NYT Crossword September 18 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday 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 Ryan MathiasonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2T3S4H5O6T7S8E9G10U11E12D13QRCODE14SOTOSAY15SEERED16JUNEBUGS17ENDS18DAMS19ARLO20TRAE21MACS22INPEN23AIR24BARK25PGA26UNI27TEDNA28TION29S30GOALLINESTAN31D32SPLITDECISIO33N34DEB35CHEN36FAA37O38R39CAS40FOES41KFCS42FERN43PIKE44DATA45ALAC46ARTE47DAREM48E49GAZEBOS50ONESEC51EYEDUP52CANTOO

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
7AMoved along (to)6 lettersSEGUED
14AFiguratively speaking7 lettersSOTOSAY
15ABegin to boil6 lettersSEERED
17ABreaks off4 lettersENDS
18AWater containers4 lettersDAMS
21ALine at an Apple Store4 lettersMACS
22APermanent, perhaps5 lettersINPEN
23AContents of some pockets3 lettersAIR
24AYell sharply4 lettersBARK
26ACountry club?13 lettersUNITEDNATIONS
30ADefensive effort in the red zone13 lettersGOALLINESTAND
32ANot everyone agrees on this13 lettersSPLITDECISION
34ABall girl3 lettersDEB
35A"Big Brother" host Julie4 lettersCHEN
40ATwo in a row?4 lettersFOES
43ALong-bodied fish4 lettersPIKE
44ACookie contents4 lettersDATA
45ANot together, in a way8 lettersALACARTE
47A"Is that a challenge?!"6 lettersDAREME
50A"I'll be right with you"6 lettersONESEC
51AGave the once-over6 lettersEYEDUP
DOWN
2DElement of a dating profile?8 lettersTREERING
3DPotential outcomes9 lettersSCENARIOS
4DMass5 lettersHORDE
6DSci-fi writer Chiang3 lettersTED
9DFlip9 lettersGOBANANAS
10DSeize5 lettersUSURP
11DHigh-ranking scout5 lettersEAGLE
12DCompany whose products suck5 lettersDYSON
14DAdditional schoolwork?4 lettersSUMS
16DSimple cocktail named for two brands11 lettersJACKANDCOKE
18D"Phooey!"6 lettersDARNIT
24DBall girls6 lettersBELLES
25DLeap day baby, e.g.6 lettersPISCES
27DClicked with a partner?9 lettersTAPDANCED
28DSnicker6 lettersTEEHEE
29DSimple check for freshness9 lettersSNIFFTEST
31DAct like yourself, perhaps?8 lettersDOACAMEO
37DNot in the minority?5 lettersOFAGE
38DIt often has four legs5 lettersRELAY
43DSet piece4 lettersPROP
46DAladdin's sidekick3 lettersABU
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