Universal Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Universal Crossword for Saturday, September 19, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Crispy topping for a baked potato
- 10Deg. requiring a defense
- 13How the weekend often seems to end
- 15Mauna ___
- 16Artist who creates puff pieces?
- 18Miscalculate, maybe
- 19Maple fluid
- 20"Yeah, right!"
- 21Formal meal
- 23Supporter
- 24Mentors, as a 10-Across student
- 25"Come stay ___!"
- 28Moving companies?
- 29Suspect
- 30Event site
- 31"Over here!"
- 33Cover with asphalt
- 34Plea to a handyman
- 35Single
- 36Fr. holy woman
- 37Greece's largest island
- 38Model airplane wood
- 39These are nuts!
- 41Crystal-lined rocks
- 42iPads and Fires
- 43___ serif (font like Century Gothic)
- 44Checked out from a library, say
- 45Coin with an oak branch on its reverse
- 46Gobbled up or chowed down
- 49Coastal inlet
- 50Song like "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
- 53Music holders that might be burned, for short
- 54"Just relax!"
- 55Scorching
- 56"Wow, that's so helpful ..."
Down
- 1Bases, in baseball lingo
- 2Penne ___ vodka
- 3Join hands?
- 4Extra playing periods, for short
- 5"Of course it isn't, you goofball!"
- 6Move up and down, as a figurine's head
- 7R&B's ___ Brothers
- 8Train whistle sound
- 9"You reap what you ___"
- 10Request to stay on the line
- 11Savvy
- 12Board game?
- 14Yap about crosswords, say
- 17Sketch-and-song show
- 22One of 21 on a standard six-sided die
- 23Helper
- 24Golfer Palmer with a namesake beverage, to fans
- 25Egyptian serpents
- 26Question from someone who wants to help
- 27Really enjoy yourself
- 28Messages that might contain emoji
- 30Watches
- 32Passing remarks?
- 34"Don't you worry!"
- 35Asian country whose capital is Vientiane
- 37What talk is, in a saying
- 38Inferior to
- 40___-mo instant replay
- 41Netflix's "The Queen's ___"
- 42Object in the Statue of Liberty's right hand
- 43"Yes ___, Bob!"
- 45Ice hockey feint
- 46Mystery author Bradley
- 47Piece of work, literally
- 48Dreyer's, on the East Coast
- 51Humorous fellow
- 52Meadowland
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 35 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Mike Graczyk.
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- 1ACrispy topping for a baked potatoBACONBITS
- 10ADeg. requiring a defensePHD
- 13AHow the weekend often seems to endALLTOOSOON
- 15AMauna ___LOA
- 16AArtist who creates puff pieces?GLASSBLOWER
- 18AMiscalculate, maybeERR
- 19AMaple fluidSAP
- 20A"Yeah, right!"IBET
- 21AFormal mealREPAST
- 23ASupporterALLY
- 24AMentors, as a 10-Across studentADVISES
- 25A"Come stay ___!"AWHILE
- 28AMoving companies?TROUPES
- 29ASuspectSHADY
- 30AEvent siteVENUE
- 31A"Over here!"HEY
- 33ACover with asphaltPAVE
- 34APlea to a handymanFIXIT
- 35ASingleLONE
- 36AFr. holy womanSTE
- 37AGreece's largest islandCRETE
- 38AModel airplane woodBALSA
- 39AThese are nuts!CASHEWS
- 41ACrystal-lined rocksGEODES
- 42AiPads and FiresTABLETS
- 43A___ serif (font like Century Gothic)SANS
- 44AChecked out from a library, sayONLOAN
- 45ACoin with an oak branch on its reverseDIME
- 46AGobbled up or chowed downATE
- 49ACoastal inletRIA
- 50ASong like "Total Eclipse of the Heart"POWERBALLAD
- 53AMusic holders that might be burned, for shortCDS
- 54A"Just relax!"TAKEITEASY
- 55AScorchingHOT
- 56A"Wow, that's so helpful ..."GEETHANKS
- 1DBases, in baseball lingoBAGS
- 2DPenne ___ vodkaALLA
- 3DJoin hands?CLAP
- 4DExtra playing periods, for shortOTS
- 5D"Of course it isn't, you goofball!"NOSILLY
- 6DMove up and down, as a figurine's headBOBBLE
- 7DR&B's ___ BrothersISLEY
- 8DTrain whistle soundTOOT
- 9D"You reap what you ___"SOW
- 10DRequest to stay on the linePLEASEHOLD
- 11DSavvyHORSESENSE
- 12DBoard game?DARTS
- 14DYap about crosswords, sayNERDOUT
- 17DSketch-and-song showREVUE
- 22DOne of 21 on a standard six-sided diePIP
- 23DHelperAIDE
- 24DGolfer Palmer with a namesake beverage, to fansARNIE
- 25DEgyptian serpentsASPS
- 26DQuestion from someone who wants to helpWHATCANIDO
- 27DReally enjoy yourselfHAVEABLAST
- 28DMessages that might contain emojiTEXTS
- 30DWatchesVIEWS
- 32DPassing remarks?YEAS
- 34D"Don't you worry!"FRETNOT
- 35DAsian country whose capital is VientianeLAOS
- 37DWhat talk is, in a sayingCHEAP
- 38DInferior toBENEATH
- 40D___-mo instant replaySLO
- 41DNetflix's "The Queen's ___"GAMBIT
- 42DObject in the Statue of Liberty's right handTORCH
- 43D"Yes ___, Bob!"SIREE
- 45DIce hockey feintDEKE
- 46DMystery author BradleyALAN
- 47DPiece of work, literallyTASK
- 48DDreyer's, on the East CoastEDYS
- 51DHumorous fellowWAG
- 52DMeadowlandLEA
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