SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 64 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 32 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword September 13 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the September 13, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Furry alien from a 1980s sitcom
ALF
3
4A
Wood-cutting blade with teeth
SAW
3
7A
Electric guitars' sound boosters, for short
AMPS
4
11A
___ Tai (rhyming cocktail)
MAI
3
12A
Mama sheep
EWE
3
13A
Hide-and-___ (children's game)
SEEK
4
14A
Gumbo-thickening veggie
OKRA
4
16A
British band behind "Yellow" and "Viva la Vida"
COLDPLAY
8
18A
Fortune teller (rhymes with "peer")
SEER
4
19A
"It's an ___ but a goodie" (still likable)
OLDIE
5
20A
___ up to (take responsibility for)
OWN
3
22A
Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita ___
SEN
3
23A
Rapidly rotating air column you might see in the Midwest ... or while battling against Storm from the "X-Men" comics
TORNADO
7
27A
Letter after "cee"
DEE
3
30A
Center of activity (rhymes with "tub")
HUB
3
31A
Tiny baking measurement, for short
TSP
3
32A
Fishing line holders
REELS
5
34A
Actors Roberts and Bana
ERICS
5
36A
___ activity, ground-shaking event at an earthquake's epicenter ... or something caused by Toph's moves in "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
SEISMIC
7
38A
"Annabel Lee" poet, Edgar Allan ___
POE
3
40A
Biodegrade, as food
ROT
3
41A
Booming natural force heard amidst the clouds ... or the sound Thor from the Marvel Comics brings to battle
THUNDER
7
44A
Wage ___ of words (have an argument): 2 wds.
AWAR
4
48A
Debtor's note, informally
IOU
3
49A
Lyricist Gershwin of "I Got Rhythm"
IRA
3
50A
Gift wrapping need, usually
TAPE
4
51A
Ice ___, frosty haze that hides the world in winter ... or something that settles over Arendelle when Elsa from "Frozen" uses her powers
FOG
3
52A
Pewter component
TIN
3
53A
Break ___ (achieve a balance, financially speaking)
EVEN
4
54A
Amber ___
ALE
3
55A
"I Guess ___ Rather Be in Colorado," song by John Denver
HED
3
56A
Letters indicating an outdoor scene, in a movie script
EXT
3
1D
Famous ___ (chocolate-chip cookie brand)
AMOS
4
2D
Great ___ (Superior or Michigan, e.g.)
LAKE
4
3D
___ whirl, dangerous spinning flame you might spot in the wild ... or if the Human Torch from "Fantastic Four" is in action
FIRE
4
4D
Fractions of a minute
SECONDS
7
5D
Missing from military duty: Abbr.
AWOL
4
6D
Uses heat to fuse two metals
WELDS
5
7D
Popular ski spot in Colorado
ASPEN
5
8D
"The Producers" director Brooks
MEL
3
9D
Green pod veggie
PEA
3
10D
The limit, in a common motivational phrase
SKY
3
15D
___ Trask, Cal's twin brother in "East of Eden"
ARON
4
17D
Adjourned sine ___ (indefinitely postponed)
DIE
3
21D
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John ___ (crime-solving duo)
WATSON
6
23D
"___ Devil Wears Prada 2" (2026 comedy-drama sequel)
THE
3
24D
"We had the time of ___ lives"
OUR
3
25D
Hitter's stat in baseball (anagram of "rib"): Abbr.
RBI
3
26D
Black ___ (secret missions, for short)
OPS
3
27D
"We ___ Boyz" (Wiz Khalifa song)
DEM
3
28D
___ Manning who played at the MetLife Stadium
ELI
3
29D
"Exit full screen" PC key
ESC
3
32D
"Grande" or "de Janeiro" lead-in
RIO
3
33D
It's split amongst heirs, usually
ESTATE
6
35D
Computer's core component: Abbr.
CPU
3
37D
Grocery trip, say
ERRAND
6
39D
What Remains of ___ Finch (2017 video game)
EDITH
5
41D
Item on a handyman's belt
TOOL
4
42D
Stupendously large
HUGE
4
43D
Pennsylvania's "Gem City"
ERIE
4
45D
Tidal ___, surging movement of water driven by the moon's pull ... or something Aquaman from the DC Comics can command
WAVE
4
46D
___ predator (top of the food chain)
APEX
4
47D
Monopoly payment
RENT
4
48D
"___ Man Answers" (1962 rom-com): 2 wds.
IFA
3
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8M
9P
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14O
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40R
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42H
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44A
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46A
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48I
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for September 13, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the September 13, 2026 puzzle
The September 13, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 64 clues — 32 across and 32 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the September 13 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.