Sunday, September 20, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers

All 140 clues from today’s puzzle are listed below without answers. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation, or open the full grid.

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Clue list

1Special-ordered6 ltrs›7Sections of a circle's circumference4 ltrs›11NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue7 ltrs›18Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl"7 ltrs›20Coaster feature, maybe4 ltrs›21Assembles in proper order8 ltrs›22Mar, as a reputation7 ltrs›23See 25-Across4 ltrs›24Maligns8 ltrs›25With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round8 ltrs›27Mouths (off)6 ltrs›29Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A.5 ltrs›30Burnable bog stuff4 ltrs›31Burnt chimney stuff4 ltrs›33High-speed Olympic sport4 ltrs›34See 37-Across3 ltrs›35One who might have perfect pitch?5 ltrs›37With 34-Across, full extent of something15 ltrs›43"Holy moly!"3 ltrs›45Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo3 ltrs›46Red-coated cheese4 ltrs›47"___ funny!"3 ltrs›48Bigwig7 ltrs›52Own (up)4 ltrs›55It's off the wall!8 ltrs›57"Red" or "1989," to Swifties3 ltrs›58Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball5 ltrs›60Extremely soft, in music: Abbr.3 ltrs›62See 64-Across5 ltrs›63Chew the fat3 ltrs›64With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me"10 ltrs›67Noted exile isle4 ltrs›69Energy-efficient bulb, for short3 ltrs›71___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance5 ltrs›72Native Nebraskans5 ltrs›75See 78-Across3 ltrs›76Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z"4 ltrs›78With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!"10 ltrs›81Hold up3 ltrs›83Narnia or Neverland5 ltrs›86Give it a whirl3 ltrs›87Violinmaker of Cremona5 ltrs›88Letters from your folks?3 ltrs›89"So cool!"8 ltrs›92Follower of John in the New Testament4 ltrs›94Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking7 ltrs›96Greatest guy?3 ltrs›97See 101-Across4 ltrs›98Vent3 ltrs›100Part of SCOTUS3 ltrs›101With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine15 ltrs›107No-cash deal5 ltrs›111Lay off3 ltrs›112Culprit, in police lingo4 ltrs›113Modern pentathlon equipment4 ltrs›115Metaphor for a too-hot room4 ltrs›116Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes5 ltrs›118Ill will6 ltrs›120Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle?8 ltrs›122Weigh down, and then some8 ltrs›124Number with a 120-Across, mathematically4 ltrs›126Armand of "American Gangster"7 ltrs›127Many mailbox stuffers8 ltrs›128Zest4 ltrs›129Iced tea request7 ltrs›130Clumsy7 ltrs›131Move fast, as a cloud4 ltrs›132Road trip stopovers6 ltrs›

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