The full solution for the NY Times September 09 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Dario Salvucci and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A “OK,” in modern slang BET
- 4A Develop BUILD
- 9A Postlarval insects PUPAE
- 14A Prefix with skeleton EXO
- 15A Ewok’s home ENDOR
- 16A Blow, as 13-Down does repeatedly ERUPT
- 17A Top starter ACE
- 18A *Unsecured artillery that can slide across the deck LOOSECANNON
- 20A “Semper Fidelis,” for one MOTTO
- 22A Advantage LEGUP
- 23A Me-time destination SPA
- 24A Creature of Egyptian myth SPHINX
- 26A Bus schedule component STOP
- 28A Some landscaping equipment EDGERS
- 31A Worker who’s behind the Times? EDITOR
- 35A Plow puller of old MULE
- 37A “Verb,” ironically NOUN
- 39A Part of a black suit SPADE
- 40A Its three largest cities all have names starting with C OHIO
- 41A Completely lost ? or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning ATSEA
- 43A Barely made (out) EKED
- 44A Chat, informally CONVO
- 46A Old-timey “Listen!” HARK
- 47A Out of juice DEAD
- 48A Paint options SHEENS
- 50A Permanent-press NOIRON
- 52A Part of many a shallow-water ecosystem REEF
- 54A Music genre for some yoga classes NEWAGE
- 57A Suffix with devil ISH
- 60A Expresses approval, in a way CLAPS
- 63A Remove from its original packaging, say UNBOX
- 64A *Equatorial ocean area notorious for lack of winds THEDOLDRUMS
- 67A Consumed ATE
- 68A Character in “Monsters, Inc.” COMMA
- 69A Like many a campfire story EERIE
- 70A Hiker to a QB: Abbr. CTR
- 71A Elevate, as a flag HOIST
- 72A Shell out cash SPEND
- 73A Word with sewing or starter KIT
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Has a happy face BEAMS
- 2D Former member of the force EXCOP
- 3D *Stand barefoot in formation along seams of deck planks TOETHELINE
- 4D Fit in BELONG
- 5D Game in which players draw and skip UNO
- 6D Big celebrity IDOL
- 7D When repeated, leading only to bad outcomes LOSE
- 8D Leftovers DREGS
- 9D Stir-fry add-ins PEAPODS
- 10D Decorative vessel URN
- 11D “Sofa, so good” and such PUNS
- 12D Each APOP
- 13D Sicilian smoker ETNA
- 19D ___ as a bug’s ear CUTE
- 21D *Drift with the natural flow of currents TIDEOVER
- 25D TV’s “Warrior Princess” XENA
- 27D *Bosun’s whistled call signaling a shift change PIPEDOWN
- 29D I.R.A. classification ROTH
- 30D Lazy ___ SUSAN
- 32D *Flattened against the masts in a changing wind TAKENABACK
- 33D Roman theaters ODEA
- 34D Comedian Foxx REDD
- 35D Soft leather shoes, for short MOCS
- 36D “That’s not good” UHOH
- 38D Fiddler-emperor, legend has it NERO
- 42D Similar AKIN
- 45D Minimal paint job ONECOAT
- 49D Promote SELL
- 51D Not just thrown away, say REUSED
- 53D Gradually tapered cuts FADES
- 55D Jailed New York crime boss GOTTI
- 56D Wield, as authority EXERT
- 57D Bite reminder, maybe ITCH
- 58D “Get away!” SHOO
- 59D Prefix with sphere HEMI
- 61D Dice peppers, e.g. PREP
- 62D Positive SURE
- 65D Personally contacts online, for short DMS
- 66D Max’s opposite MIN
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