NYT Crossword September 19 2026 Answers

All 64 clues from the Saturday 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 Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2P3A4D5L6O7S8E9S10F11A12C13E14CARE15W16ILLSHUTUP17EPOCH18GUITALELE19SAMOA20HOMEPLATE21BADL22OT23EMMY24VENEERE25D26RUE27EAT28SENA29TEPA30G31E32S33TRI34S35LUMET36LAMA37OSCA38RSPEEC39H40MPS41WEE42SHOO43KETH44M45ISS46ENTITY47GODHE48L49P50ME51AMAS52S53IMEANYEAH54IMBUE55SMARTMOVE56RELIT57TALKSENSE58LETS

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

ALL CLUES64 CLUES
ACROSS
5AGoes down in estimation9 lettersLOSESFACE
16AEnd of a rant, perhaps9 lettersILLSHUTUP
17AGeological period5 lettersEPOCH
18AInstrument also known as a ukitar9 lettersGUITALELE
20ARunner's goal, maybe9 lettersHOMEPLATE
21AGood-for-nothings6 lettersBADLOT
24ALike much Ikea furniture8 lettersVENEERED
26A"You'll ___ the day!"3 lettersRUE
27AInhale, so to speak3 lettersEAT
28AYoungest congressional appointees11 lettersSENATEPAGES
36ATibetan title4 lettersLAMA
37AOne might be cut off by an orchestra11 lettersOSCARSPEECH
41ALittle3 lettersWEE
42ARattled, humorously8 lettersSHOOKETH
44ANot see4 lettersMISS
46AIt's a whole thing6 lettersENTITY
51ABuild up5 lettersAMASS
53A"Sure … that's true …"9 lettersIMEANYEAH
54ASaturate5 lettersIMBUE
55A"That's good thinking"9 lettersSMARTMOVE
56AFired up again5 lettersRELIT
57ASpeak rationally9 lettersTALKSENSE
58A"I'm in!"4 lettersLETS
DOWN
1DDecorates, say4 lettersICES
2DCertain father figures9 lettersPAPABEARS
4DMake more understandable6 lettersDECODE
5D"Just relax!"9 lettersLIGHTENUP
8D90° from norte4 lettersESTE
9D"Behave!"7 lettersSHAPEUP
10DNot just a snack8 lettersFULLMEAL
11DOnes who start5 lettersATEAM
13DBlade that doesn't cut4 lettersEPEE
22DIntimidating words6 lettersORELSE
29D[Giggle]9 lettersTEEHEEHEE
30DOne might be felt9 lettersGAMETABLE
31DNo-talent boss9 lettersEMPTYSUIT
38DHas bad feelings toward7 lettersRESENTS
39DWindbag's output6 lettersHOTAIR
43DBig name in late night6 lettersKIMMEL
45DPreferred, say5 lettersIDEAL
47DHeart4 lettersGIST
49DNobody, say4 lettersPEON
52DGoes down4 lettersSETS
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