Crossword Answers for September 21, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Monday, September 21, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

35 Across · 41 Down


Across
1A Where Mongolia Crossword Clue
ASIA
5A Scaredy- Crossword Clue
WIMP
9A Leafs (through) Crossword Clue
PAGES
14A Album for which Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Crossword Clue
DAMN
15A Berry at a smoothie Crossword Clue
ACAI
16A Company behind the game Crossword Clue
ATARI
17A Mentally Crossword Clue
TOOTIREDTOTHINK
20A 1960s service site, Crossword Clue
NAM
21A Common injury site for a basketball player, Crossword Clue
ACL
22A Thick, as plant Crossword Clue
LUSH
23A Deliberately give instruction in a way that targets an Crossword Clue
TEACHTOTHETEST
28A Commercial that may come with a Crossword Clue
RADIOAD
29A Took a Crossword Clue
SAT
30A E Crossword Clue
AVID
31A Hair Crossword Clue
COMB
34A Continue a Crossword Clue
RENEW
38A Barely passing Crossword Clue
DEE
39A Decade of W.W. II … or a homophonic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 57- Crossword Clue
FORTIES
41A Around 18, typically, for a high school Crossword Clue
AGE
42A Sometimes-floral organic Crossword Clue
ESTER
44A Draped Indian Crossword Clue
SARI
45A ___-X (computer command to cut text) Crossword Clue
CTRL
46A Crosses (out) Crossword Clue
XES
48A Conjures up, Crossword Clue
CREATES
50A “If I’m being honest …” Crossword Clue
TOTELLTHETRUTH
54A Cook, in a way, as ahi Crossword Clue
SEAR
55A Opposite of ‘ Crossword Clue
OER
56A Fools’ mo. Crossword Clue
APR
57A “A fight requires more than one person” Crossword Clue
TAKESTWOTOTANGO
63A “I’m available to help” Crossword Clue
USEME
64A Modern note-taking Crossword Clue
IPAD
65A Plant in a Crossword Clue
REED
66A Spanish Crossword Clue
NENES
67A What a paper airplane icon may Crossword Clue
SEND
68A Thing in a Crossword Clue
TREE
Down
1D Big letters in home Crossword Clue
ADT
2D ___ Paulo, Crossword Clue
SAO
3D Comment that might follow “None for me, thanks” Crossword Clue
IMONADIET
4D Relief for an upset Crossword Clue
ANTACID
5D Simple two-player card Crossword Clue
WAR
6D Drink Crossword Clue
ICE
7D Angry Crossword Clue
MADAT
8D Throw from a Crossword Clue
PITCH
9D Butter Crossword Clue
PAT
10D Any Crossword Clue
ATHLETE
11D First name of Julius Crossword Clue
GAIUS
12D Artist Crossword Clue
ERNST
13D Worshiper in a Crossword Clue
SIKH
18D Texter’s Crossword Clue
IMHO
19D Cries in a fútbol Crossword Clue
OLES
23D B Crossword Clue
TRADE
24D Roof Crossword Clue
EAVES
25D It may have a hard or soft Crossword Clue
TACO
26D Things indicated by squiggly lines in Crossword Clue
ODORS
27D Paves the way? Crossword Clue
TARS
32D N.Y.C. subway Crossword Clue
MTA
33D Hardwood whose bark is sometimes used as Crossword Clue
BIRCH
35D Leader of an 1831 revolt against Crossword Clue
NATTURNER
36D Spearfishing Crossword Clue
EGRET
37D People of SW Crossword Clue
WELSH
39D Without Crossword Clue
FREE
40D The Emerald Crossword Clue
EIRE
43D Like skydiving or cliff- Crossword Clue
EXTREME
45D Dashboard or Crossword Clue
CARPART
47D Place to put a Crossword Clue
SLOT
49D Coup d’___ Crossword Clue
ETAT
50D Joke Crossword Clue
TEASE
51D Like some wine Crossword Clue
OAKEN
52D ___ and Crossword Clue
LEWIS
53D Familiar narrative Crossword Clue
TROPE
54D Leave Crossword Clue
STUN
58D French Crossword Clue
SES
59D Catch some Crossword Clue
TAN
60D B Crossword Clue
ODD
61D “Golly!” Crossword Clue
GEE
62D Poetic Crossword Clue
ODE

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September 21, 2026

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