NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 13, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 13, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 80

  1. 1Less injurious ↗SAFER
  2. 6Showed some real malice toward ↗SPATAT
  3. 12Mideast currency ↗DINAR
  4. 17Landscaper's timesaver ↗SOD
  5. 20"Well, how about that?!" ↗ILLBE
  6. 21Practice taught in a dojo ↗KARATE
  7. 22Combined ↗INONE
  8. 23Computer's "brain," in brief ↗CPU
  9. 24Certain group of orchestral winds ↗FLUTESECTION
  10. 26Large insect named from Greek myth ↗ATLASMOTH
  11. 28Yank ↗TUG
  12. 29Hook for a newspaper article ↗LEDE
  13. 30Forerunners of CDs ↗LPS
  14. 31New start? ↗NEO
  15. 32Nautical lever ↗OAR
  16. 33"De dónde ___ tú?" ("Where are you from?": Sp.) ↗ERES
  17. 35Rope in ↗LASSO
  18. 37Mechanic's offering ↗CARSERVICE
  19. 41Told, as a story ↗RELATED
  20. 43Special offer ↗PROMO
  21. 46Turn from solid to liquid ↗MELT
  22. 47Diamond, e.g. ↗GEM
  23. 48Santa Fe automaker ↗HYUNDAI
  24. 50Two of them make up a diameter ↗RADII
  25. 52Chilling ↗ATEASE
  26. 54Frat ___ ↗BRO
  27. 56Sharp nail ↗TALON
  28. 57Group project on a winter's day, perhaps ↗GIANTSNOWMAN
  29. 59What snobby people put on ↗AIRS
  30. 61___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss ↗GENE
  31. 62Missouri airport code ↗STL
  32. 63Highly anomalous ↗WEIRD
  33. 64Distraction-limiting lifestyle trend ↗MONKMODE
  34. 66[24-Across] ↗STEM
  35. 70Rake in ↗EARN
  36. 72Enthusiastic response to "Who's ready?" ↗IAM
  37. 73[37-Across] ↗TAXI
  38. 74Celebration between Xmas and M.L.K. Day ↗NYE
  39. 75Classic Dalmatian name ↗SPOT
  40. 79"Am I invisible or what?!" ↗NOTICEME
  41. 84[41-Across] ↗AKIN
  42. 85Airport screening org. ↗TSA
  43. 86Another name for Vishnu, translating to "the remover" ↗HARI
  44. 87Broadway's "Dear ___ Hansen" ↗EVAN
  45. 88Mellow, in a way ↗ZEN
  46. 89[57-Across] ↗YETI
  47. 90Prompts to play, while conducting ↗CUESIN
  48. 92Largest zodiac constellation ↗VIRGO
  49. 94Privacy doc ↗NDA
  50. 96Material in reusable diapers ↗CLOTH
  51. 99Rihanna song with the lyric "Please, someone help me" ↗SOS
  52. 100Tonsil doc ↗ENT
  53. 101Baby fox ↗KIT
  54. 103Pioneering premium channel ↗HBO
  55. 106Pole, e.g. ↗SLAV
  56. 107Advantageous ↗UTILE
  57. 109Qualm ↗RESERVATION
  58. 112Plot feature of "Planet of the Apes" ↗TIMETRAVEL
  59. 114Casals who popularized Bach's cello suites ↗PABLO
  60. 115Suitable ↗APPROPRIATE
  61. 117Source of the word "tuk-tuk" used for a motorized rickshaw ↗THAI
  62. 120Crumb carriers ↗ANTS
  63. 122"What ___ we doing?" ↗ARE
  64. 123Took a load off ↗SAT
  65. 124Cousins of cobras ↗ASPS
  66. 127"Good job!" ↗WAYTOGO
  67. 129Absorbent ↗POROUS
  68. 132Cell network letters ↗LTE
  69. 134Co-Stooge of Larry ↗MOE
  70. 135Reply to "Nuh-uh!" ↗ISTOO
  71. 1361990s exercise fad ↗TAEBO
  72. 138Descended with rappelling ropes ↗SCALEDDOWN
  73. 141Step forcefully ↗STOMP
  74. 142Alternative to a username when logging in ↗EMAIL
  75. 1431,000,000,000 years ↗EON
  76. 144Stank ↗REEKED
  77. 145Builds muscle ↗TONES
  78. 146Period of letting loose ↗SPREE
