NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 27, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 27, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Adam WagnerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21140 clues

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Across 62

  1. 1Bad association ↗STIGMA
  2. 7Shoot for dinner? ↗SPRIG
  3. 12Jeweler's wares ↗CUTGEMS
  4. 19… in global commerce)(Conflict … ↗TETRAD
  5. 20Emerge ↗ARISE
  6. 21DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 1946 ↗OPHELIA
  7. 22Potential benefit ↗UPSIDE
  8. 23Was almost out of supplies ↗RANLOW
  9. 25That's saying something! ↗ORATORY
  10. 26Turned into an internet gag ↗MEMED
  11. 27Japanese graphic novels ↗MANGA
  12. 28… outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at … ↗ESPORT
  13. 30Dukes, countesses, etc. ↗PEERAGE
  14. 32Put down in writing ↗COMMITTOPAPER
  15. 37Actress Sink of "Stranger Things" ↗SADIE
  16. 39Baby who's up all night? ↗OWLET
  17. 40Where many papyrus plants grow ↗NILE
  18. 41Frenzied locale at a rock concert ↗MOSHPIT
  19. 44Press a case? ↗SUE
  20. 45"Spring forward" hrs. ↗DST
  21. 47Test room ↗LAB
  22. 48Cut back on ↗PARE
  23. 49Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares] ↗CORIOLIS
  24. 53Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling ↗HYENA
  25. 55Google's domain ↗THEWEB
  26. 58Hindu festival of colors ↗HOLI
  27. 59Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper ↗ACURA
  28. 62Instant ↗SEC
  29. 63Challenge to a potential investor ↗AREYOUIN
  30. 66… transport)(Bigwig's … ↗MOPERS
  31. 68Straightaway driving contests ↗DRAGRACES
  32. 70Philadelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops ↗VILLANOVA
  33. 73… park an auto)(Narrow space in which to … ↗RAGEON
  34. 74Marvelous ↗SPLENDID
  35. 77One in 100: Abbr. ↗SEN
  36. 78"It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit) ↗WASNT
  37. 79Word with dish or drag ↗MAIN
  38. 80Locale for many a commercial logo ↗TSHIRT
  39. 82German brewery since 1873 ↗BECKS
  40. 85Return to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do ↗LOOPBACK
  41. 89Cause of some red cheeks ↗ACNE
  42. 90Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief? ↗USO
  43. 91Bub ↗MAC
  44. 94___ Lanka ↗SRI
  45. 95Custom-tailored ↗BESPOKE
  46. 98One of Cuba's Castros ↗RAUL
  47. 100Lose it ↗GOAPE
  48. 102Best-case ↗IDEAL
  49. 103Crafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions ↗JUPITERPROBES
  50. 107Good position to be in? ↗PLUMJOB
  51. 112… clarify or explain)(Seeking to … ↗VEINTE
  52. 113Hide-outs ↗LAIRS
  53. 115Itsy-bitsy ↗TEENY
  54. 116Disk-flipping strategy game ↗REVERSI
  55. 119Like wheat beers ↗YEASTY
  56. 121Certain factory machine ↗SORTER
  57. 122Chaperones ↗ESCORTS
  58. 123Many a John Williams composition ↗THEME
  59. 124… of hindsight)(With the benefit … ↗PECTIN
  60. 125Clear coat ↗VARNISH
  61. 126Oafs ↗ASSES
  62. 127Deal made on the spot? ↗ADSALE

Down 78

  1. 1Bewilder ↗STUMP
  2. 2Conical accommodations ↗TEPEE
  3. 3Unhelpful way to respond to "Hello?" ↗ITSME
  4. 4"Jackie Brown" star Pam ↗GRIER
  5. 5Unruly rush ↗MADDASH
  6. 6Commercial suffix with Power ↗ADE
  7. 7Singer Bareilles ↗SARA
  8. 8Have a spring in one's step ↗PRANCE
  9. 9One of the Beatles ↗RINGO
  10. 10Faith with five pillars ↗ISLAM
  11. 11Prefix with cache ↗GEO
  12. 12Assumed ownership over ↗COOPTED
  13. 13Pulls out, as weeds ↗UPROOTS
  14. 14Choreographer Twyla ↗THARP
  15. 15Achieve a sunbather's goal ↗GETTAN
  16. 16___ rating (chess stat) ↗ELO
  17. 17Old space station ↗MIR
  18. 18Perhaps ↗SAY
  19. 24Chinese artist Ai ___ ↗WEIWEI
  20. 27Triage provider ↗MEDIC
  21. 29The Cardinals, on scoreboards ↗STL
  22. 31Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s ↗GAP
  23. 33"___ Rouge" ↗MOULIN
  24. 34It's driven into the ground ↗PILE
  25. 35Flair ↗ELAN
  26. 36Redheaded "Queen of Country" ↗REBA
  27. 38Diminutive Spanish suffix ↗ITO
  28. 41Bill of HBO's "Real Time" ↗MAHER
  29. 42Mine craft? ↗ORECAR
  30. 43Do some garment-making ↗SEW
  31. 44Performances for one ↗SOLI
  32. 46Competitor of Bluesky and X ↗THREADS
  33. 48Affliction for some vets, in brief ↗PTSD
  34. 50Greek PPP ↗RHOS
  35. 51Promise of payback ↗IOU
  36. 52Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat" ↗SAMIN
  37. 54Tall tale ↗YARN
  38. 56Sonic euphoria, colloquially ↗EARGASM
  39. 57Scottish hillsides ↗BRAES
  40. 60Far from the target, in a guessing game ↗COLD
  41. 61Illuminated from below ↗UPLIT
  42. 64Univ. course that's in demand? ↗ECON
  43. 65Streisand musical ↗YENTL
  44. 67"That's freaking epic!" ↗SOSICK
  45. 69Rubberneck ↗GAWK
  46. 70___ cava (major blood vessel) ↗VENA
  47. 71Sci-fi pioneer Jules ↗VERNE
  48. 72It gets you a hand ↗ANTE
  49. 74Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow ↗SMOREO
  50. 75Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz ↗PAPI
  51. 76Lefty, to a righty ↗LIB
  52. 81"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello") ↗HAO
  53. 82___ Khalifa, tower scaled by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" ↗BURJ
  54. 83Heir with much hair in the Bible ↗ESAU
  55. 84Great success ↗COUP
  56. 86Fish hawk ↗OSPREY
  57. 87Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief ↗CBD
  58. 88Play for ___ ↗KEEPS
  59. 92Shaders of gray? ↗AGEISTS
  60. 93Cultural group of SW Britain ↗CORNISH
  61. 96___ soda ↗SAL
  62. 97Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year ↗PLUTOED
  63. 99Persist ↗LIVEON
  64. 101Fitting ↗APT
  65. 102"Am I crazy …?" ↗ISITME
  66. 104Twin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons" ↗TERRI
  67. 105Malaise, with "the" ↗BLAHS
  68. 106Lets up ↗EASES
  69. 108Violently eliminates, in gamer-speak ↗MERCS
  70. 109Volkswagen sedan ↗JETTA
  71. 110Buck enshrined in Cooperstown ↗ONEIL
  72. 111David who fronted Talking Heads ↗BYRNE
  73. 114Some loaves or liquors ↗RYES
  74. 116Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't ↗REV
  75. 117That, in Spanish ↗ESA
  76. 118Forerunner of the DVD player ↗VCR
  77. 120"when r u coming?" ↗ETA
  78. 121Relaxing getaway ↗SPA