USA Today Crossword September 8, 2026 Answers

Across

1ARestaurant bills4 5ANat King ___4 9A"Grand" musical instrument5 14ANo more than4 15AFurniture chain known for its mazelike layout4 16AStand in an art studio5 17AJapanese noodle4 18APieces of skin art, for short4 19ACompletely lost5 20AAldi or Ralphs, e.g.12 23ASkirt edge3 24AMove around in a hasty fashion4 25ASounds from mice?6 29AThird-person pronoun3 30ABreakfast morsel that might be steel-cut3 32A"I Want It ___ Way"4 33AH.S. course that covers politics5 36ABig shopping trip5 38ADistinct period in history3 39A"Consider this perspective for a moment"15 42APaving goo3 43ACity near Phoenix4 44AKicks out of office5 45AFamous ___ cookies4 47AHullabaloo3 48AAsset for a pitcher3 49AChicken ___ (cheesy entree)4 51ABaggage screening org.3 52AWord before "drop" or after "open"3 55APublic address after a W13 58ABunch of bees5 60A"Uh-uh"4 61A"Blink Twice" actress Shawkat4 62ASpirit in a bottle5 63ANights before big days4 64ACity that aptly rhymes with "casino"4 65ADiagnostic procedures5 66A"For" votes4 67AStaying power4

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1DDifficult5 2D"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Braugher5 3DBlossom into a flower5 4DAlign, like devices4 5DPomelo or grapefruit, e.g.6 6DGives the green light to5 7D"We'll keep our fingers crossed"10 8DToward the rising sun4 9DMr. Krabs' daughter in "SpongeBob SquarePants"5 10DPossible response to "What happened to the last slice?"6 11DBraying animal3 12DFormerly named3 13DPortuguese for "hello"3 21D"Wicked" star Cynthia5 22DEight-piece group5 26DEnjoys some taffy5 27DGold purity unit5 28DDoesn't head out5 29DLike things that are trendy or spicy3 31DSolo for a prima donna4 33DPalindromic flour4 34DBaby buggy in Britain4 35DGreek sandwich often served with tzatziki4 36DStartup capital9 37DHybrid music genre6 40DIntelligent5 41D"So tasty!"3 46DMorale6 48DEvaluate6 50DPeaks5 51DCompetitive personality5 52DMessy brawl5 53DCake coating5 54DAbsolute mayhem5 55DVehicles that move?4 56DWander4 57DBritish noble title4 58DCpl.'s boss3 59DItsy-bitsy3