Crossword Answers for September 15, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

40 Across · 41 Down


Across
1A Laffy ___, candy with a rhyming Crossword Clue
TAFFY
6A Poker buy- Crossword Clue
ANTE
10A “The windows to the soul,” Crossword Clue
EYES
14A F Crossword Clue
SCARE
15A Villain’s Crossword Clue
LAIR
16A American Girl Crossword Clue
DOLL
17A Cringey ad campaign going viral, for Crossword Clue
PRDISASTER
19A Madonna’s “La ___ Bonita” Crossword Clue
ISLA
20A Goes out Crossword Clue
SEES
21A Piglet and Pooh’s marsupial Crossword Clue
ROO
22A “Well, in that case …” Crossword Clue
OKTHEN
24A Clic Stic and Wite-Out Crossword Clue
BIC
26A Character at the heart of the “Who shot …?” cliffhanger of 1980s Crossword Clue
JREWING
27A Colombian cornmeal Crossword Clue
AREPA
29A San José, ___ Crossword Clue
COSTA
30A Oculus Rift or Meta Quest 3 Crossword Clue
VRHEADSET
32A Opposite of Crossword Clue
ORDER
36A Texter’s “I think …” Crossword Clue
IMO
37A Started a game of blackjack, Crossword Clue
DEALT
38A 18- Crossword Clue
SEMI
39A Agrees Crossword Clue
NODS
41A Red root Crossword Clue
BEETS
44A Kind of rally at high Crossword Clue
PEP
45A Put up, as a Crossword Clue
ERECT
47A Many characters on “The Pitt” Crossword Clue
ERDOCTORS
49A “Quick!” Crossword Clue
HURRY
51A Group holding a nominating Crossword Clue
PARTY
52A Scannable squares often used in place of paper Crossword Clue
QRCODES
55A ___-Wan Crossword Clue
OBI
56A Rang, as a Crossword Clue
TOLLED
57A Pooch’s Crossword Clue
ARF
59A Paddington Bear’s country of Crossword Clue
PERU
63A What a light bulb represents, in Crossword Clue
IDEA
64A Puppet dragon of 1960s kids’ Crossword Clue
HRPUFNSTUF
67A Bottom-heavy Crossword Clue
PEAR
68A Britney Spears’s “___! … I Did It Again” Crossword Clue
OOPS
69A Perform better Crossword Clue
OUTDO
70A Daughters’ Crossword Clue
SONS
71A E Crossword Clue
TEST
72A French fries-to- Crossword Clue
SPUDS
Down
1D Cough syrup amts. Crossword Clue
TSPS
2D Farmland Crossword Clue
ACRE
3D Haircut that transitions from shorter sides to longer Crossword Clue
FADE
4D Ultimate ___ (team sport) Crossword Clue
FRISBEE
5D Word of Crossword Clue
YES
6D T Crossword Clue
ALSO
7D Grp. with a phonetic Crossword Clue
NATO
8D Cause for Crossword Clue
TIE
9D Screw- Crossword Clue
ERRORS
10D Conflicts over Wikipedia Crossword Clue
EDITWARS
11D Mario’s dinosaur Crossword Clue
YOSHI
12D Actress Pompeo of “Grey’s Anatomy” Crossword Clue
ELLEN
13D Vernacular found in Urban Crossword Clue
SLANG
18D Place for coin-op game Crossword Clue
ARCADE
23D Kind of high-fat Crossword Clue
KETO
25D Tablet with Pro, Air and mini Crossword Clue
IPAD
26D Scribbled (down) Crossword Clue
JOTTED
27D Knight’s Crossword Clue
ARMOR
28D The “R” in R.I. Crossword Clue
RHODE
29D The “log” in “ants on a log” Crossword Clue
CELERY
30D Trellis-climbing Crossword Clue
VINE
31D “Light” Jedi Crossword Clue
SABERS
33D Railroad Crossword Clue
DEPOT
34D Manicurist’s filing Crossword Clue
EMERY
35D Laces (into) Crossword Clue
RIPS
40D Well-educated Crossword Clue
SCHOLARS
42D Fill back to capacity, as a Crossword Clue
TOPOFF
43D Healing Crossword Clue
SCAB
46D “Lose the ___, dude!” Crossword Clue
TUDE
48D Causes to make a Crossword Clue
TRIPSUP
50D Bit of fiery cinnamon Crossword Clue
REDHOT
52D Cotton swabs not recommended for ear canal Crossword Clue
QTIPS
53D Cowboy Crossword Clue
RODEO
54D Fresh from the Crossword Clue
CLEAN
57D Grindr and Tinder, for Crossword Clue
APPS
58D Sign of Crossword Clue
RUST
60D “___, Brute?” Crossword Clue
ETTU
61D “Ant-Man” star Crossword Clue
RUDD
62D Sights that make you go “What the ??!” Crossword Clue
UFOS
65D ___ v. Wade (1973 Supreme Court decision) Crossword Clue
ROE
66D R Crossword Clue
NOS

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September 15, 2026

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