NYT Crossword September 20 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1C2U3S4T5O6M7A8R9C10S11L12A13P14T15I16M17E18ANTONI19O20LOOP21COLLATES22TARNISH23FOUR24ASPERSES25SWEETTW26O27SPO28UTS29NAFTA30PEAT31SOO32T33LUGE34TWO35ADMA36N37WHO38LETHR39E40EYAR41D42S43GO44D45SPY46EDAM47TOO48H49O50TSHO51T52FE53S54S55RICO56CHET57ERA58ONE59IL60PP61P62THREE63YAK64WHENI65MFOU66R67ELB68A69LE70D71OSAGE72OTO73E74S75SIX76BAU77M78THA79NKSATE80N81RO82B83REA84L85M86TRY87AMATI88DNA89R90EALNEA91T92AC93TS94LAG95ASSE96ALI97ZERO98AI99R100THE101NIN102EARME103D104B105ANDI106T107TR108A109D110E111CAN112PERP113EPE114E115OVEN116L117AHTI118MALIC119E120EXP121ONENT122OVERL123OAD124BAS125E126ASSANTE127LOCALADS128ELAN129NOSUGAR130AWKWARD131SCUD132MOTELS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ASpecial-ordered6 lettersCUSTOM

7ASections of a circle's circumference4 lettersARCS

11ANASCAR stat that varies widely by venue7 lettersLAPTIME

18ABanderas of 2024's "Babygirl"7 lettersANTONIO

20ACoaster feature, maybe4 lettersLOOP

21AAssembles in proper order8 lettersCOLLATES

22AMar, as a reputation7 lettersTARNISH

23ASee 25-Across4 lettersFOUR

24AMaligns8 lettersASPERSES

25AWith 23-Across, March Madness tournament round8 lettersSWEETTWO

27AMouths (off)6 lettersSPOUTS

29APact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.5 lettersNAFTA

30ABurnable bog stuff4 lettersPEAT

31ABurnt chimney stuff4 lettersSOOT

33AHigh-speed Olympic sport4 lettersLUGE

34ASee 37-Across3 lettersTWO

35AOne who might have perfect pitch?5 lettersADMAN

37AWith 34-Across, full extent of something15 lettersWHOLETHREEYARDS

43A"Holy moly!"3 lettersGOD

45ADefensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo3 lettersSPY

46ARed-coated cheese4 lettersEDAM

47A"___ funny!"3 lettersTOO

48ABigwig7 lettersHOTSHOT

52AOwn (up)4 lettersFESS

55AIt's off the wall!8 lettersRICOCHET

57A"Red" or "1989," to Swifties3 lettersERA

58ABuck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball5 lettersONEIL

60AExtremely soft, in music: Abbr.3 lettersPPP

62ASee 64-Across5 lettersTHREE

63AChew the fat3 lettersYAK

64AWith 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me"10 lettersWHENIMFOUR

67ANoted exile isle4 lettersELBA

69AEnergy-efficient bulb, for short3 lettersLED

71A___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance5 lettersOSAGE

72ANative Nebraskans5 lettersOTOES

75ASee 78-Across3 lettersSIX

76AAuthor who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z"4 lettersBAUM

78AWith 75-Across, "So very appreciated!"10 lettersTHANKSATEN

81AHold up3 lettersROB

83ANarnia or Neverland5 lettersREALM

86AGive it a whirl3 lettersTRY

87AViolinmaker of Cremona5 lettersAMATI

88ALetters from your folks?3 lettersDNA

89A"So cool!"8 lettersREALNEAT

92AFollower of John in the New Testament4 lettersACTS

94AChef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking7 lettersLAGASSE

96AGreatest guy?3 lettersALI

97ASee 101-Across4 lettersZERO

98AVent3 lettersAIR

100APart of SCOTUS3 lettersTHE

101AWith 97-Across, Vegas casino machine15 lettersNINEARMEDBANDIT

107ANo-cash deal5 lettersTRADE

111ALay off3 lettersCAN

112ACulprit, in police lingo4 lettersPERP

113AModern pentathlon equipment4 lettersEPEE

115AMetaphor for a too-hot room4 lettersOVEN

116AActress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes5 lettersLAHTI

118AIll will6 lettersMALICE

120ANumber written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle?8 lettersEXPONENT

