USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 27, 2026
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Clues68
Across33
Down35
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
"Let's do this!" (8)
Starts with G, ends with EGAMETIME→
9A
Hay there! (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBALE→
13A
Shoshone woman honored on a dollar coin (9)
Starts with S, ends with ASACAGAWEA→
14A
Big dino with tiny arms (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTREX→
15A
Shades like red, orange and yellow (10)
Starts with W, ends with SWARMCOLORS→
16A
"Knock it off!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
17A
Keeps a low profile (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHIDES→
18A
Get ready to ask an important question, perhaps (5)
Starts with K, ends with LKNEEL→
20A
Place to get a hot stone massage (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
21A
Pub orders (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
22A
Space bar neighbor (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
23A
Kitty who's a Velcro pet (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLAPCAT→
25A
Web portal with a butterfly logo (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMSN→
26A
Sabado o domingo (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADIA→
27A
Pub orders (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEERS→
28A
"Be right with you!" (11)
Starts with J, ends with DJUSTASECOND→
32A
It might be requested on a self-date (11)
Starts with T, ends with ETABLEFORONE→
33A
Assorted collection of sweets (11)
Starts with D, ends with YDESSERTTRAY→
34A
One of two roles in the game Sky Team (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPILOT→
35A
On a winning streak (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
36A
Word after "Hoover" or "beaver" (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDAM→
39A
Made level (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEVENED→
41A
Besmirch (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
42A
Handout at a bistro (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
43A
"You betcha!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYEP→
44A
___ four (small cake) (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPETIT→
46A
Things you just have to have (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSTS→
47A
Put your foot down (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTROD→
49A
Indoor plant kept small through careful pruning (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBONSAITREE→
51A
"I live in a swamp! I put up signs! I'm a terrifying ___!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
52A
"That is, in fact, the truth about me!" (9)
Starts with I, ends with DIDOINDEED→
53A
Takes home (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
54A
Longest-living land animal in the world (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETORTOISE→
Down
1D
Place to grow your own herbs (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGARDEN→
2D
High points (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACMES→
3D
Apple varieties (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMACS→
4D
Alter ___ (superhero's disguise) (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
5D
"Catch you soon!" (9)
Starts with T, ends with RTALKLATER→
6D
"Yeah, not doing that" (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIWONT→
7D
Insignificant (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
8D
Stand up in a studio? (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEASEL→
9D
"Dynamite" band (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
10D
Draw for people who enjoy galleries and museums (8)
Starts with A, ends with EARTSCENE→
11D
Creature that's spotted outdoors (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLEOPARD→
12D
People living abroad, for short (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEXPATS→
13D
Travels by cruise ship (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAILS→
15D
"Last Christmas" band (4)
Starts with W, ends with MWHAM→
19D
Outfit you might experiment with? (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLABCOAT→
22D
Window alternative (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
24D
Traditional floral symbol of China (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPEONY→
26D
Skrillex genre (7)
Starts with D, ends with PDUBSTEP→
28D
"Ted Lasso" actor Sudeikis (5)
Starts with J, ends with NJASON→
29D
Second-largest U.S. teachers union (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAFT→
30D
"We're done already?" (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSOTHATSIT→
31D
404, for one (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
32D
Go from here to there in a snap (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTELEPORT→
33D
Branch off (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDIVERGE→
34D
Manning with two Super Bowl rings (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPEYTON→
36D
"You Gotta Be" singer (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDESREE→
37D
Paid to play (5)
Starts with A, ends with DANTED→
38D
Ponder (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMUSE→
40D
Alternative to credit (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEBIT→
41D
Like a chord that sounds sad or moody (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMINOR→
42D
Silences (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMUTES→
45D
Brouhaha (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTODO→
46D
Longish skirt (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMIDI→
48D
___ Moines, Iowa (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDES→
50D
"I'll take that as ___" (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 27, 2026?+
68 clues: 33 Across and 35 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: "Let's do this!" (GAMETIME); Hay there! (BALE); Shoshone woman honored on a dollar coin (SACAGAWEA).
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