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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - September 17, 2026
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September 17, 2026
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Across
1."Yummy!"3 letters4.Spoiled kid4 letters8.Ump's relative3 letters11.Big-billed tropical bird6 letters15.Coolness, nowadays4 letters16.Body part with a drum3 letters17.God whose victory is celebrated during Holi6 letters18.Early scene in a rom-com8 letters20.Owl sounds5 letters22.Collection of numbers to crunch7 letters23.Nickname for Rihanna4 letters25.Boardroom session: Abbr.3 letters27.Unwraps5 letters28.Stock launch, for short3 letters29.Oracle4 letters30."Bang for your buck" stat3 letters31.Ed Sheeran song that's not [letters 7-9 in this answer]10 letters34.Camper's weather protection4 letters38.Jimmy Buffett song that's not [letters 4-6]10 letters39.Potent poker pair4 letters40.Righteous Brothers song that's not [letters 8-10]15 letters42.Chamomile, e.g.3 letters43.Earth, Wind & Fire song that's not [letters 4-8]9 letters44.Relaxation locations4 letters47.Leaves hair5 letters48.Small dog's complaint3 letters50."I Have a Dream" speaker's dad, for short5 letters52."___boy!"4 letters53.Spoil, like a grandkid6 letters56.Prison break participants8 letters60."Come with!"6 letters61.Coffee in a tiny cup8 letters62.Follow around6 letters63.D.C. MLB team4 letters
Down
1.VMAs channel3 letters2.Me, in French3 letters3.Portobello part11 letters4."POW!" relative3 letters5.Felt remorse over4 letters6.Geometric calculation4 letters7.Body image?6 letters8.Reduce, ___, recycle5 letters9.Devoured5 letters10.Is worried5 letters12."The ___ of Cooking" (2025 book by a Korean-born chef)4 letters13."It's ___-brainer!"3 letters14.Essence of a mace-related spice9 letters19.The first letter of Aaron, but not the second8 letters21.Severe quality9 letters23.Woodworking technique that goes parallel to the grain6 letters24.Some Apple devices7 letters26.K-6 midpoint10 letters29.Bra brand4 letters30.Followed an ABAB scheme, e.g.6 letters32.Typo of a common article3 letters33."Star Wars" queen Amidala5 letters35.Followers8 letters36.Rust-colored birds of prey8 letters37.Subj. in which Freud is studied3 letters41.Aliens: Abbr.3 letters45.Revise5 letters46.Opposite of sped-up5 letters49.El ___, Texas4 letters51.Was aware4 letters52."Planet of the ___"4 letters53.Spins records3 letters54."Neat!"3 letters55.Aunt, in Spanish3 letters57.Doubly hyphenated ID3 letters58.Tax prep pro3 letters59.Word before "history" or "gallery"3 letters
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