NYT Crossword September 23 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday 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 Dana EdwardsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2L3A4H5M6I7N8E9S10C11C12E13D14RONA15ATARI16LAVA17AUDI18EENIE19ATAD20SPOR21TSMANS22HIP23HERMITS24TIME25L26Y27EAR28T29OAD30ROE31J32E33ST34O35PENSE36ASON37ILIA38D39EMT40FRONT41BALLO42ONPO43P44ENYA45ETE46UHNO47R48AW49DEN50ALI51VAPE52P53E54N55THAT56S57FAIRGAME58E59NBY60SILLS61ONCE62OBOE63OLIVE64OKED65NABS66NOTED67DOES

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMeh4 lettersBLAH
5ALabors like the Seven Dwarfs5 lettersMINES
10ALooped in via email4 lettersCCED
14ACovid-19, colloquially4 lettersRONA
16AMauna Loa output4 lettersLAVA
18AStart of a counting rhyme5 lettersEENIE
19ASlightly4 lettersATAD
20AHonorable conduct on the field13 lettersSPORTSMANSHIP
23ARecluses7 lettersHERMITS
24AOn-schedule6 lettersTIMELY
27AMusician's gift3 lettersEAR
30AFish eggs3 lettersROE
31AKid around4 lettersJEST
34AWhen hunting restrictions are lifted10 lettersOPENSEASON
39ACPR expert3 lettersEMT
40APretense5 lettersFRONT
46A"Hmm ... I pass"4 lettersUHNO
47AWord before data or deal3 lettersRAW
49APeak in the Alaska Range6 lettersDENALI
51ASlender e-cig7 lettersVAPEPEN
60AWindowside perches5 lettersSILLS
61A"Back in my day ..."4 lettersONCE
63AGreek salad morsel5 lettersOLIVE
64AGave the green light4 lettersOKED
65ACatches red-handed4 lettersNABS
66A"Duly ___"5 lettersNOTED
67AThey go for bucks4 lettersDOES
DOWN
1DBrazen5 lettersBRASH
2DJeweler's magnifying glass5 lettersLOUPE
5DDistinguished conductor7 lettersMAESTRO
6DAgenda topics5 lettersITEMS
7DNickname for grandma4 lettersNANA
9DNaps, in Nicaragua7 lettersSIESTAS
10D___ to fame5 lettersCLAIM
11DOne preferring purrs to pooches9 lettersCATPERSON
12DActress Mendes3 lettersEVA
13D"Old man"3 lettersDAD
21DSpanish aunt3 lettersTIA
25DBonkers5 lettersLOONY
26DGossip, from the Yiddish5 lettersYENTA
28DIt's kept by a metronome5 lettersTEMPO
29DNot fooled by4 lettersONTO
31DMeshed (with)5 lettersJIBED
32DThrill5 lettersELATE
33DJay's reticent partner of filmdom9 lettersSILENTBOB
36D"Is everything cool between us?"9 lettersAREWEGOOD
42D"Them's fightin' words!"7 lettersOHITSON
43DTalked up7 lettersPRAISED
48DArbor Day mo.3 lettersAPR
50D"Now I remember"5 lettersAHYES
51DPart of a heart or faucet5 lettersVALVE
52DJapanese bread crumbs5 lettersPANKO
53DHost with a mic5 lettersEMCEE
54DMore than wants5 lettersNEEDS
57DDart (about)4 lettersFLIT
58DSeemingly for-EH-ver3 lettersEON
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