NYT Crossword September 15 2026 Answers

All 81 clues from the Tuesday 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 Nate CardinEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×16 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2A3F4F5Y6A7N8T9E10E11Y12E13S14SCARE15LAIR16DOLL17PRDIS18ASTER19ISLA20SEES21ROO22O23KTHEN24B25IC26JREWING27A28REPA29COSTA30VRHEAD31SET32OR33D34E35R36IMO37DEALT38SEMI39NOD40S41BEE42T43S44PEP45EREC46T47ERDOC48TORS49HU50RRY51PARTY52Q53R54CODES55OBI56TOLLED57A58RF59P60E61R62U63IDEA64H65RPUF66NSTUF67PEAR68OOPS69OUTDO70SONS71TEST72SPUDS

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

ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
6APoker buy-in4 lettersANTE
14AFrighten5 lettersSCARE
15AVillain's hideout4 lettersLAIR
16AAmerican Girl toy4 lettersDOLL
19AMadonna's "La ___ Bonita"4 lettersISLA
20AGoes out with4 lettersSEES
22A"Well, in that case ..."6 lettersOKTHEN
27AColombian cornmeal cake5 lettersAREPA
29ASan José, ___ Rica5 lettersCOSTA
30AOculus Rift or Meta Quest 39 lettersVRHEADSET
32AOpposite of chaos5 lettersORDER
36ATexter's "I think ..."3 lettersIMO
38A18-wheeler4 lettersSEMI
39AAgrees nonverbally4 lettersNODS
41ARed root vegetables5 lettersBEETS
45APut up, as a building5 lettersERECT
47AMany characters on "The Pitt"9 lettersERDOCTORS
49A"Quick!"5 lettersHURRY
55A___-Wan Kenobi3 lettersOBI
56ARang, as a bell6 lettersTOLLED
57APooch's bark3 lettersARF
64APuppet dragon of 1960s kids' TV10 lettersHRPUFNSTUF
67ABottom-heavy fruit4 lettersPEAR
69APerform better than5 lettersOUTDO
70ADaughters' brothers4 lettersSONS
71AExam4 lettersTEST
72AFrench fries-to-be5 lettersSPUDS
DOWN
1DCough syrup amts.4 lettersTSPS
2DFarmland measure4 lettersACRE
4DUltimate ___ (team sport)7 lettersFRISBEE
5DWord of consent3 lettersYES
6DToo4 lettersALSO
8DCause for overtime3 lettersTIE
9DScrew-ups6 lettersERRORS
11DMario's dinosaur sidekick5 lettersYOSHI
23DKind of high-fat diet4 lettersKETO
26DScribbled (down)6 lettersJOTTED
27DKnight's wear5 lettersARMOR
28DThe "R" in R.I.5 lettersRHODE
29DThe "log" in "ants on a log"6 lettersCELERY
30DTrellis-climbing plant4 lettersVINE
31D"Light" Jedi weapons6 lettersSABERS
33DRailroad station5 lettersDEPOT
34DManicurist's filing board5 lettersEMERY
35DLaces (into)4 lettersRIPS
40DWell-educated sorts8 lettersSCHOLARS
43DHealing cover4 lettersSCAB
46D"Lose the ___, dude!"4 lettersTUDE
48DCauses to make a mistake7 lettersTRIPSUP
50DBit of fiery cinnamon candy6 lettersREDHOT
53DCowboy contest5 lettersRODEO
54DFresh from the dishwasher5 lettersCLEAN
58DSign of decay4 lettersRUST
60D"___, Brute?"4 lettersETTU
61D"Ant-Man" star Paul4 lettersRUDD
66DRejections3 lettersNOS
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