USA Today Crossword September 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1ADish of thinly sliced raw meat9 10AExpress contempt5 15APungent bakery offering that might be certified kosher9 16A"Bathers by a River" painter Matisse5 17APlace to rack 'em up9 18A"Come on in!"5 19APart of a.m.4 20ARuns out of power4 21ABarbecue remnants5 22A"Superman" villain Luthor3 23APorridge that might be watery5 24AWine fruit5 28A___ Tour (sports org.)3 30AGet groceries, perhaps4 32ASwirled dessert5 33ANot fixed5 35ARowing need3 36A"Treat me with respect!"15 39AWow3 40APre-finals round5 41AStroll casually5 42AComedic bits4 44AWent for a jog3 45APart of an underground network in "The Bone Season" series5 46AGenre for Seu Jorge5 48AChapStick target3 50ASpring month5 51ARoad division4 52APart of a molecule4 56AMove like a crab5 57A"Bummer"9 59ALeg joints5 60AChicagoland, for one9 61AShips off5 62AEnsemble with trumpets and trombones9

Down

1D___ America (soccer tournament)4 2DUnnamed author, online4 3DA total hoot4 4DSkier's stabilizer4 5DInsect that might invade a kitchen3 6D"And the cat's in the ___ and the silver spoon"6 7D"How I Met Your Mother" star Smulders5 8D"Just trust me for now"15 9DWorld Cup cheers4 10DRemove wool from5 11DPopulation-counting survey6 12DComplimentary, like a round of drinks10 13DMooch10 14DMany Christmas trees4 23DTrot or canter, for example4 24D"Stand up for yourself!"10 25DFloral White House area10 26D"Yes," at sea3 27DPoker winnings4 29D"No ___, no glory"4 31DSalmon, to bears4 32DSwitzerland has a square one4 33DHurricane response org.4 34DTurn on a ___ (change direction quickly)4 37DAntagonist of the Trojans, in "The Iliad"4 38DLug3 43DReacted to a compliment, perhaps6 45D"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" singer Britney6 47DSanctify5 49DApp with photo dumps, for short5 50DSeeks answers4 51DAn arm or a leg4 52D"Moby-Dick" captain4 53DSkater Lipinski4 54DWarning sign4 55DHoney-based brew4 58DSailor's emergency signal3