NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Sep 9, 2026

Complete answer list for the September 9, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Dario SalvucciEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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The Grid

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Across 39

  1. 1"OK," in modern slang ↗BET
  2. 4Develop ↗BUILD
  3. 9Postlarval insects ↗PUPAE
  4. 14Prefix with skeleton ↗EXO
  5. 15Ewok's home ↗ENDOR
  6. 16Blow, as 13-Down does repeatedly ↗ERUPT
  7. 17Top starter ↗ACE
  8. 18*Unsecured artillery that can slide across the deck ↗LOOSECANNON
  9. 20"Semper Fidelis," for one ↗MOTTO
  10. 22Advantage ↗LEGUP
  11. 23Me-time destination ↗SPA
  12. 24Creature of Egyptian myth ↗SPHINX
  13. 26Bus schedule component ↗STOP
  14. 28Some landscaping equipment ↗EDGERS
  15. 31Worker who's behind the Times? ↗EDITOR
  16. 35Plow puller of old ↗MULE
  17. 37"Verb," ironically ↗NOUN
  18. 39Part of a black suit ↗SPADE
  19. 40Its three largest cities all have names starting with C ↗OHIO
  20. 41Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning ↗ATSEA
  21. 43Barely made (out) ↗EKED
  22. 44Chat, informally ↗CONVO
  23. 46Old-timey "Listen!" ↗HARK
  24. 47Out of juice ↗DEAD
  25. 48Paint options ↗SHEENS
  26. 50Permanent-press ↗NOIRON
  27. 52Part of many a shallow-water ecosystem ↗REEF
  28. 54Music genre for some yoga classes ↗NEWAGE
  29. 57Suffix with devil ↗ISH
  30. 60Expresses approval, in a way ↗CLAPS
  31. 63Remove from its original packaging, say ↗UNBOX
  32. 64*Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of winds ↗THEDOLDRUMS
  33. 67Consumed ↗ATE
  34. 68Character in "Monsters, Inc." ↗COMMA
  35. 69Like many a campfire story ↗EERIE
  36. 70Hiker to a QB: Abbr. ↗CTR
  37. 71Elevate, as a flag ↗HOIST
  38. 72Shell out cash ↗SPEND
  39. 73Word with sewing or starter ↗KIT

Down 39

  1. 1Has a happy face ↗BEAMS
  2. 2Former member of the force ↗EXCOP
  3. 3*Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck planks ↗TOETHELINE
  4. 4Fit in ↗BELONG
  5. 5Game in which players draw and skip ↗UNO
  6. 6Big celebrity ↗IDOL
  7. 7When repeated, leading only to bad outcomes ↗LOSE
  8. 8Leftovers ↗DREGS
  9. 9Stir-fry add-ins ↗PEAPODS
  10. 10Decorative vessel ↗URN
  11. 11"Sofa, so good" and such ↗PUNS
  12. 12Each ↗APOP
  13. 13Sicilian smoker ↗ETNA
  14. 19___ as a bug's ear ↗CUTE
  15. 21*Drift with the natural flow of currents ↗TIDEOVER
  16. 25TV's "Warrior Princess" ↗XENA
  17. 27*Bosun's whistled call signaling a shift change ↗PIPEDOWN
  18. 29I.R.A. classification ↗ROTH
  19. 30Lazy ___ ↗SUSAN
  20. 32*Flattened against the masts in a changing wind ↗TAKENABACK
  21. 33Roman theaters ↗ODEA
  22. 34Comedian Foxx ↗REDD
  23. 35Soft leather shoes, for short ↗MOCS
  24. 36"That's not good" ↗UHOH
  25. 38Fiddler-emperor, legend has it ↗NERO
  26. 42Similar ↗AKIN
  27. 45Minimal paint job ↗ONECOAT
  28. 49Promote ↗SELL
  29. 51Not just thrown away, say ↗REUSED
  30. 53Gradually tapered cuts ↗FADES
  31. 55Jailed New York crime boss ↗GOTTI
  32. 56Wield, as authority ↗EXERT
  33. 57Bite reminder, maybe ↗ITCH
  34. 58"Get away!" ↗SHOO
  35. 59Prefix with sphere ↗HEMI
  36. 61Dice peppers, e.g. ↗PREP
  37. 62Positive ↗SURE
  38. 65Personally contacts online, for short ↗DMS
  39. 66Max's opposite ↗MIN