USA Today Crossword September 21, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASnooze4 5A"Wish" character who sings "This Wish"4 9A___ Faust (Rebecca Ferguson's character in the "Mission: Impossible" series)4 13APrimates without tails4 14A"Don't you see what this ___?"5 16ABrunch, e.g.4 17ALike a cranberry martini, perhaps4 18AEmmet Cohen jazz style5 19A"I'm so sure" sound4 20APart of a remedy for a sick burn?8 22AOveract, perhaps5 24AEither "P" of P2P file sharing4 25AMost kind6 27AParts of cherries5 29ALite-Brite piece3 30ALittle laugh4 32A"___ Body Is Bible"3 33ARose features6 36A"Don't ___ yourself short"4 38ACreature unlikely to be invited to Rivendell3 39APerforming without accompaniment7 41ACountry singer Jo ___ Messina3 42ACookie you can deep-fry4 44AWalk quietly6 45ABirth mo. for some Libras3 46ARoad trip rest spots4 48ACasual shirt3 49AMoves briskly5 51AWord before "curl" or "dip"6 53ASanta Monica's has a Ferris wheel4 54AYoga posture5 55AGhostly apparitions8 59AProfessor ___ (Clue character)4 60AWintry precipitation5 62AHoppy brews, for short4 63AWaterproof sheet4 64AScroll read from at a bar mitzvah5 65A___ in (control)4 66ATip jar bills, often4 67AVanilla amts.4 68AWraps up4

Down

1DSpreadsheet contents4 2DBirthstone for some Libras4 3DIn absolutely no way certain15 4DSelf-___6 5D"Whoa, ___ is the color of your energy"5 6DProphet4 7DFiery salsa ingredients15 8D"I'll take that as ___"3 9DStays too long, say7 10DKept an option available, say15 11DHotel room box4 12DSecond Reddit account, say3 15DDesign detail, for short4 21DSleeveless garments5 23D"Not loving that"3 26DCatch fire6 27D"Get outta here!"4 28D"Glee" character Schuester5 29DCourteous6 31DPut into office5 34D"That looks good on you"3 35D___-Caps (candy)3 37D"___ just say . . ."4 40D"Sure, I'll give you a ride!"5 43DHighway entrances7 47DPride, e.g.3 50DLeave the workforce6 52DActors listed in a Playbill4 53D"I'm happy our ___ crossed"5 54D"Die Hard" actor Rickman4 56DPile4 57D___ of honor4 58DIRS IDs4 59DPerk for salaried workers (Abbr.)3 61DParking area3