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NYT Crossword September 15 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Tuesday, September 15 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

1Laffy ___, candy with a rhyming name5 lettersSee answer ›6Poker buy-in4 lettersSee answer ›10"The windows to the soul," metaphorically4 lettersSee answer ›14Frighten5 lettersSee answer ›15Villain's hideout4 lettersSee answer ›16American Girl toy4 lettersSee answer ›17Cringey ad campaign going viral, for example10 lettersSee answer ›19Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"4 lettersSee answer ›20Goes out with4 lettersSee answer ›21Piglet and Pooh's marsupial friend3 lettersSee answer ›22"Well, in that case ..."6 lettersSee answer ›24Clic Stic and Wite-Out brand3 lettersSee answer ›26Character at the heart of the "Who shot ...?" cliffhanger of 1980s TV7 lettersSee answer ›27Colombian cornmeal cake5 lettersSee answer ›29San José, ___ Rica5 lettersSee answer ›30Oculus Rift or Meta Quest 39 lettersSee answer ›32Opposite of chaos5 lettersSee answer ›36Texter's "I think ..."3 lettersSee answer ›37Started a game of blackjack, say5 lettersSee answer ›3818-wheeler4 lettersSee answer ›39Agrees nonverbally4 lettersSee answer ›41Red root vegetables5 lettersSee answer ›44Kind of rally at high school3 lettersSee answer ›45Put up, as a building5 lettersSee answer ›47Many characters on "The Pitt"9 lettersSee answer ›49"Quick!"5 lettersSee answer ›51Group holding a nominating convention5 lettersSee answer ›52Scannable squares often used in place of paper menus7 lettersSee answer ›55___-Wan Kenobi3 lettersSee answer ›56Rang, as a bell6 lettersSee answer ›57Pooch's bark3 lettersSee answer ›59Paddington Bear's country of origin4 lettersSee answer ›63What a light bulb represents, in comics4 lettersSee answer ›64Puppet dragon of 1960s kids' TV10 lettersSee answer ›67Bottom-heavy fruit4 lettersSee answer ›68Britney Spears's "___! ... I Did It Again"4 lettersSee answer ›69Perform better than5 lettersSee answer ›70Daughters' brothers4 lettersSee answer ›71Exam4 lettersSee answer ›72French fries-to-be5 lettersSee answer ›

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1Cough syrup amts.4 lettersSee answer ›2Farmland measure4 lettersSee answer ›3Haircut that transitions from shorter sides to longer top4 lettersSee answer ›4Ultimate ___ (team sport)7 lettersSee answer ›5Word of consent3 lettersSee answer ›6Too4 lettersSee answer ›7Grp. with a phonetic alphabet4 lettersSee answer ›8Cause for overtime3 lettersSee answer ›9Screw-ups6 lettersSee answer ›10Conflicts over Wikipedia content8 lettersSee answer ›11Mario's dinosaur sidekick5 lettersSee answer ›12Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"5 lettersSee answer ›13Vernacular found in Urban Dictionary5 lettersSee answer ›18Place for coin-op game machines6 lettersSee answer ›23Kind of high-fat diet4 lettersSee answer ›25Tablet with Pro, Air and mini versions4 lettersSee answer ›26Scribbled (down)6 lettersSee answer ›27Knight's wear5 lettersSee answer ›28The "R" in R.I.5 lettersSee answer ›29The "log" in "ants on a log"6 lettersSee answer ›30Trellis-climbing plant4 lettersSee answer ›31"Light" Jedi weapons6 lettersSee answer ›33Railroad station5 lettersSee answer ›34Manicurist's filing board5 lettersSee answer ›35Laces (into)4 lettersSee answer ›40Well-educated sorts8 lettersSee answer ›42Fill back to capacity, as a glass6 lettersSee answer ›43Healing cover4 lettersSee answer ›46"Lose the ___, dude!"4 lettersSee answer ›48Causes to make a mistake7 lettersSee answer ›50Bit of fiery cinnamon candy6 lettersSee answer ›52Cotton swabs not recommended for ear canal use5 lettersSee answer ›53Cowboy contest5 lettersSee answer ›54Fresh from the dishwasher5 lettersSee answer ›57Grindr and Tinder, for two4 lettersSee answer ›58Sign of decay4 lettersSee answer ›60"___, Brute?"4 lettersSee answer ›61"Ant-Man" star Paul4 lettersSee answer ›62Sights that make you go "What the …?!"4 lettersSee answer ›65___ v. Wade (1973 Supreme Court decision)3 lettersSee answer ›66Rejections3 lettersSee answer ›