Crossword Answers for September 27, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Sunday, September 27, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

62 Across · 78 Down


Across
1A Bad Crossword Clue
STIGMA
7A Shoot for dinner? Crossword Clue
SPRIG
12A Jeweler’s Crossword Clue
CUTGEMS
19A ? in global commerce)(Conflict ? Crossword Clue
TETRAD
20A E Crossword Clue
ARISE
21A DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 1946 Crossword Clue
OPHELIA
22A Potential Crossword Clue
UPSIDE
23A Was almost out of Crossword Clue
RANLOW
25A That’s saying something! Crossword Clue
ORATORY
26A Turned into an internet Crossword Clue
MEMED
27A Japanese graphic Crossword Clue
MANGA
28A ? outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at ? Crossword Clue
ESPORT
30A Dukes, countesses, etc. Crossword Clue
PEERAGE
32A Put down in Crossword Clue
COMMITTOPAPER
37A Actress Sink of “Stranger Things” Crossword Clue
SADIE
39A Baby who’s up all night? Crossword Clue
OWLET
40A Where many papyrus plants Crossword Clue
NILE
41A Frenzied locale at a rock Crossword Clue
MOSHPIT
44A Press a case? Crossword Clue
SUE
45A “Spring forward” hrs. Crossword Clue
DST
47A Test Crossword Clue
LAB
48A Cut back Crossword Clue
PARE
49A Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle’s shaded squares] Crossword Clue
CORIOLIS
53A Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like Crossword Clue
HYENA
55A Google’s Crossword Clue
THEWEB
58A Hindu festival of Crossword Clue
HOLI
59A Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a Crossword Clue
ACURA
62A I Crossword Clue
SEC
63A Challenge to a potential Crossword Clue
AREYOUIN
66A ? transport)(Bigwig’s ? Crossword Clue
MOPERS
68A Straightaway driving Crossword Clue
DRAGRACES
70A Philadelphia-area university that’s a powerhouse in men’s Crossword Clue
VILLANOVA
73A ? park an auto)(Narrow space in which to ? Crossword Clue
RAGEON
74A M Crossword Clue
SPLENDID
77A One in 100: Abbr. Crossword Clue
SEN
78A “It ___ Me” (2000 Shaggy hit) Crossword Clue
WASNT
79A Word with dish or Crossword Clue
MAIN
80A Locale for many a commercial Crossword Clue
TSHIRT
82A German brewery since 1873 Crossword Clue
BECKS
85A Return to an earlier topic of conversation ? or what six answers in this puzzle literally Crossword Clue
LOOPBACK
89A Cause of some red Crossword Clue
ACNE
90A Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief? Crossword Clue
USO
91A B Crossword Clue
MAC
94A ___ Crossword Clue
SRI
95A Custom- Crossword Clue
BESPOKE
98A One of Cuba’s Crossword Clue
RAUL
100A Lose Crossword Clue
GOAPE
102A Best- Crossword Clue
IDEAL
103A Crafts used in NASA’s Galileo and Juno Crossword Clue
JUPITERPROBES
107A Good position to be in? Crossword Clue
PLUMJOB
112A ? clarify or explain)(Seeking to ? Crossword Clue
VEINTE
113A Hide- Crossword Clue
LAIRS
115A Itsy- Crossword Clue
TEENY
116A Disk-flipping strategy Crossword Clue
REVERSI
119A Like wheat Crossword Clue
YEASTY
121A Certain factory Crossword Clue
SORTER
122A C Crossword Clue
ESCORTS
123A Many a John Williams Crossword Clue
THEME
124A ? of hindsight)(With the benefit ? Crossword Clue
PECTIN
125A Clear Crossword Clue
VARNISH
126A O Crossword Clue
ASSES
127A Deal made on the spot? Crossword Clue
ADSALE
Down
1D B Crossword Clue
STUMP
2D Conical Crossword Clue
TEPEE
3D Unhelpful way to respond to “Hello?” Crossword Clue
ITSME
4D “Jackie Brown” star Crossword Clue
GRIER
5D Unruly Crossword Clue
MADDASH
