Universal Crossword Answers for Monday, September 28, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026/75 clues solved
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Across
- 1Chocolate-___ peanuts
- 7Puffed cereal
- 10Marry
- 13"Dawn of the Dead" filmmaker George
- 14Assistant
- 15Listener?
- 16Abashed
- 18Garment with straps
- 19Design detail, briefly
- 20Gather up
- 21Word yelled after accidentally speaking in unison
- 22Hedge plant
- 24Number that's "ichi" in Japanese
- 25What App Store apps run on
- 26Terrified
- 31Little lie
- 34Pen ends
- 35Coal remnant
- 36Moody genre
- 37It appears backward in "stranded"
- 38Adventure resort rental, for short
- 39She-sheep
- 40Remove a harness from
- 42Symbol on the Lebanese flag
- 43Sad
- 48Snitched
- 49Caution ___ Floor
- 50Models strike them
- 52"What a disaster ..."
- 53Drop a bass line, maybe?
- 54Wizard
- 55Old Glory ... or an alternate set of clues for the three longest answers
- 59___long (soon, poetically)
- 60Season-long stories, perhaps
- 61Prepared
- 62Above, poetically
- 63Syllable of disinterest
- 64Some loaves
Down
- 1Peppery salad herb
- 2Zing
- 3Substance many insects are preserved in
- 4Drinking vessel such as Chip from "Beauty and the Beast"
- 5Drop the ball
- 6Cartoon character with a map named Map
- 7Half of XOXO
- 8Mid-March date
- 9Crossed (out)
- 10Bit of "Broad City" content, originally
- 11Make, as money
- 12Partner of Star-Lord and Gamora
- 14Positions on a mat
- 17Jellylike organism
- 21Lewis in the graphic novel series "March"
- 23Teen who may play the sax
- 25"You win!"
- 27Breathable sheet fabric
- 28Played a character
- 29Stitch up
- 30Three, in Turin
- 31Prolonged dispute
- 32"Don't hand me that phone!"
- 33Epithet for Batman's sidekick
- 38"Queen of Soul" Franklin
- 41Barely simmering
- 42End-of-year graduate papers
- 44Site where some stream crosswords
- 45Severely sleep-deprived parent, in slang
- 46"Symphony of ___" (Stravinsky work inspired by hymns)
- 47Transition
- 51Birdfeeder bit
- 52Cookie with a Stuf of Doom variety
- 53Word before "house" or "work"
- 56Cuban sandwich meat
- 57"Bullseye With Jesse Thorn" network
- 58Sober
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 75 entries.
- There are 38 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 55-across.
- Constructed by Kareem Ayas and Will Eisenberg.
All 75 answers
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- 1AChocolate-___ peanutsCOATED
- 7APuffed cerealKIX
- 10AMarryWED
- 13A"Dawn of the Dead" filmmaker GeorgeROMERO
- 14AAssistantAIDE
- 15AListener?EAR
- 16AAbashedEMBARRASSED
- 18AGarment with strapsBRA
- 19ADesign detail, brieflySPEC
- 20AGather upAMASS
- 21AWord yelled after accidentally speaking in unisonJINX
- 22AHedge plantSHRUB
- 24ANumber that's "ichi" in JapaneseONE
- 25AWhat App Store apps run onIOS
- 26ATerrifiedPALEASAGHOST
- 31ALittle lieFIB
- 34APen endsNIBS
- 35ACoal remnantCINDER
- 36AMoody genreEMO
- 37AIt appears backward in "stranded"DNA
- 38AAdventure resort rental, for shortATV
- 39AShe-sheepEWE
- 40ARemove a harness fromUNYOKE
- 42ASymbol on the Lebanese flagTREE
- 43ASadDOWNINTHEDUMPS
- 48ASnitchedTOLD
- 49ACaution ___ FloorWET
- 50AModels strike themPOSES
- 52A"What a disaster ..."OHNO
- 53ADrop a bass line, maybe?FISH
- 54AWizardMAGE
- 55AOld Glory ... or an alternate set of clues for the three longest answersREDWHITEANDBLUE
- 59A___long (soon, poetically)ERE
- 60ASeason-long stories, perhapsARCS
- 61APreparedPRIMED
- 62AAbove, poeticallyOER
- 63ASyllable of disinterestMEH
- 64ASome loavesRYES
- 1DPeppery salad herbCRESS
- 2DZingOOMPH
- 3DSubstance many insects are preserved inAMBER
- 4DDrinking vessel such as Chip from "Beauty and the Beast"TEACUP
- 5DDrop the ballERR
- 6DCartoon character with a map named MapDORA
- 7DHalf of XOXOKISSES
- 8DMid-March dateIDES
- 9DCrossed (out)XED
- 10DBit of "Broad City" content, originallyWEBISODE
- 11DMake, as moneyEARN
- 12DPartner of Star-Lord and GamoraDRAX
- 14DPositions on a matASANAS
- 17DJellylike organismAMOEBA
- 21DLewis in the graphic novel series "March"JOHN
- 23DTeen who may play the saxBANDKID
- 25D"You win!"IGIVEUP
- 27DBreathable sheet fabricLINEN
- 28DPlayed a characterACTED
- 29DStitch upSEW
- 30DThree, in TurinTRE
- 31DProlonged disputeFEUD
- 32D"Don't hand me that phone!"IMNOTHERE
- 33DEpithet for Batman's sidekickBOYWONDER
- 38D"Queen of Soul" FranklinARETHA
- 41DBarely simmeringONLOW
- 42DEnd-of-year graduate papersTHESES
- 44DSite where some stream crosswordsTWITCH
- 45DSeverely sleep-deprived parent, in slangMOMBIE
- 46D"Symphony of ___" (Stravinsky work inspired by hymns)PSALMS
- 47DTransitionSEGUE
- 51DBirdfeeder bitSEED
- 52DCookie with a Stuf of Doom varietyOREO
- 53DWord before "house" or "work"FIRE
- 56DCuban sandwich meatHAM
- 57D"Bullseye With Jesse Thorn" networkNPR
- 58DSoberDRY
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