New York Times Crossword Answers

Thursday, September 24 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

71 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for September 24 2026. In total there are 71 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Slang for an Italian dish … or along with QI, the highest-value two-letter word in Scrabble2 letters 3Make an impression4 letters 7Hanger-on5 letters 12Blunder3 letters 14Recital pieces5 letters 16"Same here," more stiffly5 letters 17Canapé topping3 letters 18Traction enhancer5 letters 19Ships, say5 letters 20Cheerios grain3 letters 21American architect who invented Scrabble while unemployed during the Great Depression11 letters 23Hold tightly5 letters 25Like most manuscript submissions5 letters 26Many a Scottish native4 letters 28Circuit in which Martina Navratilova holds the most singles titles, in brief7 letters 33Dish featured in Broadway's "Sweeney Todd"7 letters 36Decline4 letters 37Scrabble's name prior to its acquisition by James Brunot in 194815 letters 41Ford or Lincoln4 letters 42Full of vivid detail, as memory7 letters 43Supposed sign of a healthy pooch7 letters 45Onesie fastener4 letters 47Actress Rene of "Thor"5 letters 50Watchdog's warning5 letters 53Bonus score for a bingo (using all seven of one's tiles) in Scrabble11 letters 58Actress Sandra or Ruby3 letters 59Dr. Seuss' environmentalist5 letters 60Open, as a toothpaste tube5 letters 61Like Brahms's Symphony No. 33 letters 62Cognizant5 letters 63Home to Oral Roberts University5 letters 64Verizon competitor, informally3 letters 65Power measures5 letters 66Witnessed4 letters

Down

1Weightless state, for short5 letters 2Cheering wildly5 letters 3Ones who have trouble finishing sentences?8 letters 4Ring4 letters 5Chin feature5 letters 6Old and trite5 letters 7Wavelength symbol6 letters 8Genesis twin4 letters 9Doctor4 letters 10Belmont entry4 letters 11Sound during a cat fight4 letters 13Put on sale, perhaps5 letters 15From one tone to the next adjacent tone, in music8 letters 22Finds repugnant7 letters 24Biblical figure with a notoriously bad hair day?6 letters 27Gets ready to hit the ice7 letters 29Like some garages6 letters 30Crew need3 letters 31Hamburger connection?3 letters 32Some scale members3 letters 34Vies for a roster spot8 letters 35Group of seals3 letters 37Crow's cry3 letters 38Wish undone3 letters 39Addams Family cousin3 letters 40Record held by the Spruce Goose for over 70 years, at 320 feet8 letters 44Straight-horned antelopes6 letters 46Spots for addresses5 letters 48Kind of cavity5 letters 49Frère de la mère5 letters 51Forgot what you intended to say4 letters 52Didn't fill in, as a field on an application4 letters 53Design problem4 letters 54Part of the Corn Belt4 letters 55Row house?4 letters 56Patisserie pastry4 letters 57Stun, in a way4 letters

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