NYT Crossword September 9 2026 Answers

All 78 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 Dario SalvucciEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2E3T4B5U6I7L8D9P10U11P12A13E14EXO15ENDOR16ERUPT17ACE18LOOSE19CANNON20MOT21TO22LEGUP23SPA24SPHIN25X26STO27P28EDGE29R30S31EDI32T33O34R35M36ULE37NOU38N39SPADE40OHIO41ATSE42A43EKED44CONV45O46HARK47DEAD48SHEEN49S50NOI51RON52REE53F54NEWA55G56E57I58S59H60CLA61P62S63UNBOX64THE65DOLDRU66MS67ATE68COMMA69EERIE70CTR71HOIST72SPEND73KIT

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"OK," in modern slang3 lettersBET
4ADevelop5 lettersBUILD
9APostlarval insects5 lettersPUPAE
14APrefix with skeleton3 lettersEXO
15AEwok's home5 lettersENDOR
17ATop starter3 lettersACE
20A"Semper Fidelis," for one5 lettersMOTTO
22AAdvantage5 lettersLEGUP
23AMe-time destination3 lettersSPA
24ACreature of Egyptian myth6 lettersSPHINX
26ABus schedule component4 lettersSTOP
28ASome landscaping equipment6 lettersEDGERS
35APlow puller of old4 lettersMULE
37A"Verb," ironically4 lettersNOUN
39APart of a black suit5 lettersSPADE
43ABarely made (out)4 lettersEKED
44AChat, informally5 lettersCONVO
46AOld-timey "Listen!"4 lettersHARK
47AOut of juice4 lettersDEAD
48APaint options6 lettersSHEENS
50APermanent-press6 lettersNOIRON
57ASuffix with devil3 lettersISH
67AConsumed3 lettersATE
69ALike many a campfire story5 lettersEERIE
70AHiker to a QB: Abbr.3 lettersCTR
71AElevate, as a flag5 lettersHOIST
72AShell out cash5 lettersSPEND
DOWN
1DHas a happy face5 lettersBEAMS
2DFormer member of the force5 lettersEXCOP
4DFit in6 lettersBELONG
6DBig celebrity4 lettersIDOL
8DLeftovers5 lettersDREGS
9DStir-fry add-ins7 lettersPEAPODS
10DDecorative vessel3 lettersURN
11D"Sofa, so good" and such4 lettersPUNS
12DEach4 lettersAPOP
13DSicilian smoker4 lettersETNA
19D___ as a bug's ear4 lettersCUTE
25DTV's "Warrior Princess"4 lettersXENA
29DI.R.A. classification4 lettersROTH
30DLazy ___5 lettersSUSAN
33DRoman theaters4 lettersODEA
34DComedian Foxx4 lettersREDD
36D"That's not good"4 lettersUHOH
42DSimilar4 lettersAKIN
45DMinimal paint job7 lettersONECOAT
49DPromote4 lettersSELL
51DNot just thrown away, say6 lettersREUSED
53DGradually tapered cuts5 lettersFADES
55DJailed New York crime boss5 lettersGOTTI
56DWield, as authority5 lettersEXERT
57DBite reminder, maybe4 lettersITCH
58D"Get away!"4 lettersSHOO
59DPrefix with sphere4 lettersHEMI
61DDice peppers, e.g.4 lettersPREP
62DPositive4 lettersSURE
66DMax's opposite3 lettersMIN
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