New York Times Crossword Answers

Wednesday, September 16 2026 · Updated today

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

78 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for September 16 2026. In total there are 78 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Important info to have while you're waiting in a cellphone lot, for short3 letters 4Fall or fell6 letters 10Cause of a sudden change in interest, informally?4 letters 14Close4 letters 15Pho soup garnishes7 letters 16Conduit of neural signals4 letters 17Early models10 letters 19Relative of a gull4 letters 20"Ain't gonna happen"4 letters 21Big bang cause3 letters 22Chilling5 letters 24The remotest of remote jobs?9 letters 27Kid5 letters 28Supermodel Banks4 letters 29Break into loud cheers, as a crowd5 letters 31Answer to "Who's ready to go?"3 letters 33Broadcast3 letters 35Uno + due3 letters 36Mononymous Irish singer4 letters 37Animated film that was the highest-grossing movie of 19927 letters 41"Impossible!"7 letters 43Hibernation spots4 letters 44Dip target, maybe3 letters 46Things entered in a sudoku grid: Abbr.3 letters 47Messy dorm room, figuratively3 letters 48Fruits often seen in still lifes5 letters 50Take back, for short4 letters 53City haze4 letters 55Canine guard?8 letters 57Dishwasher cycle5 letters 59"A form of madness," it's said3 letters 60Actress Pinkett Smith of "Girls Trip"4 letters 62Singer/songwriter Mitchell4 letters 63Fruits named after a mythical drink10 letters 66Noted cartoon dog5 letters 67Its first video, "Me at the zoo," has over 400 million views7 letters 68State whose outline can be made by connecting seven particular squares in this puzzle4 letters 69Valley4 letters 70Give a once-over6 letters 71Crafty3 letters

Down

1Channel with "2" and "U" spinoffs4 letters 2Pharynx setting6 letters 3Post-mortem7 letters 4General on a Chinese menu3 letters 5Decide one will5 letters 6Hester of "The Scarlet Letter"6 letters 7Grab-and-go breakfast option7 letters 8Guitar relative4 letters 9Gas brand seen in Edward Hopper's "Portrait of Orleans"4 letters 10Betting odds, e.g.5 letters 11Concern for a gymnastics judge9 letters 12Certain pickleball shot8 letters 13Greenwich Village's Stonewall, e.g.3 letters 18Groups of four7 letters 23Paper competing with the W.S.J.3 letters 25Debugger?4 letters 26Remedy for a missed exit5 letters 30Lowly worker4 letters 32Farm sound3 letters 34Ready to eat4 letters 36Small hound that doesn't bark7 letters 37What a premium subscription may help you avoid3 letters 38"Time to go!"8 letters 39Very soon9 letters 40By4 letters 42What "Coco" is a nickname for, for tennis's Coco Gauff4 letters 45Military hairstyles8 letters 48Family-friendly movie ratings3 letters 49The Sphinx, for one6 letters 51Classic comic strip that's the source for nine Emmys and two Tonys7 letters 52Folding a fitted sheet, it may seem6 letters 54Edible bulb5 letters 56Many Moroccans5 letters 58Mononymous Irish singer4 letters 61Grayish4 letters 62Profile pic format, in brief3 letters 64Dawn deity3 letters 65In medias ___3 letters

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