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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - September 16, 2026
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September 16, 2026
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Across
1."Keep it together!"6 letters7.Comes up6 letters13.Unexpectedly amusing results7 letters15.WNBA Hall of Famer Weatherspoon6 letters16.Raggedy8 letters18."The wait is over!"6 letters19.90 degrees from norte4 letters20.Ari's "Wicked" role6 letters22.Wii avatar3 letters23.Officially off duty, for a service member7 letters25."Hedda Gabler" playwright Henrik5 letters27.Film festival city6 letters29.Gymnastics competition section5 letters31.30-Down, for one5 letters32.___ table (item that should be upright for takeoff)4 letters33.Wookieepedia, for one4 letters37.Floral ring3 letters38.Big steps7 letters41.Noted red pill taker of film3 letters42.Top that reveals the biceps4 letters44.Capital of Latvia4 letters45.Had food5 letters47.Result of plotting5 letters49.Sharp ends of an eagle's feet6 letters50.Selected5 letters53.Venetian betrayed by Iago7 letters55.Blanket monopolist3 letters56.Chocolatier founded in Belgium6 letters58.Mode who outfitted the Incredibles4 letters61."Oh, dang!"6 letters63.Dynamite who voted for Pedro8 letters65.Cry from someone who finally understands6 letters66.Permission7 letters67."Everything about this is wrong!"6 letters68.Dakota tent: Var.6 letters
Down
1.Vampire's mark4 letters2.Notable periods4 letters3.*___ on to (beginning to understand)9 letters4.Insect sensor7 letters5.Make things up3 letters6.Moves from the on-ramp6 letters7.Somewhat4 letters8.*30-Down part6 letters9.Non-virtually, for short3 letters10.Stitches on a baseball5 letters11.L'Oreal nail polish brand5 letters12.*New Orleans football pro5 letters14.Actress Ward4 letters17.*Supposed source of a monarch's authority11 letters21.Reno's state6 letters24.Zoom ___4 letters26."Also ..." in a text3 letters27.Young stallion4 letters28.Region4 letters30.Peeper3 letters32.Streamer's stand6 letters34.No longer able to back out ... and a hint to the starred clues' answers9 letters35.Perceptive4 letters36.Charged particles4 letters39.___-la-la3 letters40.Clapping, barking mammal4 letters43.Metric scale units: Abbr.3 letters46."If ___ fails ..."7 letters48.*Capital of Saskatchewan6 letters49.Short and stout vessel6 letters50.*Great Wall's location5 letters51."What do you mean by that?"5 letters52.Punny poet Nash5 letters54.Part of a building's infrastructure, for short4 letters57.Tom Hanks title role of 20224 letters59.Not any4 letters60.Penny, in a low-stakes poker game4 letters62.___ Speedwagon3 letters64.Word said with a raised index finger, perhaps3 letters
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