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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - September 22, 2026
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September 22, 2026
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Across
1.Tree with easily peeled bark5 letters6.Dave of Soft Cell, or Cinderella's event4 letters10.Melville captain4 letters14.Only state whose seal was designed by a woman5 letters15.High wind?4 letters16.Confront4 letters17.Heads, slangily5 letters18.What few Founding Fathers actually wore4 letters19.Lottery winner's feeling4 letters20."This news magazine needs more pages!"14 letters23.Midwestern exclamation, stereotypically3 letters24.Black, white or green drink3 letters25."Now this is a news magazine I'm excited to try!"14 letters33.Wolfs (down)6 letters34."Please elaborate ..."4 letters35.Hit head-on3 letters37.Phone, wallet, ___4 letters38.Bread piece that's often discarded3 letters39.It's wider than a butte4 letters40.Long sandwich3 letters41.Unofficial part of SOS4 letters43.Subsides6 letters45."This celebrity news magazine is sure to be full of gossip!"14 letters48.Buddy3 letters49.Airport with a BART stop3 letters50."Why not try a different young-adult fashion magazine?"14 letters58.It may be put in a bun4 letters59.Injure4 letters60.Atmosphere of many a Poe story5 letters62.Quint's boat in "Jaws"4 letters63.Best Picture of 20124 letters64.Lauder of cosmetics5 letters65.Small bills4 letters66.Nabbed4 letters67.Author Dahl5 letters
Down
1.Make an offer3 letters2.Fan favorite4 letters3.Actor Malek of "Bohemian Rhapsody"4 letters4.One known for stirring the pot?4 letters5.Spray down7 letters6.Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario6 letters7.Not much4 letters8.Bull's-eye, for Target4 letters9.Landlocked African country7 letters10.___ hound (dog breed with the lowest IQ)6 letters11.Head light?4 letters12.Aspire laptop maker4 letters13.Borscht vegetable4 letters21.Major NYSE events4 letters22.Bean on the big screen4 letters25.Audible finger wags4 letters26.Receive a winter coat?5 letters27."We'll see ..."5 letters28.Hosp. areas3 letters29.Nixon's running mate5 letters30.Atlantic catch3 letters31.Director Gerwig5 letters32.Stand seen in a studio5 letters36.Covering in "Eyes Wide Shut"4 letters38.Second person?3 letters39.Silent "Welcome" giver3 letters41.Stretch across4 letters42.Bag of chips' accompaniment?7 letters43.___ Romeo4 letters44.Poster, in a way7 letters46.Met expectations?6 letters47.Feels anguished, perhaps6 letters50."Git!"4 letters51.Take home4 letters52."Miami ___"4 letters53.Currency in Germany4 letters54.Thus4 letters55."One more thing ..."4 letters56.Smidgen4 letters57.Apt name for a Christmas baby4 letters61.Type of school or spa, informally3 letters
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