USA Today Crossword September 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1AHindu festival observed at the same time as Navaratri9 10A___ onto (stick to)4 14A"Some midday sleep sounds perfect right now!"9 15ASeized vehicle, for short4 16AOnline shopping button9 17AFloats to the top5 18A___ Alamos, NM3 19AChurch benches4 20ACity near the Grand Canyon6 21ASpanish for "other"4 22AJuice box brand with a hyphen3 23AMai ___3 24ATwo-time NBA MVP Gilgeous-Alexander4 26ALike a stylish blast from the past9 29ACar feature used to see what's behind you14 31A"Hold, please"6 32ASlip past5 33ALow-visibility forecast3 34AFinish a triathlon, e.g.3 36AMale deer4 38ALock of hair5 40ASchool of thought suffix3 43APrayer leader in a mosque4 45AFruit named for how long it's said to last (until Christmas)15 49ASpanish-speaking explorer of kids' TV4 50AFully funded experience8 51ASource of easy money10 54AHuge amount4 55ASeep4 56ATear into tiny pieces5 57AApproximate fig.3 58ANot as much4 59ASome thick paints4 60A"___ complicated . . ."3

Down

1DEnter a phone number4 2DCtrl+Z command4 3DRuby, garnet and brick4 4D"___ the picture?"3 5DAnnual celebration of a "foster fail"13 6DIndiana NBA player5 7DNot in the know7 8DJam containers4 9DFitting3 10DThis crossword, for example4 11DCountry surrounded by South Africa7 12DLike outdoor courtyards7 13DArt made with colored tiles6 17DFastest-ever performance10 20DXM radio provider named for a star6 21DRowboat needs4 22DWeb formatting initials4 24DTerm of address similar to "dona"6 25DIce cream brand with an umlaut10 27DFemale sheep3 28DMilky coffee additives8 29DFractures in friendships5 30DTriage locale, for short3 35D0, at the World Cup3 37DAstronomer Galileo7 39DRange tops6 41DTrip on which you might see cheetahs6 42DWashington, D.C., mayor Bowser6 44DNot braggadocious6 46DMusical featuring Grizabella and Rum Tum Tugger4 47DPuts in the mail5 48DSemiaquatic salamanders5 51D"It's in the net!" shout at the World Cup3 52DSushi-topping eggs3 53DGreek letter that's a homophone of 52-Down3