New York Times Crossword September 28 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on September 28 2026, constructed by Helen Chen. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AWidespread disorder›
- 6ALike the exteriors of armadillos›
- 11AFall behind in payments›
- 14ABoxing locale›
- 15AClassic radio song›
- 16ADessert with a crust›
- 17ASolid baseball hit›
- 18AComplete shocker›
- 20ABicycle built for two›
- 22ARound Table title›
- 23A"___ time will tell"›
- 24APrefix with physics or thermal›
- 25AMake into law›
- 27AAlternative to French fries›
- 31ASkill needed to solve sudoku›
- 35ASuffix with fail or forfeit›
- 36AApple platform›
- 37A"Time flies like an [50-Down]; fruit flies like a ___"›
- 38AWith 41-Across, ball hit out of the park by the very first batter for either side … or a hint to the starts of 18-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across›
- 41ASee 38-Across›
- 42ACoconut Girl Scout cookies›
- 43A"La Cage ___ Folles"›
- 44AFrat member›
- 45ALiability's opposite›
- 46ADetonation region›
- 49A"___ I compare thee to a summer's day?": Shak.›
- 51ABefore, poetically›
- 52AWhat's more›
- 55ASpoil›
- 56APerforms a stylish ballroom dance›
- 60ATropical tree whose product is sometimes used as a meat substitute›
- 63ASan Francisco ballplayer›
- 64AActress de Armas›
- 65A"Take a look!"›
- 66AHelper for computer problems, informally›
- 67AKylo ___ of "Star Wars"›
- 68AStockholm native›
- 69APursue›
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- 1D"Stop!"›
- 2DPuccini's "O mio babbino caro," e.g.›
- 3DKind of diagram with overlapping circles›
- 4DAntsy›
- 5DOne's employment pursuit›
- 6DBawl›
- 7DPlaces to hang clothes›
- 8DForum overseers›
- 9DThe Scales, zodiacally›
- 10D"Definitely!"›
- 11DCertain golf or tennis tournament›
- 12DFunny Ferrell or Rogers›
- 13DSlippery›
- 19DScorcher›
- 21DRecurring thematic elements›
- 26DHappy as a ___›
- 27DCity NE of Oklahoma City›
- 28DFields›
- 29DThe N.H.L. has 32›
- 30DCartoon brawl sound effect›
- 32DActress Greta of "Queen Christina"›
- 33DStore, as ashes›
- 34DDugout, e.g.›
- 37DComplete series, maybe›
- 39DGets by›
- 40DSolemn vow›
- 41D___ Guofeng, successor of Mao Zedong›
- 43DLike the score going into extra innings›
- 46DTop to accompany a skirt›
- 47DLike the fate of Ophelia›
- 48DPeak›
- 50DSee 37-Across›
- 52DCracked slightly, as a door›
- 53DWord following bike or memory›
- 54DLook at carefully›
- 57D"Shallow" singer Lady ___›
- 58DBurden›
- 59DAilment that aptly rhymes with "eye"›
- 61DN.F.L. three-pointers: Abbr.›
- 62DTop to accompany shorts›
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