USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 6, 2026
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Clues77
Across40
Down37
DaySunday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" aesthetic style (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCAMP→
5A
Sephora competitor (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULTA→
9A
"All ___ are off!" (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBETS→
13A
Skin care staple (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
14A
"El sueno (La cama)" artist Frida (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKAHLO→
16A
Brainstorming product (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
17A
It begins on Ash Wednesday (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
18A
Enlightening (10)
Starts with E, ends with GEYEOPENING→
20A
Not stale (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFRESH→
22A
"I'm right here" sound (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
23A
"What did I say?" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
24A
In for it, say? (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTYPO→
25A
School support org. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
26A
Ink___ (Rorschach test components) (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLOTS→
28A
Passion (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARDOR→
30A
"Since U ___ Gone" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
31A
Archer's asset (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
34A
Ice hockey fakeout (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDEKE→
35A
Language from which "habibi" is derived (6)
Starts with A, ends with CARABIC→
38A
Bumper cars don't have one (10)
Starts with B, ends with LBRAKEPEDAL→
41A
Microwave (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENUKE→
42A
"___ Kick It?" (A Tribe Called Quest song) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICANI→
43A
Pine warbler's sound (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTRILL→
44A
Snowy day toy (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
45A
Tattle (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSNITCH→
47A
"Enough!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
49A
Term of endearment (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBAE→
50A
Veggie that might be wasabi-coated (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
51A
It can be built up by rubbing a balloon against hair (6)
Starts with S, ends with CSTATIC→
53A
Person who knows when to hold 'em? (8)
Starts with W, ends with RWRESTLER→
56A
Sleeps noisily (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNORES→
60A
Kool-___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAID→
61A
Olympic gymnast Comaneci (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANADIA→
63A
"Skyfall" singer (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
64A
Fish seen, but not served, in some restaurants (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
65A
Apple desktops (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIMACS→
67A
Some characters in "Men in Black" (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
68A
They're pooh-poohed by Pooh (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPANTS→
69A
Like an activated security system (5)
Starts with A, ends with DARMED→
Down
1D
Muscle used in a standing heel raise (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCALF→
2D
Paying attention (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALERT→
4D
Spot to pamper your fur baby (6)
Starts with P, ends with APETSPA→
5D
Four-stringed instrument, for short (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUKE→
6D
Place down (3)
Starts with L, ends with YLAY→
7D
London's West End, e.g. (15)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEATREDISTRICT→
8D
Honolulu "hello" (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
9D
Place for rubbish (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBIN→
10D
Antique light fixture component named for an inventor (10)
Starts with E, ends with BEDISONBULB→
11D
Belief (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTENET→
12D
Wise ones (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAGES→
15D
Midwesterner's "Excuse me" (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOPE→
19D
Fire remnant (5)
Starts with E, ends with REMBER→
21D
Crowd of people (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHORDE→
25D
Game with royal flushes (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPOKER→
29D
Z-axis measurement (5)
Starts with D, ends with HDEPTH→
30D
They're cast by voters (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBALLOTS→
31D
Fundamentals (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
32D
Tehran's country (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRAN→
33D
Nail salon combos (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMANIPEDIS→
36D
Store that sells more than 1 billion meatballs every year (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
37D
Surrender (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
39D
Windy day toys (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKITES→
40D
Ski area near Snowbird, UT (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
46D
Stuff that makes kitties go wild (6)
Starts with C, ends with PCATNIP→
48D
Candy-filled party item (6)
Starts with P, ends with APINATA→
51D
Tucson or Malibu, e.g. (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEDAN→
52D
Programmer (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCODER→
53D
Speedboat's trail (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWAKE→
54D
Real comedian (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
55D
Dalai ___ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
57D
500 sheets of paper (4)
Starts with R, ends with MREAM→
58D
"So what ___ is new?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
59D
Sesame bagel bit (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEED→
62D
Pack animal (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 6, 2026?+
77 clues: 40 Across and 37 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" aesthetic style (CAMP); Sephora competitor (ULTA); "All ___ are off!" (BETS).
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