NYT Crossword September 13 2026 Answers

All 160 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Henry Lin-David and Frank S. DavidEdited by Will Shortz“Thinking Inside the Box”

PUZZLE GRID22×22 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1S2A3F4E5R6S7P8A9T10A11T12D13I14N15A16R17S18O19D20ILLBE21KARATE22INONE23CPU24FLUTE25SECTION26ATLAS27MOTH28TUG29LEDE30LPS31NEO32OAR33ERE34S35LAS36SO37CARS38ERVI39C40E41RELA42TED43PR44O45MO46MELT47GEM48HYUND49AI50RAD51II52AT53EASE54B55RO56TALON57GIANT58SNOWMAN59AIR60S61GENE62STL63WEIRD64MONK65MODE66S67T68E69M70EA71RN72IAM73TAXI74NYE75S76P77O78T79N80O81TICE82M83E84AKIN85TSA86HARI87EVAN88ZEN89YETI90C91UESIN92VIRG93O94ND95A96C97L98OTH99SOS100ENT101K102IT103H104B105O106SLAV107U108TILE109RES110ERVA111TION112TIME113TRAVEL114PABLO115AP116PROPRIATE117T118H119AI120ANT121S122ARE123SAT124AS125P126S127WAYT128OGO129P130OROU131S132LT133E134MOE135ISTOO136T137AEBO138SC139ALED140DOWN141STOMP142EMAIL143EON144REEKED145TONES146SPREE147LTD148SNEERS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES160 CLUES

