NYT Crossword September 26 2026 Answers

All 64 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 Brian CallahanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3E4A5M6S7W8A9S10A11B12I13SHAPEL14Y15ELEVEN16WEREGOO17D18NINERS19BEMYGUE20ST21TREE22TEXAN23LAP24HIATT25WEAN26SIDE27BANGS28IBM29TEEHEEHEE30TRADEDEAL31PEARTARTS32D33N34A35WEBISODES36HAUL37TALON38MIA39CATTY40AVOW41GEND42ERGAP43RETI44NA45GETAGRI46P47PHONED48RATIONS49SINGES50SESTET

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

ALL CLUES64 CLUES
ACROSS
1APrepares, as shumai6 lettersSTEAMS
13ARounded, say7 lettersSHAPELY
15ALate hour6 lettersELEVEN
16APair's reassurance8 lettersWEREGOOD
18AN.F.C. West team, informally6 lettersNINERS
19A"Go right ahead …"9 lettersBEMYGUEST
21APecan, but not pumpkin4 lettersTREE
23ARunaround?3 lettersLAP
25AWithdraw (from)4 lettersWEAN
26APart of an asymmetrical hairstyle9 lettersSIDEBANGS
29AGiggle9 lettersTEEHEEHEE
30AElement of economic globalization9 lettersTRADEDEAL
35AOnline show pieces9 lettersWEBISODES
37AKite feature5 lettersTALON
39A___-corner5 lettersCATTY
40AAssert4 lettersAVOW
41ASTEM field concern9 lettersGENDERGAP
45APull it together8 lettersGETAGRIP
47ARang6 lettersPHONED
48ACamp distribution7 lettersRATIONS
49AToasts6 lettersSINGES
DOWN
3DOtoscopy, e.g.7 lettersEAREXAM
4DAnthropopithecus, e.g.6 lettersAPEMAN
6DLabor4 lettersSLOG
7DTook a turn4 lettersWENT
9DWatch party?8 lettersSENTINEL
10DMean7 lettersAVERAGE
11DSome Basque headwear6 lettersBERETS
20DReal page-turner?11 lettersSPEEDREADER
22DLead-in to light3 lettersTWI
24DGag reflexes?5 lettersHAHAS
26DScorches5 lettersSEARS
27DRoots for vegan burgers5 lettersBEETS
29DPart of a bridal outfit5 lettersTRAIN
31DMain pack in a bicycle race7 lettersPELOTON
32DA bit corrupt, perhaps?7 lettersDATAROT
34DOlympic gymnast Raisman3 lettersALY
35DSilently greet someone6 lettersWAVEHI
39D"This Side Up" container5 lettersCRATE
41DRoves4 lettersGADS
42DHHH4 lettersETAS
44DOnce called3 lettersNEE
46DLake Tahoe winter hrs.3 lettersPST
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