USA Today Crossword September 26, 2026 Answers

Across

1AScratchy voice4 5ACore muscles3 8ATaxi3 11ASeller of KALLAX shelving units4 12A"Fullmetal Alchemist," e.g.5 15AStellar outburst4 16A*"Home already?"10 18AForeboding sign4 19A"___ complicated"3 20ASmall margin7 22AAlmost there5 25A"if u ask me"3 26A"Mayor of Kingstown" actor Gillen5 28A*"That's ridiculous"15 31A"The Faculty" star DuVall4 32ABasic principles6 33AUnagi nigiri fish3 34AUtah Jazz org.3 36APossesses3 38AComedian Samantha3 41ANaval fleet6 45AMakes a selection4 49A*Dialect influenced by both British and North American conventions15 52ABond portrayer after Brosnan5 53A"Uh-uh"3 54A___ road ice cream5 55AYou may hold yours during parts of a scary movie6 57APiece of skin art, casually3 58ADossier4 60ADine together, and a hint to the synonyms bookending the starred clues' answers10 65AOpen to all genders4 66AEgypt's capital5 67A"Sign me up!"4 68AWhat a cow chews3 69AShow hosts, for short3 70ACougar4

Down

1DTease3 2DAlias introduction3 3DPart of a min.3 4DCountry on one side of K28 5D"Good Times" actor John4 6DSome undergrad degrees3 7DWinter creations that might wear top hats7 8DMature, like a bond7 9DThe "A" of GPA7 10DProhibit3 13D"Get outta here!"6 14DYoung Darth Vader's nickname3 15DFinnish company whose "lipstick" phone lacked a traditional keypad5 17DPlant part4 21DTaco condiment5 22DPublic health org.3 23D"hahaha"3 24D"You're ___ to talk!"3 25D"The Studio" actor Barinholtz3 27DUtah Mammoth org.3 29DPong company5 30D___ Hunt ("Mission: Impossible" protagonist)5 35DGirl Scout's award5 37DAdventure that doesn't require group coordination8 38DSecretly loop in3 39DMusical ability3 40DMade possible7 42DMeditative utterance6 43DDisneyland's city7 44DMoisture on grass3 46DInsta upload3 47DScolding sound3 48DNot outgoing3 50DRan on TV5 51DSeize suddenly4 56D"Abbott Elementary" network3 57DMMA fight enders4 58DTV oversight org.3 59DPromise of payment3 61DStoryline trajectory3 62DLarge Australian bird3 63DObjective3 64DDouble-helix molecule3