NYT Crossword — September 5, 2026
Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 72 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.
0 of 72 revealed
1S
2C
3H
4M
5O
6O
7Z
8E
9D
10M
11A
12G
13M
14A
15W
H
O
A
T
H
E
R
E
16B
L
E
A
T
17A
L
L
T
H
O
S
E
A
18G
A
I
N
S
T
19N
O
L
T
E
20T
A
L
L
21S
E
S
H
22K
E
Y
23R
24O
A
D
25E
26N
T
R
E
E
27W
28A
S
H
29E
30T
N
A
31A
M
T
32I
33D
O
L
34M
35O
R
E
36D
37A
L
A
I
38C
O
O
T
39I
E
S
40A
41N
A
H
E
I
M
42E
N
D
A
T
43L
44U
L
U
45E
L
L
E
46P
O
M
47L
48I
O
N
49L
50A
M
E
51A
T
O
52L
L
S
53C
54A
L
L
55C
56S
57I
58L
I
M
O
59P
60L
O
T
61L
62E
T
O
N
63A
R
E
N
64T
Y
O
U
S
65P
E
C
I
A
L
66C
O
N
G
A
67S
T
E
A
L
H
O
M
E
68E
N
T
E
R
69S
H
A
K
E
O
N
I
T
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Stats & info
Saturday, Sep 5, 202615×15
Grid size
72
Total entries
25/200
Black / letter cells
5.6
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedSep 5, 2026
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorFritz Juhnke
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split36 across · 36 down
Longest entries
17ANay sayers15 ltrs63ASarcastic response to boasting15 ltrs3DIncident so dramatic it feels like a movie15 ltrs12DPrimary follower15 ltrs1AMade chitchat9 ltrs
Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 25 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.