NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 30, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 30, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Joel WoodfordEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1572 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Much-used pencil ↗STUB
  2. 5Composed ↗CALM
  3. 9A bit off ↗ASKEW
  4. 14Isle that's the traditional burial site of Scottish kings ↗IONA
  5. 15Mayberry kid on old TV ↗OPIE
  6. 16Sharp increase ↗SPIKE
  7. 17Market! ↗EXAMPAPER
  8. 19Walked while fraught with worry, say ↗PACED
  9. 20Like a moon that is not full but is more than half visible ↗GIBBOUS
  10. 21Administrative role ↗CLERK
  11. 23Sign up ↗ENLIST
  12. 24Ticket! ↗CHECKBOX
  13. 27Nottingham-to-London dir. ↗SSE
  14. 28It was you ↗THOU
  15. 30Attributed writer of the third Gospel ↗STLUKE
  16. 31Culinary connoisseur ↗FOODIE
  17. 33GPS's guesses ↗ETAS
  18. 34Planet! ↗SURPRISEPARTY
  19. 38Desert landform ↗DUNE
  20. 39San Francisco team, informally ↗NINERS
  21. 40Best and most awesome, in slang ↗ILLEST
  22. 43Times Sq. squad ↗NYPD
  23. 44Humanities degs. ↗BAS
  24. 47Packet! ↗SUITCASE
  25. 49Person's bidding ↗BEHEST
  26. 51Need for a greedy Swede? ↗KRONA
  27. 52Great flair ↗PANACHE
  28. 53Nail a test ↗ACEIT
  29. 55Locket! ↗FRONTDOOR
  30. 57Pie-in-the-face sound ↗SPLAT
  31. 58Sized up ↗EYED
  32. 59Hightailed it ↗TORE
  33. 60How a trickster might behave ↗SLYLY
  34. 61Group in a gym routine ↗SETS
  35. 62Margarine ↗OLEO

Down 37

  1. 1Drawn-out attacks ↗SIEGES
  2. 2Things to be cleansed from the body ↗TOXINS
  3. 3Powerless ↗UNABLE
  4. 4Movie with the record for the longest time between its release and the release of its sequel (63 years) ↗BAMBI
  5. 5Writing partner ↗COAUTHOR
  6. 6Many tech start-up ideas ↗APPS
  7. 7Trust eroder ↗LIE
  8. 8Some concert gear, informally ↗MERCH
  9. 9Feature ↗ASPECT
  10. 10They might get lit at a birthday celebration ↗SPARKLERS
  11. 11Be super-successful, in slang ↗KICKBUTT
  12. 12Scrape (by) ↗EKE
  13. 13Give a ring, say ↗WED
  14. 18Surgery recovery period, in brief ↗POSTOP
  15. 22"___ Troyens" (five-hour French opera) ↗LES
  16. 24Collection of dishes? ↗CUISINE
  17. 25Up to snuff ↗OKAY
  18. 26Treasure map markings ↗XES
  19. 29God whose name has one "I," fittingly ↗ODIN
  20. 31Offer from many a streaming service ↗FREETRIAL
  21. 32Start of a counting rhyme ↗EENY
  22. 34"Star Trek" helmsman ↗SULU
  23. 35Doubtful ↗UNLIKELY
  24. 36Musical promoters of school spirit ↗PEPBANDS
  25. 37Impassioned ↗ARDENT
  26. 38Insult ↗DIS
  27. 41"Star Trek" engineer ↗SCOTTY
  28. 42Trig function that can output every real number ↗TAN
  29. 44"Don't freak out, dude" ↗BECOOL
  30. 45Where landlubbers are at home ↗ASHORE
  31. 46It often features panels with speakers ↗STEREO
  32. 48Targets of some heists ↗SAFES
  33. 50Was out of other options ↗HADTO
  34. 52Word found at the start of "Poe, to name one" ↗POET
  35. 53Burro ↗ASS
  36. 54Rank below sgt. ↗CPL
  37. 56Bread choice ↗RYE