Universal Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 20, 2026
Sunday, September 20, 2026/68 clues solved
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Across
- 1"Close enough"
- 11Symbol of resistance
- 15"This is bliss!"
- 16Petri dish gel
- 17Stereotypically great place for a kid to be
- 18Ingredient in a soda geyser, perhaps
- 19Ornaments that might be attached to toe rings
- 20Parked as a service
- 22Game Boy batteries
- 23Indie rocker with the 2018 album "Hell-On"
- 24Joy and laughter
- 27For each
- 28Gets the bronze?
- 29Parisian gal pal
- 30Skim alternative
- 33Member of Congress, casually
- 34"South Pacific" star Brazzi
- 35Racket
- 36It's attached to jumper cables
- 38Derisive word before "baby" or "hire"
- 39Gritty detective genre
- 40Tight-lipped
- 41Comedic tribute
- 42Therese Dion, to Celine
- 44Locale for a 42-Across's child
- 45Mythical killer of King Arthur with a deathly name
- 46Peter of "Doctor Who"
- 50Where most religions began
- 51Obviously embarrassed
- 53Rave's partner
- 54Wreck areas
- 55"Rack City" rapper
- 56Meta commentary's inspo?
Down
- 1Flaky mineral
- 2The oldest independent state in the Arab world
- 3Hockey venue in "Heated Rivalry"
- 4Go long
- 5"Right, I forgot"
- 6Takes a breather
- 7Back muscles, briefly
- 8Academic prefix for "bio" or "psych"
- 9Location of "the cloud"
- 10Move while avoiding detection
- 11Common overlay on a livestream
- 12"Brain blast!"
- 13Receipts
- 14Tricks of the ___
- 21State-run gambling game
- 23Former D.C. journalism shrine with a portmanteau name
- 24Latin singer Anthony
- 25"Let me clarify ..."
- 26Noisily exciting
- 27Like Foucault and Baudrillard
- 30Collection of items at an auction
- 31"I'm not particular"
- 32Tie securely
- 34Not as common
- 37Training material for large language models
- 38Zero percent
- 41Lap again, perhaps
- 42"Good thinking"
- 43"___ beaucoup"
- 44___ Fierce (Beyonce's alter ego)
- 46What you might end up in if you break a leg
- 47Mother of Apollo and Artemis whose name is hidden in "cobble together"
- 48Doe, for one
- 49___-bitsy
- 52Word before "Boot" or "Kapital"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
- There are 33 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 1-across.
- Constructed by Adam Levav.
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- 1A"Close enough"MOREORLESS
- 11ASymbol of resistanceFIST
- 15A"This is bliss!"IMINHEAVEN
- 16APetri dish gelAGAR
- 17AStereotypically great place for a kid to beCANDYSTORE
- 18AIngredient in a soda geyser, perhapsCOLA
- 19AOrnaments that might be attached to toe ringsANKLETS
- 20AParked as a serviceVALETED
- 22AGame Boy batteriesAAS
- 23AIndie rocker with the 2018 album "Hell-On"NEKOCASE
- 24AJoy and laughterMIRTH
- 27AFor eachPER
- 28AGets the bronze?TANS
- 29AParisian gal palAMIE
- 30ASkim alternativeLOWFATMILK
- 33AMember of Congress, casuallyREP
- 34A"South Pacific" star BrazziROSSANO
- 35ARacketDIN
- 36AIt's attached to jumper cablesCARBATTERY
- 38ADerisive word before "baby" or "hire"NEPO
- 39AGritty detective genreNOIR
- 40ATight-lippedMUM
- 41AComedic tributeROAST
- 42ATherese Dion, to CelineSTAGEMOM
- 44ALocale for a 42-Across's childSET
- 45AMythical killer of King Arthur with a deathly nameMORDRED
- 46APeter of "Doctor Who"CAPALDI
- 50AWhere most religions beganASIA
- 51AObviously embarrassedREDASABEET
- 53ARave's partnerRANT
- 54AWreck areasCRASHSITES
- 55A"Rack City" rapperTYGA
- 56AMeta commentary's inspo?INSTASTORY
- 1DFlaky mineralMICA
- 2DThe oldest independent state in the Arab worldOMAN
- 3DHockey venue in "Heated Rivalry"RINK
- 4DGo longENDLATE
- 5D"Right, I forgot"OHYEAH
- 6DTakes a breatherRESTS
- 7DBack muscles, brieflyLATS
- 8DAcademic prefix for "bio" or "psych"EVO
- 9DLocation of "the cloud"SERVERFARM
- 10DMove while avoiding detectionSNEAK
- 11DCommon overlay on a livestreamFACECAM
- 12D"Brain blast!"IGOTANIDEA
- 13DReceiptsSALESSLIPS
- 14DTricks of the ___TRADE
- 21DState-run gambling gameLOTTO
- 23DFormer D.C. journalism shrine with a portmanteau nameNEWSEUM
- 24DLatin singer AnthonyMARC
- 25D"Let me clarify ..."IMEANTOSAY
- 26DNoisily excitingRIPROARING
- 27DLike Foucault and BaudrillardPOSTMODERN
- 30DCollection of items at an auctionLOT
- 31D"I'm not particular"ANY
- 32DTie securelyKNOT
- 34DNot as commonRARER
- 37DTraining material for large language modelsBIGDATA
- 38DZero percentNOTABIT
- 41DLap again, perhapsREPASS
- 42D"Good thinking"SMART
- 43D"___ beaucoup"MERCI
- 44D___ Fierce (Beyonce's alter ego)SASHA
- 46DWhat you might end up in if you break a legCAST
- 47DMother of Apollo and Artemis whose name is hidden in "cobble together"LETO
- 48DDoe, for oneDEER
- 49D___-bitsyITSY
- 52DWord before "Boot" or "Kapital"DAS
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