Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - September 21, 2026

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• Snooze Crossword Clue

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  DOZE

• "Wish" character who sings "This Wish" Crossword Clue

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  ASHA

• ___ Faust (Rebecca Ferguson's character in the "Mission: Impossible" series) Crossword Clue

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  ILSA

• Primates without tails Crossword Clue

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  APES

• "Don't you see what this ___?" Crossword Clue

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  MEANS

• Brunch, e.g Crossword Clue

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  MEAL

• Like a cranberry martini, perhaps Crossword Clue

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  TART

• Emmet Cohen jazz style Crossword Clue

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  BEBOP

• "I'm so sure" sound Crossword Clue

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  PFFT

• Part of a remedy for a sick burn? Crossword Clue

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  ALOEVERA

• Overact, perhaps Crossword Clue

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  EMOTE

• Either "P" of P2P file sharing Crossword Clue

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  PEER

• Most kind Crossword Clue

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  NICEST

• Parts of cherries Crossword Clue

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  STEMS

• Lite-Brite piece Crossword Clue

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  PEG

• Little laugh Crossword Clue

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  HEHE

• "___ Body Is Bible" Crossword Clue

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  HER

• Rose features Crossword Clue

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  THORNS

• "Don't ___ yourself short" Crossword Clue

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  SELL

• Creature unlikely to be invited to Rivendell Crossword Clue

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  ORC

• Performing without accompaniment Crossword Clue

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  SOLOING

• Country singer Jo ___ Messina Crossword Clue

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  DEE

• Cookie you can deep-fry Crossword Clue

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  OREO

• Walk quietly Crossword Clue

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  TIPTOE

• Birth mo. for some Libras Crossword Clue

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  OCT

• Road trip rest spots Crossword Clue

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  INNS

• Casual shirt Crossword Clue

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  TEE

• Moves briskly Crossword Clue

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  TROTS

• Word before "curl" or "dip" Crossword Clue

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  TRICEP

• Santa Monica's has a Ferris wheel Crossword Clue

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  PIER

• Yoga posture Crossword Clue

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  ASANA

• Ghostly apparitions Crossword Clue

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  PHANTOMS

• Professor ___ (Clue character) Crossword Clue

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  PLUM

• Wintry precipitation Crossword Clue

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  SLEET

• Hoppy brews, for short Crossword Clue

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  IPAS

• Waterproof sheet Crossword Clue

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  TARP

• Scroll read from at a bar mitzvah Crossword Clue

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  TORAH

• ___ in (control) Crossword Clue

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  REIN

• Tip jar bills, often Crossword Clue

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  ONES

• Vanilla amts Crossword Clue

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  TSPS

• Wraps up Crossword Clue

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  ENDS