New York Times Crossword September 21 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on September 21 2026, constructed by Alexander Liebeskind. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AWhere Mongolia is›
- 5AScaredy-cat›
- 9ALeafs (through)›
- 14AAlbum for which Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize›
- 15ABerry at a smoothie shop›
- 16ACompany behind the game Pong›
- 17AMentally pooped›
- 20A1960s service site, informally›
- 21ACommon injury site for a basketball player, informally›
- 22AThick, as plant growth›
- 23ADeliberately give instruction in a way that targets an exam›
- 28ACommercial that may come with a jingle›
- 29ATook a chair›
- 30AEager›
- 31AHair parter›
- 34AContinue a subscription›
- 38ABarely passing grade›
- 39ADecade of W.W. II ... or a homophonic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 57-Across›
- 41AAround 18, typically, for a high school graduate›
- 42ASometimes-floral organic compound›
- 44ADraped Indian garment›
- 45A___-X (computer command to cut text)›
- 46ACrosses (out)›
- 48AConjures up, say›
- 50A"If I'm being honest ..."›
- 54ACook, in a way, as ahi tuna›
- 55AOpposite of 'neath›
- 56AFools' mo.›
- 57A"A fight requires more than one person"›
- 63A"I'm available to help"›
- 64AModern note-taking aid›
- 65APlant in a marsh›
- 66ASpanish babies›
- 67AWhat a paper airplane icon may indicate›
- 68AThing in a grove›
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- 1DBig letters in home security›
- 2D___ Paulo, Brazil›
- 3DComment that might follow "None for me, thanks"›
- 4DRelief for an upset stomach›
- 5DSimple two-player card game›
- 6DDrink cooler›
- 7DAngry with›
- 8DThrow from a mound›
- 9DButter square›
- 10DAny Olympian›
- 11DFirst name of Julius Caesar›
- 12DArtist Max›
- 13DWorshiper in a turban›
- 18DTexter's qualifier›
- 19DCries in a fútbol stadium›
- 23DBarter›
- 24DRoof overhangs›
- 25DIt may have a hard or soft shell›
- 26DThings indicated by squiggly lines in cartoons›
- 27DPaves the way?›
- 32DN.Y.C. subway letters›
- 33DHardwood whose bark is sometimes used as paper›
- 35DLeader of an 1831 revolt against slavery›
- 36DSpearfishing bird›
- 37DPeople of SW Britain›
- 39DWithout charge›
- 40DThe Emerald Isle›
- 43DLike skydiving or cliff-diving›
- 45DDashboard or bumper›
- 47DPlace to put a coin›
- 49DCoup d'___›
- 50DJoke with›
- 51DLike some wine barrels›
- 52D___ and Clark›
- 53DFamiliar narrative device›
- 54DLeave dumbfounded›
- 58DFrench possessive›
- 59DCatch some rays›
- 60DBizarre›
- 61D"Golly!"›
- 62DPoetic tribute›
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