USA Today Crossword September 16, 2026 Answers

Across

1AMoving day vehicle3 4AUFC sport3 7A"Thor" actor Hemsworth5 12A"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. ___5 14A"That's my theory"9 16ASpa garments5 17AUSPS delivery, colloquially9 18ACain's brother4 19ACore belief5 20ACompensated vacation (Abbr.)3 21APerson's rank among others around them12 25AGumbo vegetable4 26ABuilds6 30AHeroes' companions9 35AIndustry for Alibaba and Amazon5 36A___ and proper4 37ALions' sounds5 39AOak or elm4 40A"Shush!"5 42AReally bringing it9 44AProtractors measure them6 46A"Couldn't agree more!"4 47A"I'd like to be updated"12 53AKnee stabilizer, for short3 56ASpiral shape in DNA5 57AFormally give4 58APost-abacus but pre-calculator device9 60ATower-building game5 61APerson who plays a big part in Hollywood?9 62AWord before "peace" or "child"5 63ASome seeded loaves4 64AOttawa's province, for short3 65AHoney wine4

Down

1DUsing AI to program10 2DNot stand the test of time11 3DDuck Hunt console3 4DMoistens, like produce5 5D"Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe" painter5 6DYoga position5 7DWhat people learn about through world travel7 8D"Let me think"3 9D"You ___ what you sow"4 10D"That so?"4 11DMusician's time to shine4 12DGarments that might be shed upon returning home4 13DUniversity of New Mexico athlete4 15DSpanish for "seven"5 22DNoah's ___3 23DVillain's hideout4 24DGive some background information before telling a story11 27DMini signal source?10 28DSection of some wedding cakes4 29DWinter glider4 30DOrg. whose website has a "Spay & Neuter" tab4 31DTehran's country4 32DTooth you can't eat with3 33D"Interior Chinatown" actor Archie3 34D___ Lanka3 38DFood stamp initials4 41DGiggle sound6 43DEngineered crop, for short3 45DOracles5 48DFormer ninth planet5 49DItalian fashion hub5 50DApply, like pressure5 51DDouble-___ sword5 52DCherished4 53DGenre inducing pleasant tingles (Abbr.)4 54DBe sickeningly sweet4 55D"Long ___" (Taylor Swift song)4 59DInsult3 60D"He's dead, ___" ("Star Trek" catchphrase)3