Universal Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 27, 2026
Sunday, September 27, 2026/74 clues solved
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Across
- 1Stand-up comic Margaret
- 4Jaw-dropping quality
- 13Crooner Rawls
- 14One plays in "Toy Story 5"
- 15QB's try
- 16Type of pie that's best served cold
- 17Squirreling away
- 19(Don't touch my bone!)
- 20Surreptitious
- 21Lack of danger
- 22Nurse
- 24They might squeak by!
- 25Org. that fights crime
- 28Back of a record
- 32Launch sites
- 33One who loves being under covers
- 35Ginger ___
- 36Flows rapidly
- 37Part of the U.K.
- 38"Neato!"
- 40Pilates surfaces
- 41Bone of contention
- 42Superlative suffix
- 43Zinging quip
- 44Energy
- 46Hollow type of block
- 48Where sweaters might be in robes?
- 51Energy
- 53Way over the top
- 54Acknowledgment of a repeat defeat
- 57Sing wordlessly
- 58"Let me write this down so I don't forget ..."
- 59Ending for "lemon"
- 60Verbal back-and-forth
- 61Frequently used base
Down
- 1"___ dismissed!"
- 2Spicy food items in corn husks
- 3Depleted creatively
- 4Trailblazing Chinese American film star Anna May
- 5Largest human cells
- 6___ it (improvise)
- 7Is scared of
- 8Credits (to)
- 9"Down on the Corner" band, briefly
- 10Low digits
- 11Type of history
- 12Rat who said, "If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff"
- 14Oodles and oodles
- 16"OK, I'll ___"
- 18Suggestions, for short
- 23Time zone you may be in if you "hopped off the plane at LAX"
- 25Serendipitous occurrence
- 26Reveals, as one's soul
- 27Map in a map
- 29"Ahem!"
- 30"Have some manners!"
- 31If you want them for breakfast, get cracking!
- 32Big ___ (David Ortiz nickname)
- 33"Golly gee whiz!"
- 34"Jeopardy!" host Jennings
- 36Crunchy orange squares of deliciousness, in my opinion
- 39Coffee holder
- 40Cat of zero tails
- 43"Tres ___!"
- 45Champagne grape
- 46Fancy 'do
- 47The instant type was invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958
- 48Harmony
- 49Below par (except in golf!)
- 50Prefix with "correct"
- 52"Que ___?" ("What's up?")
- 53Vaccine pioneer Jonas
- 55"Accidentally ___ Anderson" (photography book)
- 56What secures locks?
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 35 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Mike Graczyk.
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- 1AStand-up comic MargaretCHO
- 4AJaw-dropping qualityWOWFACTOR
- 13ACrooner RawlsLOU
- 14AOne plays in "Toy Story 5"MOVIESCORE
- 15AQB's tryATT
- 16AType of pie that's best served coldBANANACREAM
- 17ASquirreling awaySTORING
- 19A(Don't touch my bone!)GRR
- 20ASurreptitiousSLY
- 21ALack of dangerSAFETY
- 22ANurseSIP
- 24AThey might squeak by!MICE
- 25AOrg. that fights crimeFBI
- 28ABack of a recordBSIDE
- 32ALaunch sitesPADS
- 33AOne who loves being under coversBLANKETHOG
- 35AGinger ___ALE
- 36AFlows rapidlyCOURSES
- 37APart of the U.K.ENG
- 38A"Neato!"PEACHYKEEN
- 40APilates surfacesMATS
- 41ABone of contentionISSUE
- 42ASuperlative suffixEST
- 43AZinging quipBARB
- 44AEnergyPEP
- 46AHollow type of blockCINDER
- 48AWhere sweaters might be in robes?SPA
- 51AEnergyZIP
- 53AWay over the topSOEXTRA
- 54AAcknowledgment of a repeat defeatYOUWINAGAIN
- 57ASing wordlesslyHUM
- 58A"Let me write this down so I don't forget ..."NOTETOSELF
- 59AEnding for "lemon"ADE
- 60AVerbal back-and-forthCROSSTALK
- 61AFrequently used baseTEN
- 1D"___ dismissed!"CLASS
- 2DSpicy food items in corn husksHOTTAMALES
- 3DDepleted creativelyOUTOFIDEAS
- 4DTrailblazing Chinese American film star Anna MayWONG
- 5DLargest human cellsOVA
- 6D___ it (improvise)WING
- 7DIs scared ofFEARS
- 8DCredits (to)ASCRIBES
- 9D"Down on the Corner" band, brieflyCCR
- 10DLow digitsTOES
- 11DType of historyORAL
- 12DRat who said, "If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff"REMY
- 14DOodles and oodlesMANY
- 16D"OK, I'll ___"BITE
- 18DSuggestions, for shortRECS
- 23DTime zone you may be in if you "hopped off the plane at LAX"PST
- 25DSerendipitous occurrenceFLUKE
- 26DReveals, as one's soulBARES
- 27DMap in a mapINSET
- 29D"Ahem!"IHEARDTHAT
- 30D"Have some manners!"DONTBERUDE
- 31DIf you want them for breakfast, get cracking!EGGS
- 32DBig ___ (David Ortiz nickname)PAPI
- 33D"Golly gee whiz!"BOY
- 34D"Jeopardy!" host JenningsKEN
- 36DCrunchy orange squares of deliciousness, in my opinionCHEEZITS
- 39DCoffee holderCUP
- 40DCat of zero tailsMANX
- 43D"Tres ___!"BIEN
- 45DChampagne grapePINOT
- 46DFancy 'doCOIF
- 47DThe instant type was invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958RAMEN
- 48DHarmonySYNC
- 49DBelow par (except in golf!)POOR
- 50DPrefix with "correct"AUTO
- 52D"Que ___?" ("What's up?")PASA
- 53DVaccine pioneer JonasSALK
- 55D"Accidentally ___ Anderson" (photography book)WES
- 56DWhat secures locks?GEL
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