The full solution for the NY Times September 20 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Tracy Gray and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Rise to the Power.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Special-ordered CUSTOM
- 7A Sections of a circle’s circumference ARCS
- 11A NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue LAPTIME
- 18A Banderas of 2024’s “Babygirl” ANTONIO
- 20A Coaster feature, maybe LOOP
- 21A Assembles in proper order COLLATES
- 22A Mar, as a reputation TARNISH
- 23A See 25-Across FOUR
- 24A Maligns ASPERSES
- 25A With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round SWEETTWO
- 27A Mouths (off) SPOUTS
- 29A Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A. NAFTA
- 30A Burnable bog stuff PEAT
- 31A Burnt chimney stuff SOOT
- 33A High-speed Olympic sport LUGE
- 34A See 37-Across TWO
- 35A One who might have perfect pitch? ADMAN
- 37A With 34-Across, full extent of something WHOLETHREEYARDS
- 43A “Holy moly!” GOD
- 45A Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo SPY
- 46A Red-coated cheese EDAM
- 47A “___ funny!” TOO
- 48A Bigwig HOTSHOT
- 52A Own (up) FESS
- 55A It’s off the wall! RICOCHET
- 57A “Red” or “1989,” to Swifties ERA
- 58A Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball ONEIL
- 60A Extremely soft, in music: Abbr. PPP
- 62A See 64-Across THREE
- 63A Chew the fat YAK
- 64A With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric “Will you still need me / Will you still feed me” WHENIMFOUR
- 67A Noted exile isle ELBA
- 69A Energy-efficient bulb, for short LED
- 71A ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance OSAGE
- 72A Native Nebraskans OTOES
- 75A See 78-Across SIX
- 76A Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled “O-Z” BAUM
- 78A With 75-Across, “So very appreciated!” THANKSATEN
- 81A Hold up ROB
- 83A Narnia or Neverland REALM
- 86A Give it a whirl TRY
- 87A Violinmaker of Cremona AMATI
- 88A Letters from your folks? DNA
- 89A “So cool!” REALNEAT
- 92A Follower of John in the New Testament ACTS
- 94A Chef with “New New Orleans”-style cooking LAGASSE
- 96A Greatest guy? ALI
- 97A See 101-Across ZERO
- 98A Vent AIR
- 100A Part of SCOTUS THE
- 101A With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine NINEARMEDBANDIT
- 107A No-cash deal TRADE
- 111A Lay off CAN
- 112A Culprit, in police lingo PERP
- 113A Modern pentathlon equipment EPEE
- 115A Metaphor for a too-hot room OVEN
- 116A Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes LAHTI
- 118A Ill will MALICE
- 120A Number written above and to the right of another number ? as seen five times in this puzzle? EXPONENT
- 122A Weigh down, and then some OVERLOAD
- 124A Number with a 120-Across, mathematically BASE
- 126A Armand of “American Gangster” ASSANTE
- 127A Many mailbox stuffers LOCALADS
- 128A Zest ELAN
- 129A Iced tea request NOSUGAR
- 130A Clumsy AWKWARD
- 131A Move fast, as a cloud SCUD
- 132A Road trip stopovers MOTELS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Pampering place for a Persian CATSPA
- 2D Not impressed UNAWED
- 3D Watch via Hulu, say STREAM
- 4D Online forum qualifiers such as /j (“joking”) or /s (“sarcastic”) TONETAGS
- 5D “I’ll deal with this right now!” ONIT
- 6D Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle MISTS
- 7D Sitcom character from Melmac ALF
- 8D Aussie animals ROOS
- 9D Item COUPLE
- 10D Alfalfa shoot SPROUT
- 11D Stockholder’s setback LOSS
- 12D Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn ALP
- 13D Not merely enough to go around PLENTYMORE
- 14D Island containing Kiribati’s capital TARAWA
- 15D “Don’t pay any mind to this” ITSFORTHEBIRDS
- 16D Zoom, e.g. MEET
- 17D Feminine pronoun in Florence ESSA
- 19D “Would you look at that!” OHWOW
- 21D Wedding reception hiree CATERER
- 26D Partner of aahs OOHS
- 28D “So-o-o gross!” UGH
- 32D A-one TOPFLIGHT
- 36D With nary a chance NOHOW
- 38D Ingredient in some hair relaxers LYE
- 39D Make a long story short, say EDIT
- 40D Individually EACH
- 41D Female rabbit DOE
- 42D Elbow-bender SOT
- 44D Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song “Pearly Shells” DONHO
- 48D “Sup!” HEY
- 49D Sonicare competitor ORALB
- 50D Reschedule, so to speak TAKEARAINCHECK
- 51D Things that drivers sometimes leave behind? TEES
- 53D Letters on a lip balm tube SPF
- 54D Scare stiff SPOOK
- 56D Some old Disney collectibles CELS
- 59D Arriving by INAT
- 61D Tables PUTSASIDE
- 65D Stiller’s comedic partner MEARA
- 66D Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps ROAM
- 68D Electrical impulse transmitters AXONS
- 70D Face off DUEL
- 73D Catchall abbr. ETAL
- 74D Priced to be, as bail SETAT
- 77D Fortified wine from Spain MANZANILLA
- 79D Home of NoHo and SoHo NYC
- 80D “Catch ya in the morn!” NIGHT
- 82D Main squeeze, in newer slang BAE
- 84D Lascivious look LEER
- 85D Old-timey teacher MARM
- 89D Sped or bled … or led RAN
- 90D ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker) ELI
- 91D Pointe shoe accessories TOEPADS
- 93D Amy who wrote “Saving Fish From Drowning” TAN
- 95D Balloon pilot, say AERONAUT
- 99D Worth a pick? RIPE
- 102D Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say EATRAW
- 103D State with only three counties: Abbr. DEL
- 104D Illegal offerings BRIBES
- 105D High-level H.S. class with derivatives APCALC
- 106D Star football player? TEXAN
- 108D Get even for AVENGE
- 109D Kind of insurance for bridges DENTAL
- 110D Types in ENTERS
- 114D Surrey’s Derby town EPSOM
- 116D Singer/dancer/actress Falana LOLA
- 117D Say for sure AVOW
- 118D Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints MADD
- 119D Father of five sons in the Bible ESAU
- 121D ___ buco OSSO
- 123D Adornment on a boathouse wall OAR
- 125D Heel, e.g. END
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