New York Times Crossword Answers

Saturday, September 26 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

64 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for September 26 2026. In total there are 64 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Prepares, as shumai6 letters 7Paste commonly simulated by a blend of horseradish, mustard and green dye6 letters 13Rounded, say7 letters 15Late hour6 letters 16Pair's reassurance8 letters 18N.F.C. West team, informally6 letters 19"Go right ahead …"9 letters 21Pecan, but not pumpkin4 letters 22Selena Gomez or Beyoncé, by birth5 letters 23Runaround?3 letters 24John ___, singer with the hit albums "Perfectly Good Guitar" and "Mystic Pinball"5 letters 25Withdraw (from)4 letters 26Part of an asymmetrical hairstyle9 letters 28Early giant in punch-card tabulating systems3 letters 29Giggle9 letters 30Element of economic globalization9 letters 31Desserts that may feature frangipane9 letters 32Part of what makes you you3 letters 35Online show pieces9 letters 36Result of a shopping spree4 letters 37Kite feature5 letters 38The Marlins, on scoreboards3 letters 39___-corner5 letters 40Assert4 letters 41STEM field concern9 letters 43It's in the eye of the beholder6 letters 45Pull it together8 letters 47Rang6 letters 48Camp distribution7 letters 49Toasts6 letters 50Verse from Emily Dickinson or Emma Lazarus6 letters

Down

1Duluth-to-Minneapolis dir.3 letters 2Broadcaster with a onetime coat-of-arms logo, informally7 letters 3Otoscopy, e.g.7 letters 4Anthropopithecus, e.g.6 letters 5Actress Price of the 2000s sitcom "Grounded for Life"5 letters 6Labor4 letters 7Took a turn4 letters 8Subject of the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings"3 letters 9Watch party?8 letters 10Mean7 letters 11Some Basque headwear6 letters 12Exclave's spot in an atlas, often5 letters 14Critical response concerning a piece of fiction?11 letters 17Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo11 letters 20Real page-turner?11 letters 22Lead-in to light3 letters 24Gag reflexes?5 letters 26Scorches5 letters 27Roots for vegan burgers5 letters 29Part of a bridal outfit5 letters 30Signature QB move included as a feature in 2012's Madden NFL 13 video game8 letters 31Main pack in a bicycle race7 letters 32A bit corrupt, perhaps?7 letters 33Evergreen whose cones bear edible seeds7 letters 34Olympic gymnast Raisman3 letters 35Silently greet someone6 letters 36Pudding typically served with "neeps and tatties"6 letters 37Highly prized rewards on "Survivor"5 letters 39"This Side Up" container5 letters 41Roves4 letters 42HHH4 letters 44Once called3 letters 46Lake Tahoe winter hrs.3 letters

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