6D Commercial suffix with Crossword Clue
ADE
7D Singer Crossword Clue
SARA
8D Have a spring in one’s Crossword Clue
PRANCE
9D One of the Crossword Clue
RINGO
10D Faith with five Crossword Clue
ISLAM
11D Prefix with Crossword Clue
GEO
12D Assumed ownership Crossword Clue
COOPTED
13D Pulls out, as Crossword Clue
UPROOTS
14D Choreographer Crossword Clue
THARP
15D Achieve a sunbather’s Crossword Clue
GETTAN
16D ___ rating (chess stat) Crossword Clue
ELO
17D Old space Crossword Clue
MIR
18D P Crossword Clue
SAY
24D Chinese artist Ai ___ Crossword Clue
WEIWEI
27D Triage Crossword Clue
MEDIC
29D The Cardinals, on Crossword Clue
STL
31D Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ?60 Crossword Clue
GAP
33D “___ Rouge” Crossword Clue
MOULIN
34D It’s driven into the Crossword Clue
PILE
35D F Crossword Clue
ELAN
36D Redheaded “Queen of Country” Crossword Clue
REBA
38D Diminutive Spanish Crossword Clue
ITO
41D Bill of HBO’s “Real Time” Crossword Clue
MAHER
42D Mine craft? Crossword Clue
ORECAR
43D Do some garment- Crossword Clue
SEW
44D Performances for Crossword Clue
SOLI
46D Competitor of Bluesky and Crossword Clue
THREADS
48D Affliction for some vets, in Crossword Clue
PTSD
50D Greek Crossword Clue
RHOS
51D Promise of Crossword Clue
IOU
52D Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller “Salt Fat Acid Heat” Crossword Clue
SAMIN
54D Tall Crossword Clue
YARN
56D Sonic euphoria, Crossword Clue
EARGASM
57D Scottish Crossword Clue
BRAES
60D Far from the target, in a guessing Crossword Clue
COLD
61D Illuminated from Crossword Clue
UPLIT
64D Univ. course that’s in demand? Crossword Clue
ECON
65D Streisand Crossword Clue
YENTL
67D “That’s freaking epic!” Crossword Clue
SOSICK
69D R Crossword Clue
GAWK
70D ___ cava (major blood vessel) Crossword Clue
VENA
71D Sci-fi pioneer Crossword Clue
VERNE
72D It gets you a Crossword Clue
ANTE
74D Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of Crossword Clue
SMOREO
75D Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.’s David Crossword Clue
PAPI
76D Lefty, to a Crossword Clue
LIB
81D “Ni ___” (Chinese “hello”) Crossword Clue
HAO
82D ___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol” Crossword Clue
BURJ
83D Heir with much hair in the Crossword Clue
ESAU
84D Great Crossword Clue
COUP
86D Fish Crossword Clue
OSPREY
87D Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in Crossword Clue
CBD
88D Play for ___ Crossword Clue
KEEPS
92D Shaders of gray? Crossword Clue
AGEISTS
93D Cultural group of SW Crossword Clue
CORNISH
96D ___ Crossword Clue
SAL
97D Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Crossword Clue
PLUTOED
99D P Crossword Clue
LIVEON
101D F Crossword Clue
APT
102D “Am I crazy ??” Crossword Clue
ISITME
104D Twin sister of Sherri on “The Simpsons” Crossword Clue
TERRI
105D Malaise, with “the” Crossword Clue
BLAHS
106D Lets Crossword Clue
EASES
108D Violently eliminates, in gamer- Crossword Clue
MERCS
109D Volkswagen Crossword Clue
JETTA
110D Buck enshrined in Crossword Clue
ONEIL
111D David who fronted Talking Crossword Clue
BYRNE
114D Some loaves or Crossword Clue
RYES
116D Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don’ Crossword Clue
REV
117D That, in Crossword Clue
ESA
118D Forerunner of the DVD Crossword Clue
VCR
120D “when r u coming?” Crossword Clue
ETA
121D Relaxing Crossword Clue
SPA

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September 27, 2026

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