USA Today Crossword September 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1ATitle for Idris Elba3 4AYoung male horses5 9AA modern one typically has 47 strings and 7 pedals4 13AClock front4 14AMariners' workplace?5 15AMember of a reed quintet4 16A"Seriously, though!"15 19ABlush, perhaps6 20AEvade8 21A"___ is more"4 22APricey5 23APre-1917 Russian rulers5 25A___ chi3 26ASlam dance4 29APerform like Isa Briones3 30A"Ted Lasso" character Kent3 31ASqueaky bone or catnip mouse (or the box either came in)6 33AIt's a lot to process!7 36A"It's likely . . ."7 37APings, sometimes6 38AVictorian, e.g.3 39ANutritional stat3 40A"Como ___ usted?"4 41AOff-week, in football3 42AFlower that's an anagram of "stare"5 44AShopping ___5 46AInitial poker bet4 47A"Do you understand me?"8 50ASome drums6 53A"That's what I'm here for!"15 55ATexter's "I am now done texting"4 56AJump at a skate park5 57A___ defense (football alignment that uses one more defensive back than a nickel defense)4 58AFlip-flop or sneaker4 59AUnloads on Craigslist5 60APig's spot3

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1D"Ditto"4 2DDrinks that might come with frozen coffee cubes10 3D"___, I married him"6 4DChange5 5DAda Lovelace Day mo.3 6D"Hypothetically . . ."7 7DIsland whose capital is Papeete6 8DLike a sarcastic remark5 9DPlaces to make quick connections?8 10DSomewhat4 11DSpanish Steps city4 12DPalindromic sound4 13DType of evergreen3 17DNoun-forming suffix4 18DAppeared to be6 23D"Voila!"4 24DClimb, like a wall5 25DTater ___3 27DPurchase that helps a beginner get going10 28DSwarm of people5 30DHi-___ graphics3 31DKissing on the train, e.g.3 32D525,600 minutes (usually)4 34DA city's collection of galleries, museums, etc.8 35DImportant food6 36DMining material3 38DReaction to a pun, perhaps7 41DRingo or George6 42D"___ K: A Love Story" (Jenny Lee novel that reimagines a classic)4 43DPlace to sit during a game, oddly6 45DMulligans5 46DCampfire residue5 47DFarm workers?4 48DLight-loving insect4 49DThe 4114 51DOne of two for Quinta Brunson4 52DObserve3 54DAcronym used before sharing a fun fact3