NYT Crossword Answers 09/13/26

NYT Across Clues

• 1A Less injurious SAFER
• 6A Showed some real malice toward SPATAT
• 12A Mideast currency DINAR
• 17A Landscaper’s timesaver SOD
• 20A “Well, how about that?!” ILLBE
• 21A Practice taught in a dojo KARATE
• 22A Combined INONE
• 23A Computer’s “brain,” in brief CPU
• 24A Certain group of orchestral winds FLUTESECTION
• 26A Large insect named from Greek myth ATLASMOTH
• 28A Yank TUG
• 29A Hook for a newspaper article LEDE
• 30A Forerunners of CDs LPS
• 31A New start? NEO
• 32A Nautical lever OAR
• 33A “De dónde ___ tú?” (“Where are you from?”: Sp.) ERES
• 35A Rope in LASSO
• 37A Mechanic’s offering CARSERVICE
• 41A Told, as a story RELATED
• 43A Special offer PROMO
• 46A Turn from solid to liquid MELT
• 47A Diamond, e.g. GEM
• 48A Santa Fe automaker HYUNDAI
• 50A Two of them make up a diameter RADII
• 52A Chilling ATEASE
• 54A Frat ___ BRO
• 56A Sharp nail TALON
• 57A Group project on a winter’s day, perhaps GIANTSNOWMAN
• 59A What snobby people put on AIRS
• 61A ___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss GENE
• 62A Missouri airport code STL
• 63A Highly anomalous WEIRD
• 64A Distraction-limiting lifestyle trend MONKMODE
• 66A [24-Across] STEM
• 70A Rake in EARN
• 72A Enthusiastic response to “Who’s ready?” IAM
• 73A [37-Across] TAXI
• 74A Celebration between Xmas and M.L.K. Day NYE
• 75A Classic Dalmatian name SPOT
• 79A “Am I invisible or what?!” NOTICEME
• 84A [41-Across] AKIN
• 85A Airport screening org. TSA
• 86A Another name for Vishnu, translating to “the remover” HARI
• 87A Broadway’s “Dear ___ Hansen” EVAN
• 88A Mellow, in a way ZEN
• 89A [57-Across] YETI
• 90A Prompts to play, while conducting CUESIN
• 92A Largest zodiac constellation VIRGO
• 94A Privacy doc NDA
• 96A Material in reusable diapers CLOTH
• 99A Rihanna song with the lyric “Please, someone help me” SOS
• 100A Tonsil doc ENT
• 101A Baby fox KIT
• 103A Pioneering premium channel HBO
• 106A Pole, e.g. SLAV
• 107A Advantageous UTILE
• 109A Qualm RESERVATION
• 112A Plot feature of “Planet of the Apes” TIMETRAVEL
• 114A Casals who popularized Bach’s cello suites PABLO
• 115A Suitable APPROPRIATE
• 117A Source of the word “tuk-tuk” used for a motorized rickshaw THAI
• 120A Crumb carriers ANTS
• 122A “What ___ we doing?” ARE
• 123A Took a load off SAT
• 124A Cousins of cobras ASPS
• 127A “Good job!” WAYTOGO
• 129A Absorbent POROUS
• 132A Cell network letters LTE
• 134A Co-Stooge of Larry MOE
• 135A Reply to “Nuh-uh!” ISTOO
• 136A 1990s exercise fad TAEBO
• 138A Descended with rappelling ropes SCALEDDOWN
• 141A Step forcefully STOMP
• 142A Alternative to a username when logging in EMAIL
• 143A 1,000,000,000 years EON
• 144A Stank REEKED
• 145A Builds muscle TONES
• 146A Period of letting loose SPREE
• 147A Abbr. after some business names LTD
• 148A Looks of contempt SNEERS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Flour de-clumper SIFTER
• 2D Intriguing appeal ALLURE
• 3D Cornet lookalike FLUGELHORN
• 4D Food assistance syst. EBT
• 5D Easily recite, with “off” REEL
• 6D Scampered away SKEDADDLED
• 7D Walks nervously, in a way PACES
• 8D Jazz drummer Blakey ART
• 9D Customize (to) TAILOR
• 10D Over ATOP
• 11D Stunners, so to speak TENS
• 12D William and Harry’s mum DIANA
• 13D Occasional INTERMITTENT
• 14D Like choices that can’t turn out that badly NOLOSE
• 15D Japan’s largest carrier ANA
• 16D Locale with many seasonal businesses RESORTTOWN
• 17D Previously unseen sporting result (term coined in 2014) SCORIGAMI
• 18D Pick, with “for” OPT
• 19D “That’s obvious!” DUH
• 25D Mabel Mora’s portrayer on “Only Murders in the Building” SELENAGOMEZ
• 27D Dallas baller MAV
• 34D Use your words? SAY
• 36D Central support SPINE
• 37D Concluding passage, in music CODA
• 38D Enthusiasm ELAN
• 39D French film award CESAR
• 40D Reword, perhaps EMEND
• 42D Child king of Egypt TUT
• 44D URL ender for many nonprofits ORG
• 45D ___ tai MAI
• 49D Primo AONE
• 51D Hookups INS
• 53D Isle of ___ (Scottish locale whose name sounds like an expression of endearment) EWE
• 54D Sound of impact BAM
• 55D Home of the Christ the Redeemer statue RIO
• 58D Brings the house down, like a comic SLAYS
• 60D Moving between the poles? SKIING
• 65D Computer covered by AppleCare MAC
• 66D [109-Across] STAY
• 67D [115-Across] TAKE
• 68D [127-Across] EXIT
• 69D [138-Across] MINI
• 71D What acids do when mixed with bases REACT
• 75D ___-wolf SHE
• 76D Secondhand lung irritant PASSIVESMOKE
• 77D Bird whose name comes from the Latin for “golden” ORIOLE
• 78D Glittery holiday strands TINSEL
• 79D Not even once NEVER
• 80D Sheeplike OVINE
• 81D Pastries that can be very sweet, ironically TARTS
• 82D Tucked-away observations MENTALNOTES
• 83D Conclude END
• 91D Shipmate of Spock UHURA
• 93D Pods in bhindi masala OKRA
• 95D Yellowfin tuna AHI
• 96D Advertising award CLIO
• 97D Home décor options LAMPS
• 98D As a whole OVERALL
• 102D Hookup during infusion therapy, in brief IVBAG
• 104D Mardi Gras accessory BOA
• 105D Released with conditions ONPAROLE
• 106D Topping for an apple crisp STREUSEL
• 108D “Toodles!” TATA
• 110D Embodiment EPITOME
• 111D Young ‘un TOT
• 113D Snickers TITTERS
• 116D Expert PRO
• 117D Soft-serve request TWIST
• 118D Must HASTO
• 119D Deandre ___, N.B.A. center who was picked first in the 2018 draft AYTON
• 121D Weapon used by some chimpanzees SPEAR
• 125D Lead-in to grid or play POWER
• 126D Puts in the mail SENDS
• 128D “My bad!” OOPS
• 130D Off Broadway award OBIE
• 131D ___-free SCOT
• 133D Heaven on earth EDEN
• 137D Boomer at a concert AMP
• 139D It’s sometimes shortened to the letter “N” AND
• 140D Dennis’s sister on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” DEE