Crossword Answers for September 16, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

40 Across · 38 Down


Across
1A Important info to have while you’re waiting in a cellphone lot, for Crossword Clue
ETA
4A Fall or Crossword Clue
TOPPLE
10A Cause of a sudden change in interest, informally? Crossword Clue
REFI
14A C Crossword Clue
SHUT
15A Pho soup Crossword Clue
SPROUTS
16A Conduit of neural Crossword Clue
AXON
17A Early Crossword Clue
PROTOTYPES
19A Relative of a Crossword Clue
TERN
20A “Ain’t gonna happen” Crossword Clue
NOPE
21A Big bang Crossword Clue
TNT
22A C Crossword Clue
ONICE
24A The remotest of remote jobs? Crossword Clue
ASTRONAUT
27A K Crossword Clue
YOUTH
28A Supermodel Crossword Clue
TYRA
29A Break into loud cheers, as a Crossword Clue
ERUPT
31A Answer to “Who’s ready to go?” Crossword Clue
IAM
33A B Crossword Clue
AIR
35A Uno + Crossword Clue
TRE
36A Mononymous Irish Crossword Clue
BONO
37A Animated film that was the highest-grossing movie of 1992 Crossword Clue
ALADDIN
41A “Impossible!” Crossword Clue
NOCANDO
43A Hibernation Crossword Clue
DENS
44A Dip target, Crossword Clue
PEC
46A Things entered in a sudoku grid: Abbr. Crossword Clue
NOS
47A Messy dorm room, Crossword Clue
STY
48A Fruits often seen in still Crossword Clue
PEARS
50A Take back, for Crossword Clue
REPO
53A City Crossword Clue
SMOG
55A Canine guard? Crossword Clue
RETAINER
57A Dishwasher Crossword Clue
RINSE
59A “A form of madness,” it’s Crossword Clue
WAR
60A Actress Pinkett Smith of “Girls Trip” Crossword Clue
JADA
62A Singer/songwriter Crossword Clue
JONI
63A Fruits named after a mythical Crossword Clue
NECTARINES
66A Noted cartoon Crossword Clue
PLUTO
67A Its first video, “Me at the zoo,” has over 400 million Crossword Clue
YOUTUBE
68A State whose outline can be made by connecting seven particular squares in this Crossword Clue
UTAH
69A V Crossword Clue
GLEN
70A Give a once- Crossword Clue
ASSESS
71A C Crossword Clue
SLY
Down
1D Channel with “2” and “U” Crossword Clue
ESPN
2D Pharynx Crossword Clue
THROAT
3D Post- Crossword Clue
AUTOPSY
4D General on a Chinese Crossword Clue
TSO
5D Decide one Crossword Clue
OPTTO
6D Hester of “The Scarlet Letter” Crossword Clue
PRYNNE
7D Grab-and-go breakfast Crossword Clue
POPTART
8D Guitar Crossword Clue
LUTE
9D Gas brand seen in Edward Hopper’s “Portrait of Orleans” Crossword Clue
ESSO
10D Betting odds, e.g. Crossword Clue
RATIO
11D Concern for a gymnastics Crossword Clue
EXECUTION
12D Certain pickleball Crossword Clue
FOREHAND
13D Greenwich Village’s Stonewall, e.g. Crossword Clue
INN
18D Groups of Crossword Clue
TETRADS
23D Paper competing with the W.S.J. Crossword Clue
NYT
25D Debugger? Crossword Clue
RAID
26D Remedy for a missed Crossword Clue
UTURN
30D Lowly Crossword Clue
PEON
32D Farm Crossword Clue
MOO
34D Ready to Crossword Clue
RIPE
36D Small hound that doesn’t Crossword Clue
BASENJI
37D What a premium subscription may help you Crossword Clue
ADS
38D “Time to go!” Crossword Clue
LETSROLL
39D Very Crossword Clue
ANYMINUTE
40D B Crossword Clue
NEAR
42D What “Coco” is a nickname for, for tennis’s Coco Crossword Clue
CORI
45D Military Crossword Clue
CREWCUTS
48D Family-friendly movie Crossword Clue
PGS
49D The Sphinx, for Crossword Clue
STATUE
51D Classic comic strip that’s the source for nine Emmys and two Crossword Clue
PEANUTS
52D Folding a fitted sheet, it may Crossword Clue
ORDEAL
54D Edible Crossword Clue
ONION
56D Many Crossword Clue
ARABS
58D Mononymous Irish Crossword Clue
ENYA
61D G Crossword Clue
ASHY
62D Profile pic format, in Crossword Clue
JPG
64D Dawn Crossword Clue
EOS
65D In medias ___ Crossword Clue
RES

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September 16, 2026

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