USA Today Crossword September 11, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASnow day vehicle with runners4 5ACBD source4 9AModify5 14APerson with "pants on fire"4 15AType of gemstone or apple4 16AIndiana WNBA team5 17AGolden rule preposition4 18A"High Priestess of Soul" singer Simone4 19AA little out of whack5 20AGadget often lost between sofa cushions13 23APony up in advance6 24AMLK's title3 25AMauna ___ (Hawaiian peak)3 28AStudent's stat3 30ACommon rental car choices6 33A"It was a joke"4 37AApt name for a florist4 40ATactile sense5 41A"The gloves are off!"15 44AMary Poppins' role5 45A"Mmhmm"4 46APronoun used as a song title by Jelly Roll and Harry Styles3 47AGrilled corn snacks with cotija6 49ASource of a certain princess's insomnia3 51ARodent in some Banksy art3 52AOne ___ million3 55A2009 blockbuster set on Pandora6 60AChun-Li's Lightning Kick, for one13 64AColor of the sky on a bluebird day5 66A"Your mileage may ___"4 67ALumberjills' tools4 68ASnoopy vs. the Red ___5 69AShip in Greek mythology4 70AWord before "dish" or "effect"4 71ATotally beat5 72AStead4 73AImprovise like Ella Fitzgerald4

Down

1DEnjoy ramen audibly5 2DPassenger ship5 3DTempting words on a Wonderland cake5 4DWhat thirsty plants do5 5DSweet term of endearment8 6D"That's legendary!"4 7DWayne ___ (Batman's estate)5 8DNeither a bird nor Superman5 9DA long way off4 10DBrief note4 11DSinister-sounding cackle9 12DSuper Mario Bros. console3 13DOB-GYNs and ENTs3 21D"You're it!" game3 22DBest Buy buys3 26DPromptly?5 27DLike air near a fire4 29DBTS fandom4 31D"Yadda, yadda, yadda"3 32D"What ___ that mean?"4 33D___ child (common therapy subject)5 34DEucalyptus-eating marsupial5 35D"Who knows"9 36D"Stop that!"4 38DIntense anger3 39DApplaud a slam poet4 42DPumpernickel grain3 43D"That's totally valid"8 48DWhat's wrong?3 50DPark, in NYC3 53DLike a submarine5 54DIts best-selling game is Pac-Man5 56DStockpile5 57D"My ___ trait is . . ."5 58DVegan beauty brand5 59DUnplug and plug back in, say5 61DDe-crease?4 62DChivalrous chap4 63DImpulse4 64DSitup targets3 65DIt's shocking!3