NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 19, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 19, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1564 clues

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Across 31

  1. 1It didn't come with a calculator until 2024 ↗IPAD
  2. 5Goes down in estimation ↗LOSESFACE
  3. 14Rod ___, 1977 A.L. M.V.P. with the Twins ↗CAREW
  4. 16End of a rant, perhaps ↗ILLSHUTUP
  5. 17Geological period ↗EPOCH
  6. 18Instrument also known as a ukitar ↗GUITALELE
  7. 19Siva ___ (traditional dance named for its country of origin) ↗SAMOA
  8. 20Runner's goal, maybe ↗HOMEPLATE
  9. 21Good-for-nothings ↗BADLOT
  10. 23The very first one was won by a ventriloquist ↗EMMY
  11. 24Like much Ikea furniture ↗VENEERED
  12. 26"You'll ___ the day!" ↗RUE
  13. 27Inhale, so to speak ↗EAT
  14. 28Youngest congressional appointees ↗SENATEPAGES
  15. 33Some strenuous athletic events, informally ↗TRIS
  16. 35"Dog Day Afternoon" director ↗LUMET
  17. 36Tibetan title ↗LAMA
  18. 37One might be cut off by an orchestra ↗OSCARSPEECH
  19. 40U.S. : reps :: Canada : ___ ↗MPS
  20. 41Little ↗WEE
  21. 42Rattled, humorously ↗SHOOKETH
  22. 44Not see ↗MISS
  23. 46It's a whole thing ↗ENTITY
  24. 47Request for assistance from a higher-up? ↗GODHELPME
  25. 51Build up ↗AMASS
  26. 53"Sure … that's true …" ↗IMEANYEAH
  27. 54Saturate ↗IMBUE
  28. 55"That's good thinking" ↗SMARTMOVE
  29. 56Fired up again ↗RELIT
  30. 57Speak rationally ↗TALKSENSE
  31. 58"I'm in!" ↗LETS

Down 33

  1. 1Decorates, say ↗ICES
  2. 2Certain father figures ↗PAPABEARS
  3. 3Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships ↗AROMANTIC
  4. 4Make more understandable ↗DECODE
  5. 5"Just relax!" ↗LIGHTENUP
  6. 6Ijeoma ___, "Be a Revolution" author ↗OLUO
  7. 7Chance level right above none ↗SLIM
  8. 890° from norte ↗ESTE
  9. 9"Behave!" ↗SHAPEUP
  10. 10Not just a snack ↗FULLMEAL
  11. 11Ones who start ↗ATEAM
  12. 12Following the leader too closely, say ↗CULTY
  13. 13Blade that doesn't cut ↗EPEE
  14. 15Players who account for a disproportionate amount of a mobile game's revenue, in lingo ↗WHALES
  15. 22Intimidating words ↗ORELSE
  16. 24One might necessitate an override ↗VETO
  17. 25Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson, for two ↗DAMES
  18. 26Storytelling device that revises previously established facts, informally ↗RETCON
  19. 29[Giggle] ↗TEEHEEHEE
  20. 30One might be felt ↗GAMETABLE
  21. 31No-talent boss ↗EMPTYSUIT
  22. 32Common sight at a bachelorette party ↗SASH
  23. 34Ocean predator with external teeth ↗SAWSHARK
  24. 38Has bad feelings toward ↗RESENTS
  25. 39Windbag's output ↗HOTAIR
  26. 43Big name in late night ↗KIMMEL
  27. 44Mell Lazarus comic strip that ran for 46 years ↗MOMMA
  28. 45Preferred, say ↗IDEAL
  29. 47Heart ↗GIST
  30. 48Connecticut town that lent its name to a tick-borne disease ↗LYME
  31. 49Nobody, say ↗PEON
  32. 50Squad for 14-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, to fans ↗MAVS
  33. 52Goes down ↗SETS