New York Times Crossword Answers

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

68 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for September 18 2026. In total there are 68 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Server's warning at a restaurant6 letters 7Moved along (to)6 letters 13Modern tech aid whose design was inspired by a Go board6 letters 14Figuratively speaking7 letters 15Begin to boil6 letters 16Insects named for when they emerge8 letters 17Breaks off4 letters 18Water containers4 letters 19Dinosaur in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"4 letters 20Four-time N.B.A. All-Star Young4 letters 21Line at an Apple Store4 letters 22Permanent, perhaps5 letters 23Contents of some pockets3 letters 24Yell sharply4 letters 25Org. whose events are typically held at clubs3 letters 26Country club?13 letters 30Defensive effort in the red zone13 letters 32Not everyone agrees on this13 letters 34Ball girl3 letters 35"Big Brother" host Julie4 letters 36Org. concerned with traffic3 letters 37Ones catching rays, perhaps?5 letters 40Two in a row?4 letters 41Places to buy buckets, familiarly4 letters 42Common plant for a "plant mom"4 letters 43Long-bodied fish4 letters 44Cookie contents4 letters 45Not together, in a way8 letters 47"Is that a challenge?!"6 letters 49Some features of backyard landscaping7 letters 50"I'll be right with you"6 letters 51Gave the once-over6 letters 52"Don't believe me? Just watch!"6 letters

Down

1Brightness measures, in brief3 letters 2Element of a dating profile?8 letters 3Potential outcomes9 letters 4Mass5 letters 5___ of Solomon, literary collection written in the first or second century4 letters 6Sci-fi writer Chiang3 letters 7"&" follower, in some business names4 letters 8When much rainy weather occurs in Côte d'Ivoire3 letters 9Flip9 letters 10Seize5 letters 11High-ranking scout5 letters 12Company whose products suck5 letters 14Additional schoolwork?4 letters 16Simple cocktail named for two brands11 letters 18"Phooey!"6 letters 20Torque symbol, in physics3 letters 21Bit of nonsense writing that typically gets a laugh6 letters 22Delighted cry upon receiving an acceptance6 letters 24Ball girls6 letters 25Leap day baby, e.g.6 letters 27Clicked with a partner?9 letters 28Snicker6 letters 29Simple check for freshness9 letters 31Act like yourself, perhaps?8 letters 33Nasty ___ (noted rap moniker)3 letters 37Not in the minority?5 letters 38It often has four legs5 letters 39Fidget spinners or Angry Birds, once5 letters 40Give ___ (cause consternation in)4 letters 41Character played by Rashida Jones on "The Office"5 letters 43Set piece4 letters 44Longtime U.F.C. C.E.O. ___ White4 letters 46Aladdin's sidekick3 letters 47Many a nonfiction Oscar nominee, informally3 letters 48Lead-in to "lab" in the name of an S&P 500 company3 letters

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