Universal Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026/77 clues solved
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Across
- 1Kind of basin or wave
- 6"___ Sutra"
- 10Slug's sound?
- 13"Am not!" response
- 14Knowledgeable about, as a prank
- 15'20s skyscraper style
- 16Interception and inaccuracy?
- 19"Star Wars" bar scene characters, briefly
- 20"The Pitt" star Wyle
- 21Group of eight
- 22Spitting contest projectile
- 24___-mo (iPhone camera setting)
- 25"Be there ___ sec"
- 26"I'm going deep," e.g.?
- 32Sicilian peak
- 33Oxen connector
- 34Incensed
- 35Rattle, for example
- 38Matching up
- 40Obama health law, for short
- 41Have a debt
- 42"In my estimation ..."
- 43Mahomes, Brady and Manning?
- 48"The loneliest number," in an oldie
- 49Fishing rod attachment
- 50Four of a kind in a winning hand?
- 53It can bone or pare things
- 56Identical
- 57Polka ___
- 58Bachelor's residence
- 59Halfback who fumbles all the time?
- 63Word after "olive" or "coconut"
- 64Bridge lengths
- 65Rhyming toon brother of Huey and Dewey
- 66Practice, as a trade
- 67Valuable government asset?
- 68Coming up
Down
- 1They may be played on a boom box
- 2Absolutely incensed
- 3Station at a banquet with sweets galore
- 4Real piece of work
- 5Cut of beef
- 6Capital of Rwanda
- 7Salty Caesar salad morsel
- 8Cow's sound
- 9Raggedy ___
- 10Muppet with a unibrow
- 11Clearasil target
- 12The majority
- 15Sticker on a helmet
- 17It sniffs and snorts
- 18Easy to be around
- 23Refuse to admit
- 25Jet-black
- 27They love their furballs
- 28It gives Siri her voice
- 29"Remind me to go next time"
- 30Mama's mama
- 31Like many an indie film
- 32Apiece
- 35Flutter, as eyelashes
- 36Toddler's minor injury
- 37Japanese currency
- 39Burned digital medium, in brief
- 44"That had to hurt!"
- 45Mama's mama
- 4618-wheelers
- 47Many a new driver
- 51Finnish telecom giant
- 52Like a strenuous hike
- 53"___ Demon Hunters" (2025 hit movie)
- 54Manicurist's canvas
- 55Without much purpose
- 56Crackle and Pop's partner
- 60FedEx rival
- 61Day-___ paint
- 62Rock star Bon Jovi
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 77 entries.
- There are 37 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Drew Schmenner.
All 77 answers
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- 1AKind of basin or waveTIDAL
- 6A"___ Sutra"KAMA
- 10ASlug's sound?BAM
- 13A"Am not!" responseARESO
- 14AKnowledgeable about, as a prankINON
- 15A'20s skyscraper styleDECO
- 16AInterception and inaccuracy?PASSINGCONCERNS
- 19A"Star Wars" bar scene characters, brieflyETS
- 20A"The Pitt" star WyleNOAH
- 21AGroup of eightOCTET
- 22ASpitting contest projectileSEED
- 24A___-mo (iPhone camera setting)SLO
- 25A"Be there ___ sec"INA
- 26A"I'm going deep," e.g.?RECEIVINGLINE
- 32ASicilian peakETNA
- 33AOxen connectorYOKE
- 34AIncensedMAD
- 35ARattle, for exampleBABYTOY
- 38AMatching upSYNCING
- 40AObama health law, for shortACA
- 41AHave a debtOWE
- 42A"In my estimation ..."IDSAY
- 43AMahomes, Brady and Manning?THROWINGSTARS
- 48A"The loneliest number," in an oldieONE
- 49AFishing rod attachmentREEL
- 50AFour of a kind in a winning hand?ENS
- 53AIt can bone or pare thingsKNIFE
- 56AIdenticalSAME
- 57APolka ___DOT
- 58ABachelor's residencePAD
- 59AHalfback who fumbles all the time?RUNNINGJOKE
- 63AWord after "olive" or "coconut"OIL
- 64ABridge lengthsSPANS
- 65ARhyming toon brother of Huey and DeweyLOUIE
- 66APractice, as a tradePLY
- 67AValuable government asset?SPY
- 68AComing upONTAP
- 1DThey may be played on a boom boxTAPES
- 2DAbsolutely incensedIRATE
- 3DStation at a banquet with sweets galoreDESSERTBAR
- 4DReal piece of workASS
- 5DCut of beefLOIN
- 6DCapital of RwandaKIGALI
- 7DSalty Caesar salad morselANCHOVY
- 8DCow's soundMOO
- 9DRaggedy ___ANN
- 10DMuppet with a unibrowBERT
- 11DClearasil targetACNE
- 12DThe majorityMOST
- 15DSticker on a helmetDECAL
- 17DIt sniffs and snortsNOSE
- 18DEasy to be aroundCONGENIAL
- 23DRefuse to admitDENY
- 25DJet-blackINKY
- 27DThey love their furballsCATOWNERS
- 28DIt gives Siri her voiceIOS
- 29D"Remind me to go next time"IMISSEDOUT
- 30DMama's mamaNANA
- 31DLike many an indie filmEDGY
- 32DApieceEACH
- 35DFlutter, as eyelashesBAT
- 36DToddler's minor injuryOWIE
- 37DJapanese currencyYEN
- 39DBurned digital medium, in briefCDR
- 44D"That had to hurt!"OOF
- 45DMama's mamaGRANNY
- 46D18-wheelersSEMIS
- 47DMany a new driverTEEN
- 51DFinnish telecom giantNOKIA
- 52DLike a strenuous hikeSTEEP
- 53D"___ Demon Hunters" (2025 hit movie)KPOP
- 54DManicurist's canvasNAIL
- 55DWithout much purposeIDLY
- 56DCrackle and Pop's partnerSNAP
- 60DFedEx rivalUPS
- 61DDay-___ paintGLO
- 62DRock star Bon JoviJON
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