ACROSS

1ALess injurious5 lettersSAFER

6AShowed some real malice toward6 lettersSPATAT

12AMideast currency5 lettersDINAR

17ALandscaper's timesaver3 lettersSOD

20A"Well, how about that?!"5 lettersILLBE

21APractice taught in a dojo6 lettersKARATE

22ACombined5 lettersINONE

23AComputer's "brain," in brief3 lettersCPU

24ACertain group of orchestral winds12 lettersFLUTESECTION

26ALarge insect named from Greek myth9 lettersATLASMOTH

28AYank3 lettersTUG

29AHook for a newspaper article4 lettersLEDE

30AForerunners of CDs3 lettersLPS

31ANew start?3 lettersNEO

32ANautical lever3 lettersOAR

33A"De dónde ___ tú?" ("Where are you from?": Sp.)4 lettersERES

35ARope in5 lettersLASSO

37AMechanic's offering10 lettersCARSERVICE

41ATold, as a story7 lettersRELATED

43ASpecial offer5 lettersPROMO

46ATurn from solid to liquid4 lettersMELT

47ADiamond, e.g.3 lettersGEM

48ASanta Fe automaker7 lettersHYUNDAI

50ATwo of them make up a diameter5 lettersRADII

52AChilling6 lettersATEASE

54AFrat ___3 lettersBRO

56ASharp nail5 lettersTALON

57AGroup project on a winter's day, perhaps12 lettersGIANTSNOWMAN

59AWhat snobby people put on4 lettersAIRS

61A___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss4 lettersGENE

62AMissouri airport code3 lettersSTL

63AHighly anomalous5 lettersWEIRD

64ADistraction-limiting lifestyle trend8 lettersMONKMODE

66A[24-Across]4 lettersSTEM

70ARake in4 lettersEARN

72AEnthusiastic response to "Who's ready?"3 lettersIAM

73A[37-Across]4 lettersTAXI

74ACelebration between Xmas and M.L.K. Day3 lettersNYE

75AClassic Dalmatian name4 lettersSPOT

79A"Am I invisible or what?!"8 lettersNOTICEME

84A[41-Across]4 lettersAKIN

85AAirport screening org.3 lettersTSA

86AAnother name for Vishnu, translating to "the remover"4 lettersHARI

87ABroadway's "Dear ___ Hansen"4 lettersEVAN

88AMellow, in a way3 lettersZEN

89A[57-Across]4 lettersYETI

90APrompts to play, while conducting6 lettersCUESIN

92ALargest zodiac constellation5 lettersVIRGO

94APrivacy doc3 lettersNDA

96AMaterial in reusable diapers5 lettersCLOTH

99ARihanna song with the lyric "Please, someone help me"3 lettersSOS

100ATonsil doc3 lettersENT

101ABaby fox3 lettersKIT

103APioneering premium channel3 lettersHBO

106APole, e.g.4 lettersSLAV

107AAdvantageous5 lettersUTILE

109AQualm11 lettersRESERVATION

112APlot feature of "Planet of the Apes"10 lettersTIMETRAVEL

114ACasals who popularized Bach's cello suites5 lettersPABLO

115ASuitable11 lettersAPPROPRIATE

117ASource of the word "tuk-tuk" used for a motorized rickshaw4 lettersTHAI

120ACrumb carriers4 lettersANTS

122A"What ___ we doing?"3 lettersARE

123ATook a load off3 lettersSAT

124ACousins of cobras4 lettersASPS

127A"Good job!"7 lettersWAYTOGO

129AAbsorbent6 lettersPOROUS

132ACell network letters3 lettersLTE

134ACo-Stooge of Larry3 lettersMOE

135AReply to "Nuh-uh!"5 lettersISTOO

136A1990s exercise fad5 lettersTAEBO

138ADescended with rappelling ropes10 lettersSCALEDDOWN

141AStep forcefully5 lettersSTOMP

142AAlternative to a username when logging in5 lettersEMAIL

143A1,000,000,000 years3 lettersEON

144AStank6 lettersREEKED

145ABuilds muscle5 lettersTONES

146APeriod of letting loose5 lettersSPREE

147AAbbr. after some business names3 lettersLTD

148ALooks of contempt6 lettersSNEERS

DOWN

1DFlour de-clumper6 lettersSIFTER

2DIntriguing appeal6 lettersALLURE

3DCornet lookalike10 lettersFLUGELHORN

4DFood assistance syst.3 lettersEBT

5DEasily recite, with "off"4 lettersREEL

6DScampered away10 lettersSKEDADDLED

7DWalks nervously, in a way5 lettersPACES

8DJazz drummer Blakey3 lettersART

9DCustomize (to)6 lettersTAILOR

10DOver4 lettersATOP

11DStunners, so to speak4 lettersTENS

12DWilliam and Harry's mum5 lettersDIANA

13DOccasional12 lettersINTERMITTENT

14DLike choices that can't turn out that badly6 lettersNOLOSE

15DJapan's largest carrier3 lettersANA

16DLocale with many seasonal businesses10 lettersRESORTTOWN

17DPreviously unseen sporting result (term coined in 2014)9 lettersSCORIGAMI

18DPick, with "for"3 lettersOPT

19D"That's obvious!"3 lettersDUH

25DMabel Mora's portrayer on "Only Murders in the Building"11 lettersSELENAGOMEZ

27DDallas baller3 lettersMAV

34DUse your words?3 lettersSAY

36DCentral support5 lettersSPINE

37DConcluding passage, in music4 lettersCODA

38DEnthusiasm4 lettersELAN

39DFrench film award5 lettersCESAR

40DReword, perhaps5 lettersEMEND

42DChild king of Egypt3 lettersTUT

44DURL ender for many nonprofits3 lettersORG

45D___ tai3 lettersMAI

49DPrimo4 lettersAONE

51DHookups3 lettersINS

53DIsle of ___ (Scottish locale whose name sounds like an expression of endearment)3 lettersEWE

54DSound of impact3 lettersBAM

55DHome of the Christ the Redeemer statue3 lettersRIO

58DBrings the house down, like a comic5 lettersSLAYS

60DMoving between the poles?6 lettersSKIING

65DComputer covered by AppleCare3 lettersMAC

66D[109-Across]4 lettersSTAY

67D[115-Across]4 lettersTAKE

68D[127-Across]4 lettersEXIT

69D[138-Across]4 lettersMINI

71DWhat acids do when mixed with bases5 lettersREACT

75D___-wolf3 lettersSHE

76DSecondhand lung irritant12 lettersPASSIVESMOKE

77DBird whose name comes from the Latin for "golden"6 lettersORIOLE

78DGlittery holiday strands6 lettersTINSEL

79DNot even once5 lettersNEVER

80DSheeplike5 lettersOVINE

81DPastries that can be very sweet, ironically5 lettersTARTS

82DTucked-away observations11 lettersMENTALNOTES

83DConclude3 lettersEND

91DShipmate of Spock5 lettersUHURA

93DPods in bhindi masala4 lettersOKRA

95DYellowfin tuna3 lettersAHI

96DAdvertising award4 lettersCLIO

97DHome décor options5 lettersLAMPS

98DAs a whole7 lettersOVERALL

102DHookup during infusion therapy, in brief5 lettersIVBAG

104DMardi Gras accessory3 lettersBOA

105DReleased with conditions8 lettersONPAROLE

106DTopping for an apple crisp8 lettersSTREUSEL

108D"Toodles!"4 lettersTATA

110DEmbodiment7 lettersEPITOME

111DYoung 'un3 lettersTOT

113DSnickers7 lettersTITTERS

116DExpert3 lettersPRO

117DSoft-serve request5 lettersTWIST

118DMust5 lettersHASTO

119DDeandre ___, N.B.A. center who was picked first in the 2018 draft5 lettersAYTON

121DWeapon used by some chimpanzees5 lettersSPEAR

125DLead-in to grid or play5 lettersPOWER

126DPuts in the mail5 lettersSENDS

128D"My bad!"4 lettersOOPS

130DOff Broadway award4 lettersOBIE

131D___-free4 lettersSCOT

133DHeaven on earth4 lettersEDEN

137DBoomer at a concert3 lettersAMP

139DIt's sometimes shortened to the letter "N"3 lettersAND

140DDennis's sister on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"3 lettersDEE

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