USA Today Crossword September 4, 2026 Answers

Across

1ABar that makes suds4 5ARowing sport4 9AMakes a scene?4 13AMystery Writing Awards eponym5 15AImpolite4 16AIn one's birthday suit4 17A"SNL" producer Michaels5 18A"All over that"4 19APrepare a pot of coffee4 20ACartoon character who says "Yabba dabba doo!"14 23ASpot to swim or sail3 24A"Gangnam Style" singer3 25APeople on the payroll5 27ADeep vocal range4 29ATax pro3 31AGreek T3 32A"___ chic!"4 34APasta ___ Norma4 36APuts on TV4 37ATotally excellent15 40AVillain's plotting place4 41ASchool orgs. made up of volunteers4 42ATakes home the trophy4 43ASummer hrs. on Fire Island3 44AA little "help!"3 45ACrystal ball gazer4 47ACries cathartically5 49A"Te ___ mucho"3 50AHave a bite to ___3 53ANail salon offering with white tips14 58AVery small batteries4 59ALayer of paint4 60ABecame paler5 61AEartha who voiced Yzma in "The Emperor's New Groove"4 62APuzzle on many kids' menus4 63ASupport for an injured arm5 64AGreek god of war4 65AFormer flames4 66AMetallic deposit4

Down

1D"Note to ___ . . ."4 2DThey might make you say "pee-yew!"5 3DShare the same belief5 4DAnimal that spends 10-16 hours a day eating bamboo9 5DPastries used for some breakfast sandwiches10 6DLike the yolks of sunny-side-up eggs5 7DPrepare for publication4 8DDunks in milk, maybe4 9DHead of a monastery5 10DFlower used as a symbol of gay identity9 11DBusinesses also known as commercial forests9 12DMend a seam3 14DWNBA official3 21DTurntable items, for short3 22DOrg. operating X-rays at airports3 26DWeld together4 28DRequest3 29DPeople you might have chemistry with?10 30DWhat a pup shakes with3 32DIndustry event with demos9 33DSay for a third time, maybe9 35DNYC hub3 36D"If memory serves"9 37DRaced by4 38DMilestone for a startup (Abbr.)3 39DSource of sheep's milk3 44D"Last four digits" ID3 46DGeological time period3 48DBuggers5 49DReally wow5 51DIt's synced with video5 52DCurrent craze5 54DRequest to be looped in on an email4 55DRuse4 56DHypotheticals3 57DCusp4 58DInitials before an alias3