NYT Crossword September 30 2026 Answers

All 72 clues from the Wednesday 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 Joel WoodfordEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3U4B5C6A7L8M9A10S11K12E13W14IONA15OPIE16SPIKE17EXAM18PAPER19PACED20GIBBOUS21C22LERK23ENLIST24CHECKB25O26X27SSE28TH29OU30STLUKE31FOODI32E33ETAS34S35URPRISE36P37ARTY38DUNE39NINERS40ILLE41S42T43NYPD44B45A46S47SUITCA48SE49BE50HEST51KRONA52PANACHE53A54CEIT55F56RONTDOOR57SPLAT58EYED59TORE60SLYLY61SETS62OLEO

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMuch-used pencil4 lettersSTUB
5AComposed4 lettersCALM
9AA bit off5 lettersASKEW
15AMayberry kid on old TV4 lettersOPIE
16ASharp increase5 lettersSPIKE
17AMarket!9 lettersEXAMPAPER
21AAdministrative role5 lettersCLERK
23ASign up6 lettersENLIST
24ATicket!8 lettersCHECKBOX
28AIt was you4 lettersTHOU
31ACulinary connoisseur6 lettersFOODIE
33AGPS's guesses4 lettersETAS
34APlanet!13 lettersSURPRISEPARTY
38ADesert landform4 lettersDUNE
43ATimes Sq. squad4 lettersNYPD
44AHumanities degs.3 lettersBAS
47APacket!8 lettersSUITCASE
49APerson's bidding6 lettersBEHEST
51ANeed for a greedy Swede?5 lettersKRONA
52AGreat flair7 lettersPANACHE
53ANail a test5 lettersACEIT
55ALocket!9 lettersFRONTDOOR
57APie-in-the-face sound5 lettersSPLAT
58ASized up4 lettersEYED
59AHightailed it4 lettersTORE
61AGroup in a gym routine4 lettersSETS
62AMargarine4 lettersOLEO
DOWN
1DDrawn-out attacks6 lettersSIEGES
3DPowerless6 lettersUNABLE
5DWriting partner8 lettersCOAUTHOR
6DMany tech start-up ideas4 lettersAPPS
7DTrust eroder3 lettersLIE
9DFeature6 lettersASPECT
11DBe super-successful, in slang8 lettersKICKBUTT
12DScrape (by)3 lettersEKE
13DGive a ring, say3 lettersWED
24DCollection of dishes?7 lettersCUISINE
25DUp to snuff4 lettersOKAY
26DTreasure map markings3 lettersXES
32DStart of a counting rhyme4 lettersEENY
34D"Star Trek" helmsman4 lettersSULU
35DDoubtful8 lettersUNLIKELY
37DImpassioned6 lettersARDENT
38DInsult3 lettersDIS
41D"Star Trek" engineer6 lettersSCOTTY
44D"Don't freak out, dude"6 lettersBECOOL
48DTargets of some heists5 lettersSAFES
50DWas out of other options5 lettersHADTO
53DBurro3 lettersASS
54DRank below sgt.3 lettersCPL
56DBread choice3 lettersRYE
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