USA Today Crossword September 9, 2026 Answers

Across

1ASome Nunavik residents5 6AVideo game character with a "plumbob"3 9A"Now!"4 13A"Yellowstone" setting5 14A___ facto4 15AHead over heels4 16AOn a Mediterranean cruise, e.g.5 17A"Not now!"4 18ABoatloads4 19AMonarch portrayed by Emily Blunt and Jenna Coleman13 22ASome plans for the future?4 23AGinger ___3 24AWhat a distracted mind may do6 27APart of a tennis match3 28AKnee part, for short3 29AWile E. Coyote purchase3 30ANursing ___3 31ASinger's asset5 33A___ and fuzzy feelings4 34A"Buh-byeeee!"11 38ADoe's kid4 40APig's digs3 41APet that may scratch your chairs3 42A"Just kidding, that's not true"5 44AHeavy weight3 45A"Indeed, my good sir"3 48AAnimated image3 49AProtective tooth coating6 53A"___ No Mountain High Enough"4 54ACartoon Network series with a half-Gem hero14 57AWorking hard4 58ANot domesticated4 59AGive a speech5 60A___ -to-know basis4 61ASpanish for "this"4 62AMore extensive5 63A"The Pitt" roles (Abbr.)3 64AHorsepower regulator?4 65AOozes5

Down

1DMany Baghdad residents6 2DWord after "human" or "second"6 3DRemove from office6 4DSlushy refreshments5 5D"Larger ___ Life" (Backstreet Boys song)4 6DWhat clutter takes up5 7D"That so?"4 8DThe Supremes' record label6 9DFor a second time5 10DFrench or Italian destination?8 11DMany moons ___3 12DTap gently3 14D"Hard pass"8 20DShort getaways?6 21DTattletale3 25DWrite "you're" instead of "your," say3 26DTruck brand with an animal logo3 28D"The Times They ___ A-Changin'"3 29DNumber of WNBA players on the court at a time3 32D"Don't be that ___"3 33DLike someone exiting a log ride, maybe3 34DMany "Eras Tour" attendees8 35DOpposite of WSW3 36DCause for some lettuce recalls5 37DScooby-Doo gang's vehicle3 38DFruit in many a Newton3 39DMajor celebrity7 43DSoftware programmer, for short3 44DBone-muscle connector6 45DAngry rant6 46DArched part of the foot6 47DGuides a car6 50DMore current5 51DIt gives ouzo its flavor5 52DPrefix for "plex"5 53DAiry-sounding home?5 55DTakeoff guess at LAX3 56DWedding promises4 57D"Then what?"3