NYT Crossword September 27 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.

Constructed by Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz“The Full 12 Rounds”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1S2T3I4G5M6A7S8P9R10I11G12C13U14T15G16E17M18S19TETRAD20ARISE21OPHELIA22UPSIDE23RANLO24W25ORATORY26MEMED27MANGA28E29SPORT30PEERA31GE32COM33MITTOPA34P35E36R37SAD38IE39OWLET40NILE41M42O43SHPIT44SUE45DS46T47LAB48PARE49CO50R51IOLI52S53H54YENA55THEW56E57B58HOLI59A60C61URA62SEC63AR64E65YOUIN66MOPER67S68DRA69GRACES70VILLANO71V72A73RAGEON74S75P76LENDID77SEN78WASNT79MAIN80TS81HIRT82B83E84CKS85L86OOPBA87C88K89ACNE90USO91M92A93C94SRI95BE96S97POKE98RAU99L100GO101APE102IDEAL103JUPI104TERPRO105B106ES107PLU108M109J110O111B112VEINTE113LAI114RS115TEENY116R117E118VERSI119Y120EASTY121SORTER122ESCORTS123THEME124PECTIN125VARNISH126ASSES127ADSALE

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ABad association6 lettersSTIGMA

7AShoot for dinner?5 lettersSPRIG

12AJeweler's wares7 lettersCUTGEMS

19A… in global commerce)(Conflict …6 lettersTETRAD

20AEmerge5 lettersARISE

21ADeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 19467 lettersOPHELIA

22APotential benefit6 lettersUPSIDE

23AWas almost out of supplies6 lettersRANLOW

25AThat's saying something!7 lettersORATORY

26ATurned into an internet gag5 lettersMEMED

27AJapanese graphic novels5 lettersMANGA

28A… outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at …6 lettersESPORT

30ADukes, countesses, etc.7 lettersPEERAGE

32APut down in writing13 lettersCOMMITTOPAPER

37AActress Sink of "Stranger Things"5 lettersSADIE

39ABaby who's up all night?5 lettersOWLET

40AWhere many papyrus plants grow4 lettersNILE

41AFrenzied locale at a rock concert7 lettersMOSHPIT

44APress a case?3 lettersSUE

45A"Spring forward" hrs.3 lettersDST

47ATest room3 lettersLAB

48ACut back on4 lettersPARE

49AKind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares]8 lettersCORIOLIS

53ACarnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling5 lettersHYENA

55AGoogle's domain6 lettersTHEWEB

58AHindu festival of colors4 lettersHOLI

59AAuto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper5 lettersACURA

62AInstant3 lettersSEC

63AChallenge to a potential investor8 lettersAREYOUIN

66A… transport)(Bigwig's …6 lettersMOPERS

68AStraightaway driving contests9 lettersDRAGRACES

70APhiladelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops9 lettersVILLANOVA

73A… park an auto)(Narrow space in which to …6 lettersRAGEON

74AMarvelous8 lettersSPLENDID

77AOne in 100: Abbr.3 lettersSEN

78A"It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit)5 lettersWASNT

79AWord with dish or drag4 lettersMAIN

80ALocale for many a commercial logo6 lettersTSHIRT

82AGerman brewery since 18735 lettersBECKS

85AReturn to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do8 lettersLOOPBACK

89ACause of some red cheeks4 lettersACNE

90AEntertainment source for general audiences, in brief?3 lettersUSO

91ABub3 lettersMAC

94A___ Lanka3 lettersSRI

95ACustom-tailored7 lettersBESPOKE

98AOne of Cuba's Castros4 lettersRAUL

100ALose it5 lettersGOAPE

102ABest-case5 lettersIDEAL

103ACrafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions13 lettersJUPITERPROBES

