USA Today Crossword September 7, 2026 Answers

Across

1AFacing the pitcher5 6ACats and dogs, e.g.4 10APart of a goblet4 14A"Quiet!"5 15A"Don't stress about me"4 16A"Fair point"4 17AOld-fashioned parade material10 19ABring in4 20ATattoos, casually3 21AService line?11 23ABear's foot3 24A"See ya!"5 25ARotate4 27AFirst responder, for short3 28ASign after Leo5 32APickle herb4 33A"Little piggy"3 34AOlympic discipline in snowboarding and freestyle skiing6 35ABold poker declaration7 37A#7 38ASilk case spun by some moth caterpillars6 39ARemote battery, often3 40ALots and lots4 41ACeleb gossip site5 42A___ Potato Head3 43AShort softball tap4 44AIndiana's WNBA team5 46AMaximum3 47AGolfing more than working, perhaps11 51AThat woman3 54AVery eager4 55A"Approximately"10 57A"Golly!"4 58A"Today Means ___" (Sierra DeMulder poem)4 59AWasn't at full health5 60AHelper (Abbr.)4 61AHatchlings' home4 62AWalks slowly5

Down

1DItalian sparkling wine4 2D___ Mints (cookies)4 3DDollar4 4D"Why do you ___?"3 5DTaylor Swift song with the lyric "I'd be a fearless leader / I'd be an alpha type / When everyone believes ya / What's that like?"6 6D"What a shame!"4 7D"Shoot over a message on Outlook"7 8DAccessory for Mr. Monopoly6 9DSport with clay targets5 10D"Your turn for this carnival ride!"11 11DCafeteria food holder4 12DFrench currency4 13DList of options4 18DLike carpaccio3 22DBig name in jeans5 23DIt might start with a soft launch?11 25D"You're So Vain" singer Carly5 26DLocale5 27DGeologic span3 29DBoca ___, Florida5 30DBigger than big5 31DACLU and CARE (Abbr.)4 32DCubes in casinos4 33DSardine container3 34DSheep's call3 36DPlayer who says "You sunk my battleship!"5 37DContains3 39DShows up7 42DSelf-focused period of relaxation6 43DUndeserved negative reputation6 45DPerson unlikely to eat a cheeseburger (for at least two reasons)5 46DBusiness VIP3 47DEpic tale4 48DStars may have big ones4 49DFuzzy green growth4 50DTenant's payment4 51DHead light?4 52D___ out (barely achieved)4 53DSome lipstick shades4 56D"Didn't know that before now," in a text3