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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - September 21, 2026
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September 21, 2026
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1.Look toward4 letters5.World view?3 letters8.Brief dispute4 letters12.Impressive variety5 letters13.___ cream truck3 letters14.Amplify on social media5 letters15.*Tower of London guardian9 letters17.Roughly5 letters18.Eponymous 10-year-old superhero3 letters19."ARIRANG" K-pop group3 letters20.Thirds of quarters6 letters21."Generally speaking ..."7 letters24.Like this clue: Verbose and not at all laconic5 letters25.*Comedic free-for-all12 letters29.Referenced5 letters32."Roughly"3 letters33."Prince of Soul" Marvin4 letters34.Memento from an old flame?3 letters35.*Porridge base7 letters39.UFC combat sport3 letters40.Sound of a high five4 letters42.Christopher who played Saruman3 letters43.Autonomous software system5 letters45.*Supremely decorated female swimmer12 letters49.Beats without help, in gaming5 letters50.Grannies, in Georgia7 letters54.Crunchy bit in a brownie6 letters56.Sports injury letters3 letters57.Bikini top3 letters58."That wasn't true"5 letters59.Grimoire ... or read the starts of the starred clues' answers?9 letters62.Like some credit cards5 letters63.COVID gear, e.g.3 letters64."If you were a triangle, you'd be ___ one" (math pickup line)5 letters65.Beast "in headlights"4 letters66.Headstrong beast3 letters67.Saint whose 53-Down might be invoked4 letters
Down
1.Liberates5 letters2.The Colosseum, for example5 letters3."Half" of some coffee orders3 letters4.Pupil's place3 letters5.Hand warmer6 letters6.Solitaire starters4 letters7.According to3 letters8.Lively bash7 letters9.Apples to Apples or Wavelength9 letters10.Curved doorway4 letters11.Drinks served with scones4 letters12.Band that reunited for "Voyage"4 letters14.Indignant dislike5 letters16.Like one who can4 letters20.Latte's chocolaty relative5 letters22.Fish eggs3 letters23.Top-heavy hairstyle4 letters24.Sage4 letters26.Went through the motions?5 letters27.Religious song4 letters28.Spot for a suckling pig4 letters29.Literary container for amontillado4 letters30.Stop on a Spanish cruise4 letters31."Them's the breaks"9 letters36.Divvy up5 letters37.Most tie-dye shirts4 letters38.Ontario or Tahoe4 letters41.Trailblazing figure7 letters44.Place to pump iron3 letters46.Avoid capture by5 letters47.Event hosts6 letters48.Portable phone4 letters51.Roughly5 letters52.Put pen to paper5 letters53.See 67-Across4 letters54.Sailboat "fuel"4 letters55.Succulent known for its gel4 letters56.Small plates, for short4 letters59."Me day" milieu3 letters60.Pull far ahead of in a race3 letters61.Ancient date abbr.3 letters
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