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Crossword Answers for September 17, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Thursday, September 17, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

39 Across · 40 Down


Across
1A B Crossword Clue
MACS
5A Concealer for the Crossword Clue
MASK
9A Pre-K building Crossword Clue
ABCS
13A Plant that thrives in a terra-cotta Crossword Clue
ALOE
14A Stick it to your rival! Crossword Clue
EPEE
15A Bring Crossword Clue
REAP
16A Twill-woven worsted wool Crossword Clue
KILT
17A Fix, in a Crossword Clue
SPAY
18A Purple bubble tea Crossword Clue
TARO
19A Annual e-sport fighting competition, in Crossword Clue
EVO
20A Short sidekick? Crossword Clue
ASST
21A Chocolatier with the tagline “Life is a ball” Crossword Clue
LINDT
22A Dub over? Crossword Clue
RENAME
24A Cuatro y Crossword Clue
SEIS
26A Business magnate Condé Crossword Clue
NAST
28A Promising places? Crossword Clue
ALTARS
32A Ferry or Crossword Clue
BOAT
35A Start of an Crossword Clue
ABRA
37A Pastoral Crossword Clue
MOO
38A Web design feature that may cycle back to earlier sections … or a hint to this puzzle’s Crossword Clue
INFINITESCROLL
42A Inspired Crossword Clue
AIR
43A Pro Crossword Clue
IPAD
44A ___ out a Crossword Clue
EKED
45A Bond Crossword Clue
STOCKS
47A “… ___ no one ever” Crossword Clue
SAID
50A Edge jump in figure Crossword Clue
LOOP
52A Scenes on Black Crossword Clue
CROWDS
56A Kaitlin of “Hacks” Crossword Clue
OLSON
59A P Crossword Clue
HOCK
61A Addendum to the five W’ Crossword Clue
HOW
62A Female Crossword Clue
DOES
63A “‘___’ is the thing with feathers” (Emily Dickinson poem) Crossword Clue
HOPE
64A Woodsy Crossword Clue
PINE
65A Top of a mosque, Crossword Clue
DOME
66A Column in decimal Crossword Clue
ONES
67A Central Plains Crossword Clue
OTOE
68A Losing Crossword Clue
SKID
69A Column in decimal Crossword Clue
TENS
70A C Crossword Clue
PERT
Down
1D ? Crossword Clue
MAKER
2D ? Crossword Clue
ALIVE
3D ? Crossword Clue
COLON
4D ? Crossword Clue
SET
5D ? Crossword Clue
MESSES
6D ? Crossword Clue
APPS
7D ? Crossword Clue
SEATS
8D ? Crossword Clue
KEY
9D ? Crossword Clue
ARTIST
10D ? Crossword Clue
BEAN
11D ? Crossword Clue
CARD
12D ? Crossword Clue
SPOT
20D Reddit Q&A Crossword Clue
AMA
21D Purple Crossword Clue
LILAC
23D Prefix with body or Crossword Clue
ANTI
25D Side mirrors on a car, Crossword Clue
EARS
27D “Toodle-oo!” Crossword Clue
TATA
29D One way to Crossword Clue
AMOK
30D Actors like biting into a juicy Crossword Clue
ROLE
31D On board, Crossword Clue
SOLD
32D Pollster’s Crossword Clue
BIAS
33D “Handling this as we speak” Crossword Clue
ONIT
34D Hairstyle that you’ve picked out? Crossword Clue
AFRO
36D Kings and queens, e.g. Crossword Clue
BEDS
39D Canon Crossword Clue
NIKON
40D ___ Crossword Clue
IPSO
41D M Crossword Clue
REDO
46D Film production environment for an intimate scene, Crossword Clue
CLOSED
48D Digital security Crossword Clue
ACCESS
49D Get Crossword Clue
IRK
51D Telegram and Simple Dialer, for Crossword Clue
PHONE
53D Cannellini, e.g. Crossword Clue
WHITE
54D Organ-related item in a Crossword Clue
DONOR
55D Perfect Crossword Clue
SWEET
56D Expert employed by a Crossword Clue
ODDS
57D “Show me some real effort!” Crossword Clue
LOOK
58D It’s not a full Crossword Clue
SEMI
60D Room in the audience up for Crossword Clue
OPEN
63D Absolute train Crossword Clue
HOT
64D Andy Warhol, e.g. Crossword Clue
POP

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September 17, 2026

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