USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 13, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
DaySunday
Today’s USA Today Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Leo the Lion's studio (3)
Starts with M, ends with MMGM→
4A
Candied veggie (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYAM→
7A
Dishwasher brand found in "Florida manatee" (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAMANA→
12A
United ___ Emirates (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
15A
Plays some Mario Kart (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRACES→
16A
Streaming device brand with a 24/7 "Murder, She Wrote" channel (4)
Starts with R, ends with UROKU→
17A
Supply-and-demand class, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
18A
Old Russian rulers (5)
Starts with T, ends with STSARS→
19A
It's half a day's work? (15)
Starts with T, ends with TTWELVEHOURSHIFT→
22A
Pre-Easter period (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
23A
Organ with a lid (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
24A
Rumi, Mira and Zoey hunt them (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDEMONS→
27A
Astronaut Grissom (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGUS→
29A
___ down (resign) (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
33A
Precise (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXACT→
34A
Effortlessness (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
35A
Charlottesville school (Abbr.) (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUVA→
36A
Treating everyone to lunch, say (15)
Starts with P, ends with BPICKINGUPTHETAB→
40A
Shout during a flamenco show (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
41A
Fleece-lined boots (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUGGS→
42A
2, 4, 6, 8, etc. (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEVENS→
43A
Give a quiz to (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
45A
Whiskey and ___ ("American Pie" drink) (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
46A
Most crafty (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSLIEST→
47A
"That ship ___ sailed" (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHAS→
49A
"Sick" poet Silverstein (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSHEL→
50A
What you have direct authority over (15)
Starts with S, ends with LSPHEREOFCONTROL→
58A
Zoox alternative (5)
Starts with W, ends with OWAYMO→
59A
Warthog relative (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBOAR→
60A
Sanitizing item (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIPE→
61A
Pinnacles (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACMES→
62A
Nine-___ battery (4)
Starts with V, ends with TVOLT→
63A
Covered with frosting (4)
Starts with I, ends with DICED→
64A
Keyed up (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETENSE→
65A
French for "island" (3)
Starts with I, ends with EILE→
66A
Leakes who played Matron "Mama" Morton in "Chicago" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENENE→
Down
1D
Gas station store (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMART→
2D
Sprout up (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGROW→
3D
Earn, like money (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAKE→
4D
___ rock (genre with breezy, smooth sounds) (5)
Starts with Y, ends with TYACHT→
5D
___ masala (potato dish) (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALOO→
6D
Dessert list (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
7D
Creative in a pretentious way (5)
Starts with A, ends with YARTSY→
8D
Turns to pulp (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMASHES→
9D
Purple berry (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
10D
Manufacturer of foam darts (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
11D
CEO's staffer (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
13D
"The Net" star Sandra (7)
Starts with B, ends with KBULLOCK→
14D
Many high schoolers, age-wise (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEENS→
20D
Large Starbucks size (5)
Starts with V, ends with IVENTI→
21D
Stopwatch button (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
24D
Railroad terminal (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEPOT→
25D
Taylor Swift song featuring Bon Iver (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEXILE→
26D
Clublike medieval weapons (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMACES→
27D
Assess (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGAUGE→
28D
"Change My Address" org. (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSPS→
30D
Student getting mentored (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETUTEE→
31D
"The Avengers" star Chris (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEVANS→
32D
The "P" of PBR (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPABST→
34D
Like custard, often (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEGGY→
37D
Doctor's colleague (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENURSE→
38D
"The Odyssey" role for Lupita Nyong'o (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHELEN→
39D
Classic villain in a soap opera (8)
Starts with E, ends with NEVILTWIN→
44D
Features of some crosswords (including this one) (6)
Starts with T, ends with STHEMES→
46D
YouTube's version of an Instagram Reel (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSHORT→
48D
Came up (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAROSE→
49D
Part of some musical warmups (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCALE→
51D
Marathoner's speed (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPACE→
52D
Church song (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHYMN→
53D
"Well, duh" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOBVI→
54D
Pull a fast one on (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFOOL→
55D
Feijoada side (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERICE→
56D
Ready for customers (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
57D
Bury the ___ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELEDE→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 13, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Leo the Lion's studio (MGM); Candied veggie (YAM); Dishwasher brand found in "Florida manatee" (AMANA).
Who edits the USA Today Crossword?+
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