Crossword Answers for September 9, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

39 Across · 39 Down


Across
1A “OK,” in modern Crossword Clue
BET
4A D Crossword Clue
BUILD
9A Postlarval Crossword Clue
PUPAE
14A Prefix with Crossword Clue
EXO
15A Ewok’s Crossword Clue
ENDOR
16A Blow, as 13-Down does Crossword Clue
ERUPT
17A Top Crossword Clue
ACE
18A *Unsecured artillery that can slide across the Crossword Clue
LOOSECANNON
20A “Semper Fidelis,” for Crossword Clue
MOTTO
22A A Crossword Clue
LEGUP
23A Me-time Crossword Clue
SPA
24A Creature of Egyptian Crossword Clue
SPHINX
26A Bus schedule Crossword Clue
STOP
28A Some landscaping Crossword Clue
EDGERS
31A Worker who’s behind the Times? Crossword Clue
EDITOR
35A Plow puller of Crossword Clue
MULE
37A “Verb,” Crossword Clue
NOUN
39A Part of a black Crossword Clue
SPADE
40A Its three largest cities all have names starting with Crossword Clue
OHIO
41A Completely lost ? or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal Crossword Clue
ATSEA
43A Barely made (out) Crossword Clue
EKED
44A Chat, Crossword Clue
CONVO
46A Old-timey “Listen!” Crossword Clue
HARK
47A Out of Crossword Clue
DEAD
48A Paint Crossword Clue
SHEENS
50A Permanent- Crossword Clue
NOIRON
52A Part of many a shallow-water Crossword Clue
REEF
54A Music genre for some yoga Crossword Clue
NEWAGE
57A Suffix with Crossword Clue
ISH
60A Expresses approval, in a Crossword Clue
CLAPS
63A Remove from its original packaging, Crossword Clue
UNBOX
64A *Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of Crossword Clue
THEDOLDRUMS
67A C Crossword Clue
ATE
68A Character in “Monsters, Inc.” Crossword Clue
COMMA
69A Like many a campfire Crossword Clue
EERIE
70A Hiker to a QB: Abbr. Crossword Clue
CTR
71A Elevate, as a Crossword Clue
HOIST
72A Shell out Crossword Clue
SPEND
73A Word with sewing or Crossword Clue
KIT
Down
1D Has a happy Crossword Clue
BEAMS
2D Former member of the Crossword Clue
EXCOP
3D *Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck Crossword Clue
TOETHELINE
4D Fit Crossword Clue
BELONG
5D Game in which players draw and Crossword Clue
UNO
6D Big Crossword Clue
IDOL
7D When repeated, leading only to bad Crossword Clue
LOSE
8D L Crossword Clue
DREGS
9D Stir-fry add- Crossword Clue
PEAPODS
10D Decorative Crossword Clue
URN
11D “Sofa, so good” and Crossword Clue
PUNS
12D E Crossword Clue
APOP
13D Sicilian Crossword Clue
ETNA
19D ___ as a bug’s Crossword Clue
CUTE
21D *Drift with the natural flow of Crossword Clue
TIDEOVER
25D TV’s “Warrior Princess” Crossword Clue
XENA
27D *Bosun’s whistled call signaling a shift Crossword Clue
PIPEDOWN
29D I.R.A. Crossword Clue
ROTH
30D Lazy ___ Crossword Clue
SUSAN
32D *Flattened against the masts in a changing Crossword Clue
TAKENABACK
33D Roman Crossword Clue
ODEA
34D Comedian Crossword Clue
REDD
35D Soft leather shoes, for Crossword Clue
MOCS
36D “That’s not good” Crossword Clue
UHOH
38D Fiddler-emperor, legend has Crossword Clue
NERO
42D S Crossword Clue
AKIN
45D Minimal paint Crossword Clue
ONECOAT
49D P Crossword Clue
SELL
51D Not just thrown away, Crossword Clue
REUSED
53D Gradually tapered Crossword Clue
FADES
55D Jailed New York crime Crossword Clue
GOTTI
56D Wield, as Crossword Clue
EXERT
57D Bite reminder, Crossword Clue
ITCH
58D “Get away!” Crossword Clue
SHOO
59D Prefix with Crossword Clue
HEMI
61D Dice peppers, e.g. Crossword Clue
PREP
62D P Crossword Clue
SURE
65D Personally contacts online, for Crossword Clue
DMS
66D Max’s Crossword Clue
MIN

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September 9, 2026

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