107AGood position to be in?7 lettersPLUMJOB

112A… clarify or explain)(Seeking to …6 lettersVEINTE

113AHide-outs5 lettersLAIRS

115AItsy-bitsy5 lettersTEENY

116ADisk-flipping strategy game7 lettersREVERSI

119ALike wheat beers6 lettersYEASTY

121ACertain factory machine6 lettersSORTER

122AChaperones7 lettersESCORTS

123AMany a John Williams composition5 lettersTHEME

124A… of hindsight)(With the benefit …6 lettersPECTIN

125AClear coat7 lettersVARNISH

126AOafs5 lettersASSES

127ADeal made on the spot?6 lettersADSALE

DOWN

1DBewilder5 lettersSTUMP

2DConical accommodations5 lettersTEPEE

3DUnhelpful way to respond to "Hello?"5 lettersITSME

4D"Jackie Brown" star Pam5 lettersGRIER

5DUnruly rush7 lettersMADDASH

6DCommercial suffix with Power3 lettersADE

7DSinger Bareilles4 lettersSARA

8DHave a spring in one's step6 lettersPRANCE

9DOne of the Beatles5 lettersRINGO

10DFaith with five pillars5 lettersISLAM

11DPrefix with cache3 lettersGEO

12DAssumed ownership over7 lettersCOOPTED

13DPulls out, as weeds7 lettersUPROOTS

14DChoreographer Twyla5 lettersTHARP

15DAchieve a sunbather's goal6 lettersGETTAN

16D___ rating (chess stat)3 lettersELO

17DOld space station3 lettersMIR

18DPerhaps3 lettersSAY

24DChinese artist Ai ___6 lettersWEIWEI

27DTriage provider5 lettersMEDIC

29DThe Cardinals, on scoreboards3 lettersSTL

31DClothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s3 lettersGAP

33D"___ Rouge"6 lettersMOULIN

34DIt's driven into the ground4 lettersPILE

35DFlair4 lettersELAN

36DRedheaded "Queen of Country"4 lettersREBA

38DDiminutive Spanish suffix3 lettersITO

41DBill of HBO's "Real Time"5 lettersMAHER

42DMine craft?6 lettersORECAR

43DDo some garment-making3 lettersSEW

44DPerformances for one4 lettersSOLI

46DCompetitor of Bluesky and X7 lettersTHREADS

48DAffliction for some vets, in brief4 lettersPTSD

50DGreek PPP4 lettersRHOS

51DPromise of payback3 lettersIOU

52DChef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat"5 lettersSAMIN

54DTall tale4 lettersYARN

56DSonic euphoria, colloquially7 lettersEARGASM

57DScottish hillsides5 lettersBRAES

60DFar from the target, in a guessing game4 lettersCOLD

61DIlluminated from below5 lettersUPLIT

64DUniv. course that's in demand?4 lettersECON

65DStreisand musical5 lettersYENTL

67D"That's freaking epic!"6 lettersSOSICK

69DRubberneck4 lettersGAWK

70D___ cava (major blood vessel)4 lettersVENA

71DSci-fi pioneer Jules5 lettersVERNE

72DIt gets you a hand4 lettersANTE

74DPortmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow6 lettersSMOREO

75DBig ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz4 lettersPAPI

76DLefty, to a righty3 lettersLIB

81D"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")3 lettersHAO

82D___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol"4 lettersBURJ

83DHeir with much hair in the Bible4 lettersESAU

84DGreat success4 lettersCOUP

86DFish hawk6 lettersOSPREY

87DPurportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief3 lettersCBD

88DPlay for ___5 lettersKEEPS

92DShaders of gray?7 lettersAGEISTS

93DCultural group of SW Britain7 lettersCORNISH

96D___ soda3 lettersSAL

97DAstronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year7 lettersPLUTOED

99DPersist6 lettersLIVEON

101DFitting3 lettersAPT

102D"Am I crazy …?"6 lettersISITME

104DTwin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons"5 lettersTERRI

105DMalaise, with "the"5 lettersBLAHS

106DLets up5 lettersEASES

108DViolently eliminates, in gamer-speak5 lettersMERCS

109DVolkswagen sedan5 lettersJETTA

110DBuck enshrined in Cooperstown5 lettersONEIL

111DDavid who fronted Talking Heads5 lettersBYRNE

114DSome loaves or liquors4 lettersRYES

116DSomething gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't3 lettersREV

117DThat, in Spanish3 lettersESA

118DForerunner of the DVD player3 lettersVCR

120D"when r u coming?"3 lettersETA

121DRelaxing getaway3 lettersSPA

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