NYT Crossword September 22 2026 Answers

All 72 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 Erik AgardEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2O3U4T5S6S7C8A9R10A11B12ABRUP13T14HOVERE15D16LINEAR17UNOPENE18D19STE20VIEWONDER21S22I23RDUKE24RASPY25IDEAL26Y27A28C29HTS30LIBYA31N32NDAS33R34A35E36ONUS37I38WISH39IOTA40SAT41SCAM42A43FLOAT44TIERE45D46ALFRE47F48O49CAL50S51ONGSIN52THEKE53Y54O55FLIFE56CODENAME57NAT58I59O60N61KETTLES62KRISPY63DOZENS64ETHIC

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMakes a sullen face5 lettersPOUTS
12ASudden and unexpected6 lettersABRUPT
14AWas overprotective, in a way7 lettersHOVERED
16A___ algebra6 lettersLINEAR
17AStill in its packaging8 lettersUNOPENED
19A50/52-Across musician12 lettersSTEVIEWONDER
24ALike a scratchy voice5 lettersRASPY
25ABest possible5 lettersIDEAL
26ABillionaires' boats6 lettersYACHTS
36AObligation4 lettersONUS
39AGreek "I"4 lettersIOTA
40APerched3 lettersSAT
41AFraudulent offer4 lettersSCAM
42ANot sinking6 lettersAFLOAT
44ALike pagodas and some cakes6 lettersTIERED
46A"Clemency" star Woodard5 lettersALFRE
47A___ point (center)5 lettersFOCAL
52ASee 50-Across12 lettersTHEKEYOFLIFE
56ASpy's identifier8 lettersCODENAME
57ABloc party?6 lettersNATION
61AWhistlers in the kitchen7 lettersKETTLES
62A___ Kreme6 lettersKRISPY
63ADoughnut quantities6 lettersDOZENS
64AWork ___5 lettersETHIC
DOWN
1DBuddy3 lettersPAL
2D___-Wan Kenobi3 lettersOBI
3DVase with a base3 lettersURN
4DPopular times for tacos8 lettersTUESDAYS
5DPancake-flipping tool7 lettersSPATULA
6DFeng ___4 lettersSHUI
7DScoop holder4 lettersCONE
8DDeclare definitively4 lettersAVOW
9DSegments of news shows7 lettersREPORTS
11DRoad curves5 lettersBENDS
15DProfound4 lettersDEEP
18DLike some humor and runs3 lettersDRY
20D"Oy ___!"3 lettersVEY
21DGrain storage structures5 lettersSILOS
22DBroadway star Menzel5 lettersIDINA
23DArgue against5 lettersREBUT
29D"lol"4 lettersHAHA
31D"Love it!"4 lettersNICE
33DThey might be thatched5 lettersROOFS
34DPioneer in arcade games5 lettersATARI
35DDevoured5 lettersEATEN
38D"This means ___!"3 lettersWAR
39DCry in response to a doorbell8 lettersILLGETIT
43DCelebratory hoopla7 lettersFANFARE
44DStart liking6 lettersTAKETO
48D"I see"4 lettersOHOK
49DFormally yielded5 lettersCEDED
51DPig's cry4 lettersOINK
54DSign of things to come4 lettersOMEN
55D___ up (come clean)4 lettersFESS
58D"... or thereabouts"3 lettersISH
59DNail polish brand3 lettersOPI
60DIt has M.S.G. in it3 lettersNYC
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