USA Today Crossword hints and answers for September 29, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
DayTuesday
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
Not much (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
5A
Go back to zero (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
10A
"Gross" (3)
Starts with I, ends with KICK→
13A
Thick head of hair (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMANE→
14A
"That's all I have to say about that" (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSOYEAH→
15A
Uno, due, ___ (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETRE→
16A
"We're ready to pay for our meal!" (11)
Starts with C, ends with ECHECKPLEASE→
18A
Glimpse (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
19A
Bring back onto the team (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREHIRE→
20A
Photographer's protective cover (7)
Starts with L, ends with PLENSCAP→
22A
Smidge (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTAD→
23A
"The Fairly OddParents" protagonist Turner (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTIMMY→
25A
Memorization style (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
26A
"SNL" alum Kristen (4)
Starts with W, ends with GWIIG→
28A
Smallest of India's states (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGOA→
29A
Sea shanty singer (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSAILOR→
31A
Coming up next (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONTAP→
33A
Beads of sweat (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDROPS→
35A
Medical pros (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
36A
Rectangular birthday dessert (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESHEETCAKE→
39A
H.S. exams for college credit (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAPS→
42A
Comedian Kemper (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELLIE→
47A
Easternmost nation of the Iroquois Confederacy (6)
Starts with M, ends with KMOHAWK→
49A
Capture (3)
Starts with N, ends with BNAB→
51A
Rounded roof (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOME→
52A
Actor Epps (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
53A
Casual eatery (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDINER→
56A
Quickly, to a musician (7)
Starts with U, ends with OUPTEMPO→
59A
"Dodgeball" star Vince (6)
Starts with V, ends with NVAUGHN→
61A
Safety device for an acrobat (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
62A
Pixar film with the song "Just Keep Swimming" (11)
Starts with F, ends with OFINDINGNEMO→
65A
Outcome with no winner (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
66A
Makes amends (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATONES→
67A
Like over half of people in 2-Down (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
68A
Knight's title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
69A
"This is the last ___!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSTRAW→
70A
Bills often used to break twenties (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
Down
1D
Movie theater initials (3)
Starts with A, ends with CAMC→
2D
Island nation in the Persian Gulf (7)
Starts with B, ends with NBAHRAIN→
3D
"Gimme that!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TINEEDIT→
4D
Field for the Magnificent Seven, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTECH→
5D
Someone to look up to (9)
Starts with R, ends with LROLEMODEL→
6D
Take a look at (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
7D
Mattress brand (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSEALY→
8D
Lack of difficulty (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
9D
Not now! (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHEN→
10D
"Brrrr" (7)
Starts with I, ends with DITSCOLD→
11D
Content ___ (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCREATOR→
12D
People you don't want to lose (7)
Starts with K, ends with SKEEPERS→
14D
Herb garden bit (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSPRIG→
17D
Drum set (3)
Starts with K, ends with TKIT→
21D
Hindi honorific (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
22D
Either digit in this clue's number (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
24D
"Shaken, not stirred" cocktail (7)
Starts with M, ends with IMARTINI→
27D
Non-EV's fuel (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
29D
Restorative venue (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
30D
Inquires (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
32D
"What a relief!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with WPHEW→
34D
What a beachside property boasts (9)
Starts with O, ends with WOCEANVIEW→
37D
Large deer (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
38D
End-of-Ramadan festival (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEID→
39D
Quantities (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOUNTS→
40D
Ancient city buried in Mount Vesuvius' eruption (7)
Starts with P, ends with IPOMPEII→
41D
Break into a bunch of pieces (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSHATTER→
44D
"Let's discuss this somewhere else" (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTHERE→
45D
"You've gotta be kidding" (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCMONMAN→
46D
"Yikes!" (3)
Starts with E, ends with PEEP→
48D
Plural of "is" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
50D
Source of protein in vegetarian chili (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEANS→
53D
Fundraiser contributor (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDONOR→
54D
Snug as a bug in a ___ (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRUG→
57D
Advanced degrees for some sculptors (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMFAS→
58D
"The ___" (medical drama) (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPITT→
60D
Flying, buzzing pest (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGNAT→
63D
23andMe material (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
64D
Labor and delivery docs (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOBS→
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How many clues are in the USA Today Crossword for September 29, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down.
What are some answers in today’s USA Today Crossword?+
For example: Not much (ABIT); Go back to zero (RESET); "Gross" (ICK).
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