USA Today Crossword September 26 2025 Answers (9/26/25)

Our USA Today Crossword September 26, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword September 26, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the USA Today Crossword on 9/26/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Tree tapped for sap
6A	Gravelly voice
10A	By way of
13A	Protective kitchen garment
14A	Take a lid off of
16A	Some online convos
17A	Outcome of a close race
19A	Celebratory Greek shout
20A	Virtual "City" resident
21A	"Messenger" molecule
22A	Followed sneakily
24A	Birth day expert
27A	Board game that can be played with cowry shells or stones
28A	Play therapy toy that might be a target for pent-up anger
31A	Author Gerritsen
32A	Swing by the gas station for food and fuel, say
36A	Arab leader
37A	Id checker
38A	"Throw me the ball!"
42A	Gravel road grooves
43A	Bridge length
45A	Opposite of 39-Down
46A	Winter hours in IA
47A	Move like a kangaroo
49A	Connections publisher, for short
51A	Homophone of 40-Down
52A	"Hi, my love!"
54A	"Road Work ___" (highway sign)
56A	Gradually slow down
60A	Gas brand
63A	Mount ___ (scary-sounding destination for Frodo)
64A	"But also . . ." in a text
65A	In the know
66A	Salinger heroine
67A	Flower with "Agatha Christie" and "Barbra Streisand" cultivars
68A	Queen's domain
69A	Sunbeams
70A	Like many stereotypical hipsters
1D	Navigation guides in many video games
2D	Destructive garden insect
3D	Publicity piece
4D	Auction unit
5D	Ambient musician Brian
6D	Wreck
7D	Elsa's sister
8D	Chem or bio
9D	Farfalle or fettuccine
10D	Midsize string instruments
11D	Urges on
12D	Carne ___
15D	"Star Wars: The ___ Menace"
18D	Frozen coffee drink
23D	Frozen treat
25D	Cab alternatives
26D	Mauna ___
27D	Rx dosage units
29D	Person who throws their money around
30D	On
32D	Concert souvenirs
33D	Cause to giggle
34D	Big ___ (tiger, to a toddler)
35D	Simplified, smaller-sized living spaces
39D	Orca or lion, e.g.
40D	"I saw a mouse!"
41D	"Bill ___ Saves the World" (Netflix series)
44D	Class with makeup tutorials?
47D	Langston Hughes poem
48D	___-Wan Kenobi
50D	Gossip, in slang
53D	Certain break dancer
55D	Now, in Spanish
57D	Thin, savory Indian food
58D	Clueless
59D	___/them
60D	Dent or scratch
61D	"Thanks, I ___ you one!"
62D	"I'm a sheep!"

The USA Today Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the USA Today newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its contemporary and pop culture references, as well as its accessibility to solvers of all skill levels.

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