USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 9, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
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Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Some Nunavik residents (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINUIT→
6A
Video game character with a "plumbob" (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSIM→
9A
"Now!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
13A
"Yellowstone" setting (5)
Starts with R, ends with HRANCH→
14A
___ facto (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIPSO→
15A
Head over heels (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGAGA→
16A
On a Mediterranean cruise, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
17A
"Not now!" (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWAIT→
18A
Boatloads (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
19A
Monarch portrayed by Emily Blunt and Jenna Coleman (13)
Starts with Q, ends with AQUEENVICTORIA→
22A
Some plans for the future? (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
23A
Ginger ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
24A
What a distracted mind may do (6)
Starts with W, ends with RWANDER→
27A
Part of a tennis match (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
28A
Knee part, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with LACL→
29A
Wile E. Coyote purchase (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
30A
Nursing ___ (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
31A
Singer's asset (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERANGE→
33A
___ and fuzzy feelings (4)
Starts with W, ends with MWARM→
34A
"Buh-byeeee!" (11)
Starts with S, ends with RSEEYOUNEVER→
38A
Doe's kid (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFAWN→
40A
Pig's digs (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
41A
Pet that may scratch your chairs (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCAT→
42A
"Just kidding, that's not true" (5)
Starts with I, ends with DILIED→
44A
Heavy weight (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTON→
45A
"Indeed, my good sir" (3)
Starts with T, ends with STIS→
48A
Animated image (3)
Starts with G, ends with FGIF→
49A
Protective tooth coating (6)
Starts with E, ends with LENAMEL→
53A
"___ No Mountain High Enough" (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
54A
Cartoon Network series with a half-Gem hero (14)
Starts with S, ends with ESTEVENUNIVERSE→
57A
Working hard (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
58A
Not domesticated (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWILD→
59A
Give a speech (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
60A
___ -to-know basis (4)
Starts with N, ends with DNEED→
61A
Spanish for "this" (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESTO→
62A
More extensive (5)
Starts with W, ends with RWIDER→
63A
"The Pitt" roles (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
64A
Horsepower regulator? (4)
Starts with R, ends with NREIN→
Down
1D
Many Baghdad residents (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAQIS→
2D
Word after "human" or "second" (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENATURE→
3D
Remove from office (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNSEAT→
4D
Slushy refreshments (5)
Starts with I, ends with SICEES→
5D
"Larger ___ Life" (Backstreet Boys song) (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHAN→
6D
What clutter takes up (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPACE→
7D
"That so?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
8D
The Supremes' record label (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMOTOWN→
9D
For a second time (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAGAIN→
10D
French or Italian destination? (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSALADBAR→
11D
Many moons ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
12D
Tap gently (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPAT→
14D
"Hard pass" (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIWILLNOT→
20D
Short getaways? (6)
Starts with V, ends with SVACAYS→
21D
Tattletale (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
25D
Write "you're" instead of "your," say (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
26D
Truck brand with an animal logo (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
28D
"The Times They ___ A-Changin'" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
29D
Number of WNBA players on the court at a time (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
32D
"Don't be that ___" (3)
Starts with G, ends with YGUY→
33D
Like someone exiting a log ride, maybe (3)
Starts with W, ends with TWET→
34D
Many "Eras Tour" attendees (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSWIFTIES→
35D
Opposite of WSW (3)
Starts with E, ends with EENE→
36D
Cause for some lettuce recalls (5)
Starts with E, ends with IECOLI→
37D
Scooby-Doo gang's vehicle (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
38D
Fruit in many a Newton (3)
Starts with F, ends with GFIG→
39D
Major celebrity (7)
Starts with A, ends with RALISTER→
43D
Software programmer, for short (3)
Starts with D, ends with VDEV→
44D
Bone-muscle connector (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTENDON→
45D
Angry rant (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRADE→
46D
Arched part of the foot (6)
Starts with I, ends with PINSTEP→
47D
Guides a car (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEERS→
50D
More current (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNEWER→
51D
It gives ouzo its flavor (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANISE→
52D
Prefix for "plex" (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMULTI→
53D
Airy-sounding home? (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAERIE→
55D
Takeoff guess at LAX (3)
Starts with E, ends with DETD→
56D
Wedding promises (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVOWS→
57D
"Then what?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 9, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Some Nunavik residents (INUIT); Video game character with a "plumbob" (SIM); "Now!" (ASAP).
Who edits the USA Today Crossword?+
Erik Agard has edited the USA Today Crossword since 2020.
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