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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - September 26, 2026
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September 26, 2026
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Across
1.Like a seedy motel5 letters6.Arp's art movement4 letters10."The Far Side" animal3 letters13.Love dearly5 letters14.Those, in Spanish4 letters15.Arizona tribe with a squash blossom hairstyle4 letters16."The redemption arc is real!"10 letters18."You said it!"4 letters19.Say "I was just hanging out with Jonah Hill," say8 letters20.Shady business feature?6 letters22.Eager4 letters23.Groups with strikers6 letters24.Biome also known as "boreal forest"5 letters27."Slow down, big fella!"9 letters30.Protects with steel plates, say6 letters32.Some July babies4 letters33.___-fi ("Project Hail Mary" genre)3 letters34."Heated Rivalry" author Rachel4 letters35.It's got a point!5 letters37.On the fence4 letters38.Dominate, in slang3 letters39.Bit of progress, in football or at the gym4 letters40.Went like this ... this ... this ...6 letters42.Spot for a spot9 letters45.Uses Airbnb5 letters46.Like a virgin6 letters47.Oodles4 letters49.Masses of grass6 letters50.Plea from someone you 55-Across8 letters54.Response when taking attendance4 letters55.Stopped texting back10 letters57.They may be pierced4 letters58.Brutish baddie4 letters59."I'm ___ Woman"5 letters60.Welcome find at the bottom of a McDonald's bag3 letters61.Pursues romantically4 letters62.Muscles trained by ergs5 letters
Down
1.Daybreak4 letters2.Mind product4 letters3.Shared standard4 letters4.Deity conspicuously absent from "Troy"8 letters5."Whatever you say, sweetie"7 letters6.Turn into a fillet6 letters7."Like, right now!"4 letters8.ENT, e.g.3 letters9."You don't just have to take my word for it!"9 letters10.Sign of what's ahead?10 letters11.One is out and about!10 letters12.KFC bucket piece4 letters15.Tower of ___ (puzzle involving disks)5 letters17.Mine product3 letters21.Mental sharpness4 letters23.Surfer, perhaps4 letters24.Deck with the High Priestess5 letters25."Does this make sense?"10 letters26.Express line?10 letters28.Isolated5 letters29.Watermelon pieces that can be pickled5 letters31.Pace yourself from the get-go9 letters36.Conceal4 letters37."They did what?!"8 letters39.(You did what?!)4 letters41.Installed as a monarch7 letters43."Let the ___ begin!"5 letters44.French city home to Les Machines de l'ile6 letters48.General ___'s chicken3 letters49.One might say "Let me cook"4 letters50.Hairstyle for Tracee Ellis Ross and Questlove4 letters51.Instagram video4 letters52.Mini-___ (convenience store)4 letters53.Ice cream brand4 letters56.Sense of self3 letters
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