NYT Crossword September 12 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam Wagner and Michael LiebermanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1L2A3M4P5S6H7A8D9E10S11T12O13M14B15EMAILALERT16OVAL17VICTORYLAP18REDO19ENRAPT20ASA21ONEG22LOOSE23NYET24S25TIP26S27HOES28A29LITO30S31O32D33S34AND35CRUMBS36THAT37SMOR38ELIKEIT39ANTICS40ERA41ERGS42MOIRA43MAIM44S45PWN46B47LOCK48O49R50A51L52B53CIG54S55OTT56HOORAE57ASAP58WHI59TENOISE60REPO61PROBLEMSET62DEPT63HANDDRYERS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ALight décor10 lettersLAMPSHADES
11ALast place?4 lettersTOMB
15APop-up with an envelope icon10 lettersEMAILALERT
16ARound figure4 lettersOVAL
17AWinner's circle?10 lettersVICTORYLAP
18ATake two4 lettersREDO
19AHyperfixated6 lettersENRAPT
21AEarth's pull, informally4 lettersONEG
22AOn the ___ (free)5 lettersLOOSE
25AWhy wait?3 lettersTIP
35AProverbial small amount6 lettersCRUMBS
36A"Now we're talking!"15 lettersTHATSMORELIKEIT
39ACapers6 lettersANTICS
40ACommon ___3 lettersERA
42A"Schitt's Creek" matriarch5 lettersMOIRA
43AReally hurts5 lettersMAIMS
46AWord with letter or grant5 lettersBLOCK
48AToothbrush handle?5 lettersORALB
53ASmokes4 lettersCIGS
55AN.B.A. coach Jordan ___3 lettersOTT
57AStat4 lettersASAP
58ACommon sleep aid10 lettersWHITENOISE
60AAcquire by default?4 lettersREPO
61AMath class assignment10 lettersPROBLEMSET
62ALabor, e.g.: Abbr.4 lettersDEPT
DOWN
1DCarpenter's tool5 lettersLEVEL
2D___ acid5 lettersAMINO
4DWraps in the Mideast5 lettersPITAS
5DCertain geometry calculations6 lettersSLOPES
6DPlaywright Moss ___4 lettersHART
7DGymnast Raisman3 lettersALY
8DWhat a joke may get eventually15 lettersDELAYEDREACTION
12DKitchen counter9 lettersOVENTIMER
13DBecame a household name, say9 lettersMADEITBIG
14DExamples of media on Medium9 lettersBLOGPOSTS
24DWrap in South Asia4 lettersSARI
29DCountry singer Combs4 lettersLUKE
30DRewards program tracker9 lettersSTAMPCARD
31D"It's finally clear"9 lettersOHNOWISEE
32DPhone connector?9 lettersDATINGAPP
33DArouse4 lettersSTIR
35DSimoleon4 lettersCLAM
37DLabor pain?4 lettersSCAB
43DGodzilla adversary6 lettersMOTHRA
44DLonghorn's rival6 lettersSOONER
47DAcidic5 lettersLOWPH
49DCapacious5 lettersROOMY
50DSurface5 lettersARISE
54DTough thing to be in4 lettersSPOT
56DStayed together4 lettersHELD
59DPlaceholder abbr.3 lettersTBD
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