  79. 147Abbr. after some business names ↗LTD
  80. 148Looks of contempt ↗SNEERS

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  1. 1Flour de-clumper ↗SIFTER
  2. 2Intriguing appeal ↗ALLURE
  3. 3Cornet lookalike ↗FLUGELHORN
  4. 4Food assistance syst. ↗EBT
  5. 5Easily recite, with "off" ↗REEL
  6. 6Scampered away ↗SKEDADDLED
  7. 7Walks nervously, in a way ↗PACES
  8. 8Jazz drummer Blakey ↗ART
  9. 9Customize (to) ↗TAILOR
  10. 10Over ↗ATOP
  11. 11Stunners, so to speak ↗TENS
  12. 12William and Harry's mum ↗DIANA
  13. 13Occasional ↗INTERMITTENT
  14. 14Like choices that can't turn out that badly ↗NOLOSE
  15. 15Japan's largest carrier ↗ANA
  16. 16Locale with many seasonal businesses ↗RESORTTOWN
  17. 17Previously unseen sporting result (term coined in 2014) ↗SCORIGAMI
  18. 18Pick, with "for" ↗OPT
  19. 19"That's obvious!" ↗DUH
  20. 25Mabel Mora's portrayer on "Only Murders in the Building" ↗SELENAGOMEZ
  21. 27Dallas baller ↗MAV
  22. 34Use your words? ↗SAY
  23. 36Central support ↗SPINE
  24. 37Concluding passage, in music ↗CODA
  25. 38Enthusiasm ↗ELAN
  26. 39French film award ↗CESAR
  27. 40Reword, perhaps ↗EMEND
  28. 42Child king of Egypt ↗TUT
  29. 44URL ender for many nonprofits ↗ORG
  30. 45___ tai ↗MAI
  31. 49Primo ↗AONE
  32. 51Hookups ↗INS
  33. 53Isle of ___ (Scottish locale whose name sounds like an expression of endearment) ↗EWE
  34. 54Sound of impact ↗BAM
  35. 55Home of the Christ the Redeemer statue ↗RIO
  36. 58Brings the house down, like a comic ↗SLAYS
  37. 60Moving between the poles? ↗SKIING
  38. 65Computer covered by AppleCare ↗MAC
  39. 66[109-Across] ↗STAY
  40. 67[115-Across] ↗TAKE
  41. 68[127-Across] ↗EXIT
  42. 69[138-Across] ↗MINI
  43. 71What acids do when mixed with bases ↗REACT
  44. 75___-wolf ↗SHE
  45. 76Secondhand lung irritant ↗PASSIVESMOKE
  46. 77Bird whose name comes from the Latin for "golden" ↗ORIOLE
  47. 78Glittery holiday strands ↗TINSEL
  48. 79Not even once ↗NEVER
  49. 80Sheeplike ↗OVINE
  50. 81Pastries that can be very sweet, ironically ↗TARTS
  51. 82Tucked-away observations ↗MENTALNOTES
  52. 83Conclude ↗END
  53. 91Shipmate of Spock ↗UHURA
  54. 93Pods in bhindi masala ↗OKRA
  55. 95Yellowfin tuna ↗AHI
  56. 96Advertising award ↗CLIO
  57. 97Home décor options ↗LAMPS
  58. 98As a whole ↗OVERALL
  59. 102Hookup during infusion therapy, in brief ↗IVBAG
  60. 104Mardi Gras accessory ↗BOA
  61. 105Released with conditions ↗ONPAROLE
  62. 106Topping for an apple crisp ↗STREUSEL
  63. 108"Toodles!" ↗TATA
  64. 110Embodiment ↗EPITOME
  65. 111Young 'un ↗TOT
  66. 113Snickers ↗TITTERS
  67. 116Expert ↗PRO
  68. 117Soft-serve request ↗TWIST
  69. 118Must ↗HASTO
  70. 119Deandre ___, N.B.A. center who was picked first in the 2018 draft ↗AYTON
  71. 121Weapon used by some chimpanzees ↗SPEAR
  72. 125Lead-in to grid or play ↗POWER
  73. 126Puts in the mail ↗SENDS
  74. 128"My bad!" ↗OOPS
  75. 130Off Broadway award ↗OBIE
  76. 131___-free ↗SCOT
  77. 133Heaven on earth ↗EDEN
  78. 137Boomer at a concert ↗AMP
  79. 139It's sometimes shortened to the letter "N" ↗AND
  80. 140Dennis's sister on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" ↗DEE