USA Today Crossword September 13, 2026 Answers

Across

1ALeo the Lion's studio3 4ACandied veggie3 7ADishwasher brand found in "Florida manatee"5 12AUnited ___ Emirates4 14ASaga4 15APlays some Mario Kart5 16AStreaming device brand with a 24/7 "Murder, She Wrote" channel4 17ASupply-and-demand class, for short4 18AOld Russian rulers5 19AIt's half a day's work?15 22APre-Easter period4 23AOrgan with a lid3 24ARumi, Mira and Zoey hunt them6 27AAstronaut Grissom3 29A___ down (resign)4 33APrecise5 34AEffortlessness4 35ACharlottesville school (Abbr.)3 36ATreating everyone to lunch, say15 40AShout during a flamenco show3 41AFleece-lined boots4 42A2, 4, 6, 8, etc.5 43AGive a quiz to4 45AWhiskey and ___ ("American Pie" drink)3 46AMost crafty6 47A"That ship ___ sailed"3 49A"Sick" poet Silverstein4 50AWhat you have direct authority over15 58AZoox alternative5 59AWarthog relative4 60ASanitizing item4 61APinnacles5 62ANine-___ battery4 63ACovered with frosting4 64AKeyed up5 65AFrench for "island"3 66ALeakes who played Matron "Mama" Morton in "Chicago"4

Down

1DGas station store4 2DSprout up4 3DEarn, like money4 4D___ rock (genre with breezy, smooth sounds)5 5D___ masala (potato dish)4 6DDessert list4 7DCreative in a pretentious way5 8DTurns to pulp6 9DPurple berry4 10DManufacturer of foam darts4 11DCEO's staffer4 13D"The Net" star Sandra7 14DMany high schoolers, age-wise5 20DLarge Starbucks size5 21DStopwatch button5 24DRailroad terminal5 25DTaylor Swift song featuring Bon Iver5 26DClublike medieval weapons5 27DAssess5 28D"Change My Address" org.4 30DStudent getting mentored5 31D"The Avengers" star Chris5 32DThe "P" of PBR5 34DLike custard, often4 37DDoctor's colleague5 38D"The Odyssey" role for Lupita Nyong'o5 39DClassic villain in a soap opera8 44DFeatures of some crosswords (including this one)6 46DYouTube's version of an Instagram Reel5 48DCame up5 49DPart of some musical warmups5 50DWhack4 51DMarathoner's speed4 52DChurch song4 53D"Well, duh"4 54DPull a fast one on4 55DFeijoada side4 56DReady for customers4 57DBury the ___4