USA Today Crossword September 6, 2026 Answers

Across

1A"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" aesthetic style4 5ASephora competitor4 9A"All ___ are off!"4 13ASkin care staple4 14A"El sueno (La cama)" artist Frida5 16ABrainstorming product4 17AIt begins on Ash Wednesday4 18AEnlightening10 20ANot stale5 22A"I'm right here" sound4 23A"What did I say?"3 24AIn for it, say?4 25ASchool support org.3 26AInk___ (Rorschach test components)5 28APassion5 30A"Since U ___ Gone"4 31AArcher's asset3 34AIce hockey fakeout4 35ALanguage from which "habibi" is derived6 38ABumper cars don't have one10 41AMicrowave4 42A"___ Kick It?" (A Tribe Called Quest song)4 43APine warbler's sound5 44ASnowy day toy4 45ATattle6 47A"Enough!"4 49ATerm of endearment3 50AVeggie that might be wasabi-coated3 51AIt can be built up by rubbing a balloon against hair6 53APerson who knows when to hold 'em?8 56ASleeps noisily6 60AKool-___3 61AOlympic gymnast Comaneci5 63A"Skyfall" singer5 64AFish seen, but not served, in some restaurants3 65AApple desktops5 66AMock5 67ASome characters in "Men in Black"3 68AThey're pooh-poohed by Pooh5 69ALike an activated security system5

Down

1DMuscle used in a standing heel raise4 2DPaying attention5 3DCash5 4DSpot to pamper your fur baby6 5DFour-stringed instrument, for short3 6DPlace down3 7DLondon's West End, e.g.15 8DHonolulu "hello"5 9DPlace for rubbish3 10DAntique light fixture component named for an inventor10 11DBelief5 12DWise ones5 15DMidwesterner's "Excuse me"3 19DFire remnant5 21DCrowd of people5 25DGame with royal flushes5 27DTilts5 29DZ-axis measurement5 30DThey're cast by voters7 31DFundamentals4 32DTehran's country4 33DNail salon combos9 36DStore that sells more than 1 billion meatballs every year4 37DSurrender4 39DWindy day toys5 40DSki area near Snowbird, UT4 46DStuff that makes kitties go wild6 48DCandy-filled party item6 51DTucson or Malibu, e.g.5 52DProgrammer5 53DSpeedboat's trail4 54DReal comedian4 55DDalai ___4 57D500 sheets of paper4 58D"So what ___ is new?"4 59DSesame bagel bit4 62DPack animal3