Universal Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 13, 2026
Sunday, September 13, 2026/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1Captain with a whalebone leg
- 5Not just "a"
- 8Snag, like Inter Miami tickets
- 11Wolfed down
- 15Actor's assignment
- 16"Everyone good to go?"
- 17One of many in the Shetlands
- 18Dudes
- 19Like limes
- 20Pigs' facial features
- 22"Wouldn't you say?"
- 24Other, in Spanish
- 25Kamehameha I or George III
- 27Invite as one's date for
- 29Pounded Polynesian paste
- 31Took rapid transit?
- 33Team up with
- 34Blushing
- 35Response that mocks entitlement
- 38Actress West
- 39Guns, as an engine
- 40Fashion brand founded in Laguna Beach
- 41What keeps the peas?
- 42Prepares for publication
- 44Behave like a good dog (and receive lots of pets in return!)
- 45"___ Sutra"
- 47Resides
- 49"On ___ of my client ..."
- 51Enjoy Eliot, Eco or Eggers
- 52It goes to 11 in "This Is Spinal Tap"
- 55Ever so slightly
- 56Delusion whose victims believe a person is in love with them
- 59"Emma" author Austen
- 601/60,000,000,000 of a minute
- 61"All ___ is quite useless" (Oscar Wilde)
- 62Create a plot hole?
- 63Finishes
Down
- 1He raised Cain
- 2Classroom response
- 3Church response
- 4Acknowledge an ovation
- 5"There should be a law against it!"
- 6"If only ___ listened ..."
- 7Breyers rival
- 8"As expected"
- 9Taunt from a bad winner
- 10Contests with defining moments, perhaps?
- 12"Wake up and smell the coffee"
- 13Leading country in saffron production
- 14Mattress company originally named Sleeper
- 15Total hoot
- 21"I didn't get the memo"
- 22Aware of
- 23Bout enders, briefly
- 25Drinking establishment of note?
- 26"Help me solve this"
- 28Small suggestions
- 30Without urgency
- 31Sleep under canvas
- 32Went back to black, say
- 36First-century Roman poet
- 37Tiger tots
- 43Take care of
- 46Friend, in England
- 48Vietnam neighbor
- 49Tijuana's peninsula, informally
- 50Stave (off)
- 52Soon, to Juliet
- 53Word before "games" or "boggling"
- 54Shin guards, e.g.
- 57Italian broadcaster that's aptly an anagram of "air"
- 58Baller in Vegas
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 37 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 35-across.
- Constructed by Adam Shapiro.
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- 1ACaptain with a whalebone legAHAB
- 5ANot just "a"THE
- 8ASnag, like Inter Miami ticketsNAB
- 11AWolfed downDEMOLISHED
- 15AActor's assignmentROLE
- 16A"Everyone good to go?"AREWEREADY
- 17AOne of many in the ShetlandsISLE
- 18ADudesMEN
- 19ALike limesTART
- 20APigs' facial featuresSNOUTS
- 22A"Wouldn't you say?"ISNTIT
- 24AOther, in SpanishOTRO
- 25AKamehameha I or George IIIKING
- 27AInvite as one's date forASKTO
- 29APounded Polynesian pastePOI
- 31ATook rapid transit?CANOED
- 33ATeam up withJOIN
- 34ABlushingRED
- 35AResponse that mocks entitlementARENTYOUSPECIAL
- 38AActress WestMAE
- 39AGuns, as an engineREVS
- 40AFashion brand founded in Laguna BeachSTUSSY
- 41AWhat keeps the peas?POD
- 42APrepares for publicationEDITS
- 44ABehave like a good dog (and receive lots of pets in return!)OBEY
- 45A"___ Sutra"KAMA
- 47AResidesDWELLS
- 49A"On ___ of my client ..."BEHALF
- 51AEnjoy Eliot, Eco or EggersREAD
- 52AIt goes to 11 in "This Is Spinal Tap"AMP
- 55AEver so slightlyABIT
- 56ADelusion whose victims believe a person is in love with themEROTOMANIA
- 59A"Emma" author AustenJANE
- 60A1/60,000,000,000 of a minuteNANOSECOND
- 61A"All ___ is quite useless" (Oscar Wilde)ART
- 62ACreate a plot hole?DIG
- 63AFinishesENDS
- 1DHe raised CainADAM
- 2DClassroom responseHERE
- 3DChurch responseAMEN
- 4DAcknowledge an ovationBOW
- 5D"There should be a law against it!"THATISJUSTWRONG
- 6D"If only ___ listened ..."HED
- 7DBreyers rivalEDYS
- 8D"As expected"NOSURPRISE
- 9DTaunt from a bad winnerALLTOOEASY
- 10DContests with defining moments, perhaps?BEES
- 12D"Wake up and smell the coffee"LETSGETREAL
- 13DLeading country in saffron productionIRAN
- 14DMattress company originally named SleeperSERTA
- 15DTotal hootRIOT
- 21D"I didn't get the memo"NOONETOLDME
- 22DAware ofINON
- 23DBout enders, brieflyTKOS
- 25DDrinking establishment of note?KARAOKEBAR
- 26D"Help me solve this"INEEDAHINT
- 28DSmall suggestionsTIPS
- 30DWithout urgencyIDLY
- 31DSleep under canvasCAMP
- 32DWent back to black, sayDYED
- 36DFirst-century Roman poetOVID
- 37DTiger totsCUBS
- 43DTake care ofSEETO
- 46DFriend, in EnglandMATE
- 48DVietnam neighborLAOS
- 49DTijuana's peninsula, informallyBAJA
- 50DStave (off)FEND
- 52DSoon, to JulietANON
- 53DWord before "games" or "boggling"MIND
- 54DShin guards, e.g.PADS
- 57DItalian broadcaster that's aptly an anagram of "air"RAI
- 58DBaller in VegasACE
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