Washington Post Daily Crossword
Washington Post Daily Crossword Answers & Hints - September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026
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Across
1.Insensitive5 letters6.Not out4 letters10.Apple variety4 letters14.__ Productions: media company founded by Oprah5 letters15.West Coast sch. that joined the Big Ten in 20244 letters16.Team with a lot of pull?4 letters17.All over5 letters18.Birds whose oil is used in Aboriginal medicine4 letters19.Super Serum seller4 letters20.Soccer player who shares every little detail online?14 letters23.__-di-dah3 letters24.Blubber4 letters25.Accident report?4 letters28."What a gimme!"4 letters31.Mail4 letters34.King topper in a game of war3 letters35.Singer Halliwell4 letters36.Leave in a fit?6 letters38.Soccer player from a Florida archipelago?15 letters41.Like steak, but not cake6 letters42.Reasons to go to extra innings4 letters43.Jazz (up)3 letters44.Rookie gamer4 letters45.Speck on a map4 letters46.Sign4 letters47.Long fish4 letters49."Truthfully" initials3 letters51.Soccer player who doesn't pull their weight?14 letters58.Lean4 letters59.Within reach4 letters60.Eaglet home5 letters61.Avant-garde style4 letters62.Small bird of prey4 letters63."You almost guessed it!"5 letters64.Staircase part4 letters65."Now!"4 letters66.Respected leader5 letters
Down
1.Fella4 letters2.Robusto! sauce brand4 letters3.Many an Eid celebrant4 letters4.Lets the cat out of the bag6 letters5.Ketanji colleague5 letters6.Sought compensation4 letters7.Height4 letters8.Nickname for comedian Gabriel Iglesias6 letters9.Stand for artistic freedom?5 letters10.Bible8 letters11.Wheel spinner4 letters12.Father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia4 letters13.Flexible amount3 letters21.Joyful6 letters22.Italy's third-largest city6 letters25.National trees of the United States4 letters26.Place where people cruise through life?5 letters27.Get to5 letters29.Preferring platonic relationships, for short3 letters30.Searches (through)5 letters32.Iron output5 letters33.Herb in jerk seasoning5 letters35.Company with an annual search for a spokesbaby6 letters36.Flamin' Hot puff6 letters37."College GameDay" network4 letters39.Short time out8 letters40.From dawn __ dusk3 letters45.Finder's cry6 letters46."Such is life"6 letters48.Spot for a tee party?5 letters50.Knee protector5 letters51.Small talk4 letters52.Deputy4 letters53.Spreadsheet input4 letters54.Guitar ridge4 letters55.Yankee nickname of the 2000s4 letters56."__ and shine!"4 letters57.Lots of bucks4 letters58.Some 37-Down highlights: Abbr.3 letters
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