USA Today Crossword September 1, 2026 Answers

Across

1AYoung blokes4 5AGoalie's protective gear4 9APositively reviewed, on Rotten Tomatoes5 14A"Totally awesome!"4 15AEating plan4 16AGo ___ (ignore orders)5 17A"For here" alternative4 18ASinger Parks4 19ASuper-excited5 20AOutdated, perhaps12 23AMarshmallow spread5 24ACapital city with the rainbow-colored Roggbif sculpture4 25AHighway exit4 29ALondon ___ (hot tea-based drink)3 30A"I'm an annoyed dog!"3 32ABasket for cooking vegetables7 34ACountry home to Mole National Park5 36APastry that might be served with tea5 37AInsect that rubs its hind legs against its forewings to produce "songs"11 40ASing like Michael Buble5 42AEnergy fields5 43ACareful inspection7 46A2,000 pounds3 47ACookie Monster sound effect3 50ARetain4 51APaul McCartney's instrument4 53AWindy City hub5 55ALong-running fashion and entertainment magazine12 58A"Welcome to Waikiki!"5 61ASquandered4 62ACandy piece shaped like a fruit4 63ABig back tooth5 64AGreat ___ (dog breed)4 65A"Therefore . . ."4 66AAda Limon and Amanda Gorman5 67AThe "A" of STEAM4 68AAnimal on an "XING" sign4

Down

1DRelease, like steam6 2DHarlem theater6 3DAtari game with underground tunnels6 4DShow contempt5 5DThey preceded smartphones4 6DNoisemakers often heard after touchdowns8 7DPlaces where you might spot a hero?5 8DSeats at the bar6 9DGratis4 10DFormula One events, e.g.9 11DEaster ___3 12DBasketball Hall-of-Famer Bird3 13DShe/___3 21DCrocheted blankets7 22DThe "N" in N/A3 26DSpanish for "love"4 27D"Mad ___" (Christina Hendricks series)3 28D___-med3 31DDorm leaders3 33D"Se habla ___"7 34DPlace to plan a large outing with friends?9 35D"Knew it!"3 37DFeature of some horror films4 38DPaid more than, say8 39DFor3 40D_alifornia _izza _itchen3 41DFood blogger Drummond3 44D"Crunched" muscles3 45DLetter between kappa and mu6 47DCounterpart of nurture6 48DOne color associated with Halloween6 49DGuide6 52DType of renewable energy5 54DEmployed5 56DCrew team equipment4 57DIs in the hole4 58DConcert device3 59DLav3 60DSoccer cheer3