USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 30, 2026
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Clues80
Across37
Down43
DayWednesday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Get from Point A to Point B like a baby (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCRAWL→
6A
Doggy paddle, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSWIM→
10A
"I ___ just thinking that!" (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
13A
Deceptive look-alike (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDECOY→
14A
Shoe designer Jimmy (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCHOO→
15A
Sing loud and proud (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBELT→
16A
Scornful smirk (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSNEER→
17A
Husky voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
18A
Fibber (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
19A
Instrument in "Paint It Black" (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSITAR→
21A
Greek letter before tau (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASIGMA→
22A
It ends in Nov. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
25A
Familiar favorite on TV (11)
Starts with C, ends with WCOMFORTSHOW→
28A
"Whichever, all's fine by me" (6)
Starts with I, ends with YIMEASY→
30A
Aussie animals bound to bound (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROOS→
31A
Noticed (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEEN→
32A
Anagram of 26-Down (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROSCAR→
34A
Texting format (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSMS→
37A
Question from someone looking for a stronger cell signal (15)
Starts with C, ends with WCANYOUHEARMENOW→
41A
Places where drs. scrub in (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
42A
Exams for high school jrs. (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPSATS→
43A
#seizetheday (4)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOLO→
44A
Colleague (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPEER→
45A
Prefix that means "fake" (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPSEUDO→
47A
Projectile that might make someone fall in love (11)
Starts with C, ends with WCUPIDSARROW→
52A
Tiny amt. (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
53A
Warning signs (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOMENS→
54A
Pre-finals round, for short (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEMIS→
57A
Stash away (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAVE→
59A
Kicks, like a football (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUNTS→
63A
Send out (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
64A
Mischievous ones (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPS→
65A
Inbox message (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEMAIL→
66A
"It's Complicated" actress Wilson (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARITA→
67A
Strike that! (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOSE→
68A
One of Snow White's pals (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDOPEY→
Down
1D
They were often burned in the '90s (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCDS→
2D
"Star Wars" villain Kylo (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
3D
Get 100% on (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
4D
Troubles (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWOES→
5D
They're sung at karaoke (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLYRICS→
6D
"Vamoose!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSCRAM→
7D
Place to eat clam chowder in a bread bowl, maybe (5)
Starts with W, ends with FWHARF→
8D
What an iPhone runs on (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
10D
Put on a scale (5)
Starts with W, ends with HWEIGH→
11D
Hertz competitor (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALAMO→
12D
___ man fallacy (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSTRAW→
15D
Utter ecstasy (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLISS→
20D
Item in a claw machine (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTOY→
21D
Event that opens "The Tempest" (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSTORM→
22D
Genre for Donna Summer (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODISCO→
23D
Lipstick oopsie (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSMEAR→
24D
Many slumber party attendees, age-wise (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEENS→
26D
Marine apex predators (5)
Starts with O, ends with SORCAS→
27D
Simba's sound (4)
Starts with R, ends with RROAR→
29D
"___ way the wind blows" (3)
Starts with A, ends with YANY→
32D
"Beetlejuice" actress Catherine (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOHARA→
34D
Aardvark's nose (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSNOUT→
35D
Gets in shape? (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOLDS→
36D
Dive like a gull (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSWOOP→
38D
POV columns (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPEDS→
39D
Puts into practice (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
40D
Look at (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
44D
Whack-y party item (6)
Starts with P, ends with APINATA→
45D
Fluffy dog, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with MPOM→
46D
Yoinked (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSWIPED→
47D
Pro who tries to eliminate bugs (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCODER→
48D
Japanese for "pleasant savory taste" (5)
Starts with U, ends with IUMAMI→
49D
Small, in French (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPETIT→
50D
Answers an invite (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRSVPS→
51D
"Elle" producer Witherspoon (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREESE→
55D
Sport whose participants wear a topknot (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSUMO→
57D
Small taste of a drink (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSIP→
58D
"Te ___ mucho" (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAMO→
60D
Little snooze (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
61D
Neckwear for Yogi Bear and Fred Flintstone (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
62D
Sneaky (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 30, 2026?+
80 clues: 37 Across and 43 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Get from Point A to Point B like a baby (CRAWL); Doggy paddle, say (SWIM); "I ___ just thinking that!" (WAS).
Who edits the USA Today Crossword?+
Erik Agard has edited the USA Today Crossword since 2020.
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