Crossword Answers for September 12, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Saturday, September 12, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

35 Across · 35 Down


Across
1A Light dé Crossword Clue
LAMPSHADES
11A Last place? Crossword Clue
TOMB
15A Pop-up with an envelope Crossword Clue
EMAILALERT
16A Round Crossword Clue
OVAL
17A Winner’s circle? Crossword Clue
VICTORYLAP
18A Take Crossword Clue
REDO
19A H Crossword Clue
ENRAPT
20A “Thick ___ Brick” (1972 Jethro Tull album) Crossword Clue
ASA
21A Earth’s pull, Crossword Clue
ONEG
22A On the ___ (free) Crossword Clue
LOOSE
23A Thumbs-down votes in the Crossword Clue
NYETS
25A Why wait? Crossword Clue
TIP
26A Personal circumstances, so to Crossword Clue
SHOES
28A Justice who’s the subject of the 2026 biography “Revenge for the Sixties” Crossword Clue
ALITO
30A Rolls out the green carpet? Crossword Clue
SODS
34A First full word sung in “The Alphabet Song” Crossword Clue
AND
35A Proverbial small Crossword Clue
CRUMBS
36A “Now we’re talking!” Crossword Clue
THATSMORELIKEIT
39A C Crossword Clue
ANTICS
40A Common ___ Crossword Clue
ERA
41A Rowing machines, in gym Crossword Clue
ERGS
42A “Schitt’s Creek” Crossword Clue
MOIRA
43A Really Crossword Clue
MAIMS
45A Rout, in computer game Crossword Clue
PWN
46A Word with letter or Crossword Clue
BLOCK
48A Toothbrush handle? Crossword Clue
ORALB
53A S Crossword Clue
CIGS
55A N.B.A. coach Jordan ___ Crossword Clue
OTT
56A Punnily named production company behind TV’s “Insecure” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” Crossword Clue
HOORAE
57A S Crossword Clue
ASAP
58A Common sleep Crossword Clue
WHITENOISE
60A Acquire by default? Crossword Clue
REPO
61A Math class Crossword Clue
PROBLEMSET
62A Labor, e.g.: Abbr. Crossword Clue
DEPT
63A Appliances that are always blowing out? Crossword Clue
HANDDRYERS
Down
1D Carpenter’s Crossword Clue
LEVEL
2D ___ Crossword Clue
AMINO
3D Kind of photography lens for a close- Crossword Clue
MACRO
4D Wraps in the Crossword Clue
PITAS
5D Certain geometry Crossword Clue
SLOPES
6D Playwright Moss ___ Crossword Clue
HART
7D Gymnast Crossword Clue
ALY
8D What a joke may get Crossword Clue
DELAYEDREACTION
9D Takes marks off in a classroom? Crossword Clue
ERASES
10D Mid-March V.I.P., Crossword Clue
STPAT
11D “Surf” food in Japan, or “turf” animal in Crossword Clue
TORO
12D Kitchen Crossword Clue
OVENTIMER
13D Became a household name, Crossword Clue
MADEITBIG
14D Examples of media on Crossword Clue
BLOGPOSTS
23D Many a listing in an etiquette Crossword Clue
NONO
24D Wrap in South Crossword Clue
SARI
27D Actors unsuited for subtle Crossword Clue
HAMS
29D Country singer Crossword Clue
LUKE
30D Rewards program Crossword Clue
STAMPCARD
31D “It’s finally clear” Crossword Clue
OHNOWISEE
32D Phone connector? Crossword Clue
DATINGAPP
33D A Crossword Clue
STIR
35D S Crossword Clue
CLAM
37D Labor pain? Crossword Clue
SCAB
38D Journalist Larson who wrote “The Splendid and the Vile” Crossword Clue
ERIK
43D Godzilla Crossword Clue
MOTHRA
44D Longhorn’s Crossword Clue
SOONER
47D A Crossword Clue
LOWPH
49D C Crossword Clue
ROOMY
50D S Crossword Clue
ARISE
51D Pointer for a public Crossword Clue
LASER
52D Sources of the juice that “bleeds” in a faux meat Crossword Clue
BEETS
54D Tough thing to be Crossword Clue
SPOT
56D Stayed Crossword Clue
HELD
59D Placeholder abbr. Crossword Clue
TBD

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September 12, 2026

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