USA Today Crossword September 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASend by truck, ironically4 5A"Like that'll ever happen!"3 8ANot straight5 13AAssistant4 14A___ gov'nor (punny name for a plant shop)4 16A___ off (deter)5 17ASushi protein made with Sriracha or chili oil9 19ADanger5 20AGave an address5 21AYankees' crosstown rivals4 23APlace to hang art4 24A___ Kippur3 25ALow-pH6 27A"There's a red light ahead!"4 28ALike tissue paper4 29AOne might be used to test the temperature of bathwater3 31ASpecies of the insurance spokesbird that's about 10x heavier than the Aflac duck3 32A"Don't leave without me!"6 34APiece of tennis gear6 36ASinger who said "musicians are the architects of heaven"13 38ATasty bit6 39ACompletely out of energy6 40AChicago airport code3 41ANBA Hall of Famer Duncan3 43ACrash another streamer's event4 44AExcited tail movements4 46ASuperficial appearance6 48ARecede3 51A"Next to the plate!"8 53APolite5 55AShakespearean loverboy5 56AWinless chess ending9 58ARegions5 59ABring onto the team4 60A"Now, here's an ___ . . ."4 61ACostume ball concealers5 62AHimalayan cryptid4 63AWhere egg mimicry make take place4

Down

1DFull of attitude5 2DAquatic African mammal5 3DSaying that's hard to translate5 4DQuick kiss4 5DBowler or fedora3 6DLightweight metal8 7DRefined, like a new skill5 8DEgyptian snake3 9DDishes with gravylike consistencies5 10DRole for Ralph Macchio and Jaden Smith9 11DSign of bad things to come8 12D"I couldn't have said it better"7 15DWipe out5 18D"Like that'll happen!"8 22DSheet with board game results8 26D"The hustle and bustle"8 28DBills that have to be closed4 30DSpy's communication gadget8 32DScattergories and Scrabble, for two9 33DComputer lab array3 35DRep4 36DIsland surrounded by a lagoon8 37DWith lots of distance between8 38DTake care of the lawn3 42DLike a bog6 45DFilet mignon, e.g.5 47DRhyming partner of "patootie"5 48DSlip past5 49DBagel ___5 50DMake goat noises5 52DCasually throw4 54D"Let's do it!"4 55DSheep with big horns3 57DFloral Polynesian gift3