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NYT Crossword — September 24, 2026

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 71 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1Z

2A

3E

4T

5C

6H

7L

8E

9E

10C

11H

12E

R

13R

14S

O

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O

15S

16A

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D

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I

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18C

L

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T

19M

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20O

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21A

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22D

B

U

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23G

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24S

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25T

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27L

28W

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30O

31U

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35P

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37C

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40W

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44O

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58D

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60U

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C

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61I

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34 clues

1Slang for an Italian dish … or along with QI, the highest-value two-letter word in Scrabble

3Make an impression

14Recital pieces

16"Same here," more stiffly

17Canapé topping

18Traction enhancer

20Cheerios grain

21American architect who invented Scrabble while unemployed during the Great Depression

25Like most manuscript submissions

26Many a Scottish native

28Circuit in which Martina Navratilova holds the most singles titles, in brief

33Dish featured in Broadway's "Sweeney Todd"

37Scrabble's name prior to its acquisition by James Brunot in 1948

41Ford or Lincoln

42Full of vivid detail, as memory

43Supposed sign of a healthy pooch

45Onesie fastener

47Actress Rene of "Thor"

50Watchdog's warning

53Bonus score for a bingo (using all seven of one's tiles) in Scrabble

58Actress Sandra or Ruby

59Dr. Seuss' environmentalist

60Open, as a toothpaste tube

61Like Brahms's Symphony No. 3

63Home to Oral Roberts University

64Verizon competitor, informally

65Power measures

Down

37 clues

1Weightless state, for short

2Cheering wildly

3Ones who have trouble finishing sentences?

7Wavelength symbol

10Belmont entry

11Sound during a cat fight

13Put on sale, perhaps

15From one tone to the next adjacent tone, in music

22Finds repugnant

24Biblical figure with a notoriously bad hair day?

27Gets ready to hit the ice

29Like some garages

31Hamburger connection?

32Some scale members

34Vies for a roster spot

35Group of seals

39Addams Family cousin

40Record held by the Spruce Goose for over 70 years, at 320 feet

44Straight-horned antelopes

46Spots for addresses

48Kind of cavity

49Frère de la mère

51Forgot what you intended to say

52Didn't fill in, as a field on an application

53Design problem

54Part of the Corn Belt

56Patisserie pastry

57Stun, in a way

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Stats & info

Thursday, Sep 24, 2026

15×15

Grid size

71

Total entries

46/179

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 24, 2026

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJeff Stillman

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split34 across · 37 down

Longest entries

37AScrabble's name prior to its acquisition by James Brunot in 194815 ltrs 21AAmerican architect who invented Scrabble while unemployed during the Great Depression11 ltrs 53ABonus score for a bingo (using all seven of one's tiles) in Scrabble11 ltrs 3DOnes who have trouble finishing sentences?8 ltrs 15DFrom one tone to the next adjacent tone, in music8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 46 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.