USA Today Crossword September 27, 2026 Answers

Across

1A"Let's do this!"8 9AHay there!4 13AShoshone woman honored on a dollar coin9 14ABig dino with tiny arms4 15AShades like red, orange and yellow10 16A"Knock it off!"4 17AKeeps a low profile5 18AGet ready to ask an important question, perhaps5 20APlace to get a hot stone massage3 21APub orders4 22ASpace bar neighbor3 23AKitty who's a Velcro pet6 25AWeb portal with a butterfly logo3 26ASabado o domingo3 27APub orders5 28A"Be right with you!"11 32AIt might be requested on a self-date11 33AAssorted collection of sweets11 34AOne of two roles in the game Sky Team5 35AOn a winning streak3 36AWord after "Hoover" or "beaver"3 39AMade level6 41ABesmirch3 42AHandout at a bistro4 43A"You betcha!"3 44A___ four (small cake)5 46AThings you just have to have5 47APut your foot down4 49AIndoor plant kept small through careful pruning10 51A"I live in a swamp! I put up signs! I'm a terrifying ___!"4 52A"That is, in fact, the truth about me!"9 53ATakes home4 54ALongest-living land animal in the world8

Down

1DPlace to grow your own herbs6 2DHigh points5 3DApple varieties4 4DAlter ___ (superhero's disguise)3 5D"Catch you soon!"9 6D"Yeah, not doing that"5 7DInsignificant4 8DStand up in a studio?5 9D"Dynamite" band3 10DDraw for people who enjoy galleries and museums8 11DCreature that's spotted outdoors7 12DPeople living abroad, for short6 13DTravels by cruise ship5 15D"Last Christmas" band4 19DOutfit you might experiment with?7 22DWindow alternative5 24DTraditional floral symbol of China5 26DSkrillex genre7 28D"Ted Lasso" actor Sudeikis5 29DSecond-largest U.S. teachers union3 30D"We're done already?"9 31D404, for one5 32DGo from here to there in a snap8 33DBranch off7 34DManning with two Super Bowl rings6 36D"You Gotta Be" singer6 37DPaid to play5 38DPonder4 40DAlternative to credit5 41DLike a chord that sounds sad or moody5 42DSilences5 45DBrouhaha4 46DLongish skirt4 48D___ Moines, Iowa3 50D"I'll take that as ___"3