# Everyday Puzzles Crossword Answers - September 8, 2026

- Across: Pretending to be shy or bashful — **COY**
- Across: Popeye's rival — **BLUTO**
- Across: Post big NFL game, Honolulu hosted this yearly — **PROBOWL**
- Across: Virus that was responsible for smallpox — **VARIOLA**
- Across: __ Sullenberger, heroic US Airways pilot — **CHESLEY**
- Across: Dispensed justice, __ out — **METED**
- Across: Common abbreviation for "answer" — **ANS**
- Down: Short name for a common plastic polymer — **PVC**
- Down: The creator of the universe in Hinduism — **BRAHMA**
- Down: Swedish Eurovision winner in 2012 and 2023 — **LOREEN**
- Down: Painters like Picasso and Braque — **CUBISTS**
- Down: Peter, legendary star of Lawrence of Arabia — **OTOOLE**
- Down: Wailed like a street cat — **YOWLED**
- Down: Produce an egg — **LAY**

Source: https://cluestash.com/everyday-puzzles/crossword/2026-09-08/