NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 24, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 24, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jeff StillmanEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1572 clues

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The Grid

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3E
4T
5C
6H
7L
8E
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10C
11H
12E
R
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26G
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27L
28W
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64A
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65W
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66S
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Across 34

  1. 1Slang for an Italian dish … or along with QI, the highest-value two-letter word in Scrabble ↗ZA
  2. 3Make an impression ↗ETCH
  3. 7Hanger-on ↗LEECH
  4. 12Blunder ↗ERR
  5. 14Recital pieces ↗SOLOS
  6. 16"Same here," more stiffly ↗ASDOI
  7. 17Canapé topping ↗ROE
  8. 18Traction enhancer ↗CLEAT
  9. 19Ships, say ↗MAILS
  10. 20Cheerios grain ↗OAT
  11. 21American architect who invented Scrabble while unemployed during the Great Depression ↗ALFREDBUTTS
  12. 23Hold tightly ↗GRASP
  13. 25Like most manuscript submissions ↗TYPED
  14. 26Many a Scottish native ↗GAEL
  15. 28Circuit in which Martina Navratilova holds the most singles titles, in brief ↗WTATOUR
  16. 33Dish featured in Broadway's "Sweeney Todd" ↗MEATPIE
  17. 36Decline ↗WANE
  18. 37Scrabble's name prior to its acquisition by James Brunot in 1948 ↗CRISSCROSSWORDS
  19. 41Ford or Lincoln ↗AUTO
  20. 42Full of vivid detail, as memory ↗EIDETIC
  21. 43Supposed sign of a healthy pooch ↗WETNOSE
  22. 45Onesie fastener ↗SNAP
  23. 47Actress Rene of "Thor" ↗RUSSO
  24. 50Watchdog's warning ↗GROWL
  25. 53Bonus score for a bingo (using all seven of one's tiles) in Scrabble ↗FIFTYPOINTS
  26. 58Actress Sandra or Ruby ↗DEE
  27. 59Dr. Seuss' environmentalist ↗LORAX
  28. 60Open, as a toothpaste tube ↗UNCAP
  29. 61Like Brahms's Symphony No. 3 ↗INF
  30. 62Cognizant ↗AWARE
  31. 63Home to Oral Roberts University ↗TULSA
  32. 64Verizon competitor, informally ↗ATT
  33. 65Power measures ↗WATTS
  34. 66Witnessed ↗SEEN

Down 37

  1. 1Weightless state, for short ↗ZEROG
  2. 2Cheering wildly ↗AROAR
  3. 3Ones who have trouble finishing sentences? ↗ESCAPEES
  4. 4Ring ↗TOLL
  5. 5Chin feature ↗CLEFT
  6. 6Old and trite ↗HOARY
  7. 7Wavelength symbol ↗LAMBDA
  8. 8Genesis twin ↗ESAU
  9. 9Doctor ↗EDIT
  10. 10Belmont entry ↗COLT
  11. 11Sound during a cat fight ↗HISS
  12. 13Put on sale, perhaps ↗RETAG
  13. 15From one tone to the next adjacent tone, in music ↗STEPWISE
  14. 22Finds repugnant ↗DETESTS
  15. 24Biblical figure with a notoriously bad hair day? ↗SAMSON
  16. 27Gets ready to hit the ice ↗LACESUP
  17. 29Like some garages ↗TWOCAR
  18. 30Crew need ↗OAR
  19. 31Hamburger connection? ↗UND
  20. 32Some scale members ↗RES
  21. 34Vies for a roster spot ↗TRIESOUT
  22. 35Group of seals ↗POD
  23. 37Crow's cry ↗CAW
  24. 38Wish undone ↗RUE
  25. 39Addams Family cousin ↗ITT
  26. 40Record held by the Spruce Goose for over 70 years, at 320 feet ↗WINGSPAN
  27. 44Straight-horned antelopes ↗ORYXES
  28. 46Spots for addresses ↗PODIA
  29. 48Kind of cavity ↗SINUS
  30. 49Frère de la mère ↗ONCLE
  31. 51Forgot what you intended to say ↗WENT
  32. 52Didn't fill in, as a field on an application ↗LEFT
  33. 53Design problem ↗FLAW
  34. 54Part of the Corn Belt ↗IOWA
  35. 55Row house? ↗FRAT
  36. 56Patisserie pastry ↗TART
  37. 57Stun, in a way ↗TASE