122AWeigh down, and then some8 lettersOVERLOAD

124ANumber with a 120-Across, mathematically4 lettersBASE

126AArmand of "American Gangster"7 lettersASSANTE

127AMany mailbox stuffers8 lettersLOCALADS

128AZest4 lettersELAN

129AIced tea request7 lettersNOSUGAR

130AClumsy7 lettersAWKWARD

131AMove fast, as a cloud4 lettersSCUD

132ARoad trip stopovers6 lettersMOTELS

DOWN

1DPampering place for a Persian6 lettersCATSPA

2DNot impressed6 lettersUNAWED

3DWatch via Hulu, say6 lettersSTREAM

4DOnline forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic")8 lettersTONETAGS

5D"I'll deal with this right now!"4 lettersONIT

6DKeeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle5 lettersMISTS

7DSitcom character from Melmac3 lettersALF

8DAussie animals4 lettersROOS

9DItem6 lettersCOUPLE

10DAlfalfa shoot6 lettersSPROUT

11DStockholder's setback4 lettersLOSS

12DWeisshorn or Finsteraarhorn3 lettersALP

13DNot merely enough to go around10 lettersPLENTYMORE

14DIsland containing Kiribati's capital6 lettersTARAWA

15D"Don't pay any mind to this"14 lettersITSFORTHEBIRDS

16DZoom, e.g.4 lettersMEET

17DFeminine pronoun in Florence4 lettersESSA

19D"Would you look at that!"5 lettersOHWOW

21DWedding reception hiree7 lettersCATERER

26DPartner of aahs4 lettersOOHS

28D"So-o-o gross!"3 lettersUGH

32DA-one9 lettersTOPFLIGHT

36DWith nary a chance5 lettersNOHOW

38DIngredient in some hair relaxers3 lettersLYE

39DMake a long story short, say4 lettersEDIT

40DIndividually4 lettersEACH

41DFemale rabbit3 lettersDOE

42DElbow-bender3 lettersSOT

44DPopular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells"5 lettersDONHO

48D"Sup!"3 lettersHEY

49DSonicare competitor5 lettersORALB

50DReschedule, so to speak14 lettersTAKEARAINCHECK

51DThings that drivers sometimes leave behind?4 lettersTEES

53DLetters on a lip balm tube3 lettersSPF

54DScare stiff5 lettersSPOOK

56DSome old Disney collectibles4 lettersCELS

59DArriving by4 lettersINAT

61DTables9 lettersPUTSASIDE

65DStiller's comedic partner5 lettersMEARA

66DIncur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps4 lettersROAM

68DElectrical impulse transmitters5 lettersAXONS

70DFace off4 lettersDUEL

73DCatchall abbr.4 lettersETAL

74DPriced to be, as bail5 lettersSETAT

77DFortified wine from Spain10 lettersMANZANILLA

79DHome of NoHo and SoHo3 lettersNYC

80D"Catch ya in the morn!"5 lettersNIGHT

82DMain squeeze, in newer slang3 lettersBAE

84DLascivious look4 lettersLEER

85DOld-timey teacher4 lettersMARM

89DSped or bled ... or led3 lettersRAN

90D___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)3 lettersELI

91DPointe shoe accessories7 lettersTOEPADS

93DAmy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning"3 lettersTAN

95DBalloon pilot, say8 lettersAERONAUT

99DWorth a pick?4 lettersRIPE

102DStick to simple and unprocessed foods, say6 lettersEATRAW

103DState with only three counties: Abbr.3 lettersDEL

104DIllegal offerings6 lettersBRIBES

105DHigh-level H.S. class with derivatives6 lettersAPCALC

106DStar football player?5 lettersTEXAN

108DGet even for6 lettersAVENGE

109DKind of insurance for bridges6 lettersDENTAL

110DTypes in6 lettersENTERS

114DSurrey's Derby town5 lettersEPSOM

116DSinger/dancer/actress Falana4 lettersLOLA

117DSay for sure4 lettersAVOW

118DOrg. supporting sobriety checkpoints4 lettersMADD

119DFather of five sons in the Bible4 lettersESAU

121D___ buco4 lettersOSSO

123DAdornment on a boathouse wall3 lettersOAR

125DHeel, e.g.3 lettersEND

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