USA Today Crossword September 17, 2026 Answers

Across

1AGroup that won Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo"4 5ATop of a wave5 10AWhere MA and PA are3 13ACaddie's selection4 14AGreeted someone6 15ASnooze3 16ACornmeal cakes . . . and a punny name for the starred clues' answers11 18ANot post3 19APooh's sad friend6 20AWhen you'll show up, for short3 21AHospital scans4 22ALike Mars, but not Uranus5 24AOld-timey "you"4 26A*Furry friend known for its wrinkles7 29A*Fluffy toy?7 32AFemale horses5 33AFlutes' neighbors in an orchestra5 35ASn, on the periodic table3 36AMatched a face to a name, say4 37ASkidded4 38ACraeless mistake?4 39AInstall, like tile3 40A*Breed similar to the Akita8 43AThe mind's "I"3 44ARejections3 45APlace for a soak6 49AChildbirth support provider5 51A"All By Myself" singer Celine4 53AClean air org.3 54ACanine behavior experts . . . and what people talking about 26-, 29- and 40-Across might be called13 58AOn4 60AChurch walkway5 61ATexter's "However . . ."4 62A"Stay in your ___!"4 63AComedian Wanda5 64APump or platform4 65ACommon merch table purchases4 66AMust5 67ACentral Perk and Monica's apartment, for "Friends"4

Down

1DFeel sore4 2DPrimary color4 3DBustling4 4DJust hated8 5DMaximum3 6DMature, like fruit5 7DModify4 8DPut in a sword holder7 9D"Where ignorance is bliss, ___ folly to be wise"3 10DTLC song with the lyric "You can buy all the makeup that MAC can make"8 11DDraped garment4 12DBonobos, e.g.4 14D"I was wrong! Get over it!"5 17DKudos5 21D"Not impressed"3 23DGarlicky sauces6 25DHe/him/___3 26DBeamed6 27DTried6 28D"Is it my turn yet?"10 29DFountain drink4 30DMove really fast3 31DCall in a card game3 34DRace day accessory3 37D"Dexter: Resurrection" network3 38D"Tsk" relative3 40DCatch4 41D"Knock on wood!"7 42DZilch4 46DStart showing canines?6 47DPull from the ground6 48DBig parties6 50DBounds along5 51DComputer storage devices5 52DBit of land in the sea5 55DClean with soap4 56D"Well, hey there!"4 57D"I'm Coming Out" singer Diana4 58DKey next to the space bar3 59D___ kwon do3