NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 18, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 18, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 33

  1. 1Server's warning at a restaurant ↗ITSHOT
  2. 7Moved along (to) ↗SEGUED
  3. 13Modern tech aid whose design was inspired by a Go board ↗QRCODE
  4. 14Figuratively speaking ↗SOTOSAY
  5. 15Begin to boil ↗SEERED
  6. 16Insects named for when they emerge ↗JUNEBUGS
  7. 17Breaks off ↗ENDS
  8. 18Water containers ↗DAMS
  9. 19Dinosaur in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" ↗ARLO
  10. 20Four-time N.B.A. All-Star Young ↗TRAE
  11. 21Line at an Apple Store ↗MACS
  12. 22Permanent, perhaps ↗INPEN
  13. 23Contents of some pockets ↗AIR
  14. 24Yell sharply ↗BARK
  15. 25Org. whose events are typically held at clubs ↗PGA
  16. 26Country club? ↗UNITEDNATIONS
  17. 30Defensive effort in the red zone ↗GOALLINESTAND
  18. 32Not everyone agrees on this ↗SPLITDECISION
  19. 34Ball girl ↗DEB
  20. 35"Big Brother" host Julie ↗CHEN
  21. 36Org. concerned with traffic ↗FAA
  22. 37Ones catching rays, perhaps? ↗ORCAS
  23. 40Two in a row? ↗FOES
  24. 41Places to buy buckets, familiarly ↗KFCS
  25. 42Common plant for a "plant mom" ↗FERN
  26. 43Long-bodied fish ↗PIKE
  27. 44Cookie contents ↗DATA
  28. 45Not together, in a way ↗ALACARTE
  29. 47"Is that a challenge?!" ↗DAREME
  30. 49Some features of backyard landscaping ↗GAZEBOS
  31. 50"I'll be right with you" ↗ONESEC
  32. 51Gave the once-over ↗EYEDUP
  33. 52"Don't believe me? Just watch!" ↗CANTOO

Down 35

  1. 1Brightness measures, in brief ↗IQS
  2. 2Element of a dating profile? ↗TREERING
  3. 3Potential outcomes ↗SCENARIOS
  4. 4Mass ↗HORDE
  5. 5___ of Solomon, literary collection written in the first or second century ↗ODES
  6. 6Sci-fi writer Chiang ↗TED
  7. 7"&" follower, in some business names ↗SONS
  8. 8When much rainy weather occurs in Côte d'Ivoire ↗ETE
  9. 9Flip ↗GOBANANAS
  10. 10Seize ↗USURP
  11. 11High-ranking scout ↗EAGLE
  12. 12Company whose products suck ↗DYSON
  13. 14Additional schoolwork? ↗SUMS
  14. 16Simple cocktail named for two brands ↗JACKANDCOKE
  15. 18"Phooey!" ↗DARNIT
  16. 20Torque symbol, in physics ↗TAU
  17. 21Bit of nonsense writing that typically gets a laugh ↗MADLIB
  18. 22Delighted cry upon receiving an acceptance ↗IGOTIN
  19. 24Ball girls ↗BELLES
  20. 25Leap day baby, e.g. ↗PISCES
  21. 27Clicked with a partner? ↗TAPDANCED
  22. 28Snicker ↗TEEHEE
  23. 29Simple check for freshness ↗SNIFFTEST
  24. 31Act like yourself, perhaps? ↗DOACAMEO
  25. 33Nasty ___ (noted rap moniker) ↗NAS
  26. 37Not in the minority? ↗OFAGE
  27. 38It often has four legs ↗RELAY
  28. 39Fidget spinners or Angry Birds, once ↗CRAZE
  29. 40Give ___ (cause consternation in) ↗FITS
  30. 41Character played by Rashida Jones on "The Office" ↗KAREN
  31. 43Set piece ↗PROP
  32. 44Longtime U.F.C. C.E.O. ___ White ↗DANA
  33. 46Aladdin's sidekick ↗ABU
  34. 47Many a nonfiction Oscar nominee, informally ↗DOC
  35. 48Lead-in to "lab" in the name of an S&P 500 company ↗ECO