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TODAY FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword September 18 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the September 18, 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.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Perform in a film, say ACT 3 4A Baseball fan's headgear CAP 3 7A "___! Humbug!" (Ebenezer Scrooge's words) BAH 3 10A Restaurant chain known for its flapjack stacks: Abbr. IHOP 4 12A Spiral lock of hair CURL 4 13A Royal flush card ACE 3 14A Simba's hair MANE 4 15A "___ boy!" ("Well done!") ATTA 4 16A Famous TV dog, ___ Tin Tin RIN 3 17A Ewe's male counterpart RAM 3 19A Get to one's feet STAND 5 21A Computer clicker found in homes and offices MOUSE 5 23A "That's correct!" YES 3 24A Next of ___ (closest relative) KIN 3 25A There are 168 in a week, briefly HRS 3 27A Paid athletes, for short PROS 4 31A Hill building insect ANT 3 32A Small "woof" from a dog ARF 3 34A Joined the chorus, say SANG 4 35A K-pop star, to fans IDOL 4 37A Return-processing agency: Abbr. IRS 3 39A ___ scan, medical imaging procedure adapted from image-processing techniques developed by NASA to enhance photos of the Moon: Abbr. CAT 3 40A Hairy cousin on "The Addams Family" ITT 3 43A "Have you ___ dinner yet?" EATEN 5 45A Water ___, device built into some travel bottles, using NASA-derived technology developed to produce clean drinking water for astronauts FILTER 6 48A Word with "black" or "evil" EYE 3 49A From ___ Z (entirely): 2 wds. ATO 3 50A ___ Crackers (popular snack brand) RITZ 4 52A "It's ___" (draw): 2 wds. ATIE 4 56A "Why ___ even bother?": 2 wds. DOI 3 57A Lunar dark spot MARE 4 58A Scratch-resistant ___, eyewear feature adapted from NASA technology developed for astronauts' helmet visor coatings LENS 4 59A Letter that follows "emm" ENN 3 60A Fox-like, in a way SLY 3 61A Part of a kindergartener's routine NAP 3
Down
1D Marksman's gift AIM 3 2D "___-ching!" (checkout lane sound) CHA 3 3D Cargo weighing unit TON 3 4D Use a pair of scissors CUT 3 5D Pretentiously creative (anagram of "stray") ARTSY 5 6D Dish for eating dinner PLATE 5 7D Farm building for livestock BARN 4 8D Corrosive stuff ACID 4 9D Female farm fowl HEN 3 11D Machu Picchu's country PERU 4 12D Cell phone ___, photo-taking feature found in modern smartphones, adapted from NASA image sensor technology developed for space missions CAMERA 6 18D Evidence of a campfire ASH 3 20D Venomous snakes from Egypt ASPS 4 21D ___ your manners (be polite) MIND 4 22D "We might be ___ something here!" ("We're getting close!") ONTO 4 24D Alaskan Klee ___ (small dog breed) KAI 3 26D ___ Lanka (Asian nation formerly called Ceylon) SRI 3 28D Election lead-up RACE 4 29D ___ even keel: 2 wds. ONAN 4 30D The Beatles' ___ Pepper SGT 3 33D ___-drying, technique often used to make camping meals, adapted from NASA technology optimized to preserve food for astronauts FREEZE 6 36D Struck a matchstick LIT 3 38D "___ cheese!" (photographer's words, often) SAY 3 41D Word that accompanies "conditions" in many commercials TERMS 5 42D Word after "free" or "time" TRIAL 5 44D Bluish-green shade named for a duck TEAL 4 45D Grow dimmer, as a color FADE 4 46D "Don't blame ___ me": 2 wds. ITON 4 47D Portion of meat that may be "tender" LOIN 4 51D Take a crack at TRY 3 53D Start of a countdown TEN 3 54D All ___ day's work: 2 wds. INA 3 55D Sixth sense: Abbr. ESP 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 125 letters
1A
2C
3T
4C
5A
6P
7B
8A
9H
10I
H
O
11P
12C
U
R
L
13A
C
E
14M
A
N
E
15A
T
T
A
16R
I
N
17R
18A
M
19S
T
20A
N
D
21M
22O
U
S
E
23Y
E
S
24K
I
N
25H
R
26S
27P
28R
29O
30S
31A
N
T
32A
R
33F
34S
A
N
G
35I
D
O
36L
37I
R
38S
39C
A
T
40I
41T
42T
43E
A
44T
E
N
45F
46I
47L
T
E
R
48E
Y
E
49A
T
O
50R
I
51T
Z
52A
53T
54I
55E
56D
O
I
57M
A
R
E
58L
E
N
S
59E
N
N
60S
L
Y
61N
A
P

The completed 13 x 13 grid for September 18, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the September 18, 2026 puzzle

The September 18, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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