NYT Crossword September 28 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWidespread disorder5 lettersHAVOC
11AFall behind in payments3 lettersOWE
14ABoxing locale5 lettersARENA
15AClassic radio song5 lettersOLDIE
16ADessert with a crust3 lettersPIE
17ASolid baseball hit5 lettersLINER
18AComplete shocker9 lettersBOMBSHELL
20ABicycle built for two6 lettersTANDEM
22ARound Table title3 lettersSIR
23A"___ time will tell"4 lettersONLY
25AMake into law5 lettersENACT
27AAlternative to French fries9 lettersTATERTOTS
36AApple platform3 lettersIOS
41ASee 38-Across7 lettersHOMERUN
42ACoconut Girl Scout cookies6 lettersSAMOAS
43A"La Cage ___ Folles"3 lettersAUX
44AFrat member3 lettersBRO
45ALiability's opposite5 lettersASSET
46ADetonation region9 lettersBLASTZONE
51ABefore, poetically3 lettersERE
52AWhat's more4 lettersALSO
55ASpoil3 lettersROT
63ASan Francisco ballplayer5 lettersGIANT
64AActress de Armas3 lettersANA
65A"Take a look!"5 lettersGOSEE
67AKylo ___ of "Star Wars"3 lettersREN
68AStockholm native5 lettersSWEDE
69APursue5 lettersCHASE
DOWN
1D"Stop!"4 lettersHALT
4DAntsy6 lettersONEDGE
5DOne's employment pursuit6 lettersCAREER
6DBawl3 lettersSOB
7DPlaces to hang clothes7 lettersCLOSETS
8DForum overseers6 lettersADMINS
9DThe Scales, zodiacally5 lettersLIBRA
10D"Definitely!"3 lettersYES
12DFunny Ferrell or Rogers4 lettersWILL
13DSlippery4 lettersEELY
19DScorcher6 lettersHOTONE
21DRecurring thematic elements6 lettersMOTIFS
26DHappy as a ___4 lettersCLAM
27DCity NE of Oklahoma City5 lettersTULSA
28DFields5 lettersAREAS
29DThe N.H.L. has 325 lettersTEAMS
33DStore, as ashes5 lettersINURN
34DDugout, e.g.5 lettersCANOE
37DComplete series, maybe6 lettersBOXSET
39DGets by6 lettersDOESOK
40DSolemn vow4 lettersOATH
46DTop to accompany a skirt6 lettersBLOUSE
47DLike the fate of Ophelia6 lettersTRAGIC
48DPeak6 lettersZENITH
50DSee 37-Across5 lettersARROW
54DLook at carefully4 lettersSCAN
57D"Shallow" singer Lady ___4 lettersGAGA
58DBurden4 lettersONUS
62DTop to accompany shorts3 lettersTEE
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