That's totally valid" (8)
Starts with I, ends with UIHEARYOU→
48D
What's wrong? (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSIN→
50D
Park, in NYC (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
53D
Like a submarine (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNAVAL→
54D
Its best-selling game is Pac-Man (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
56D
Stockpile (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMASS→
57D
"My ___ trait is . . ." (5)
Starts with T, ends with CTOXIC→
58D
Vegan beauty brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAVEDA→
59D
Unplug and plug back in, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
61D
De-crease? (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
62D
Chivalrous chap (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGENT→
63D
Impulse (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
64D
Situp targets (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
65D
It's shocking! (3)
Starts with Z, ends with PZAP→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 11, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Snow day vehicle with runners (SLED); CBD source (HEMP); Modify (AMEND).
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